Latest News – Page 487
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NewsSeafish sets out certification standards
In a bid to eliminate confusion for consumers and the industry over different certification standards, Seafish has launched a new web resource to provide information on standards which apply to fish and shellfish supplied in the UK.
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NewsNew machine for absorbent liners
Sirane’s food packaging division has designed and built a new machine for the production of absorbent liners for packaging seafood.
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NewsJellyfish ‘blooms’ endanger fish stocks
A new FAO report has found that jellyfish ‘blooms’ could be behind a drop in fish stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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NewsCFP reform agreed
An agreement has been reached for a radical overhaul of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, following nearly two years of negotiations.
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Fishmeal and fish oil overview
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has released the annual sustainability overview of fishmeal and fish oil fisheries covering the 28 principal reduction areas around the Atlantic Ocean and South America.
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NewsNew IPL robot from Marel
Marel has launched a new intelligent portion loading (IPL) Robot that can be configured to virtually any application in the protein sector.
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NewsAtlantic Ocean research alliance
In a bid to better understand the Atlantic Ocean and to promote the sustainable management of its resources, the European Union, the United States and Canada, have agreed to join forces on Atlantic Ocean research.
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NewsProcessing company chooses Linx printers
Espersen Lietuva UAB, one of the most modern fish processing companies in Europe, has installed two printers from Linx Printing Technologies for labelling its boxes.
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Sealord tuna goes FAD-free
New Zealand seafood company Sealord has announced that its canned tuna products will soon be FAD-free – new supplies of Sealord Yellowfin Tuna will be FAD-free from July this year and the rest of the range will be FAD-free by early 2014.
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NewsTersan Shipyard announces delivery of ‘Havstrand’
Turkish shipyard Tersan has delivered the 69.9m stern freezer trawler ‘Havstrand’ to Norwegian fishing company Strand Havfiske.
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NewsGreenpeace delivers 100,000-strong petition to Brussels
Greenpeace has delivered a petition to Brussels in the form of 100,000 paper boats, calling for urgent measures in support of small-scale sustainable fishermen and for a fundamental reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
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NewsOceana sues NMFS
Oceana has filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for its “failure to require adequate observer coverage” for the New England groundfish fishery for cod, haddock and flounder.
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NewsPPS East introduces fish box management system
Grimsby, UK, based PPS East, supplier of plastic fish boxes, tubs and pallets to the seafood industry, has introduced an internet based fish box management system to all Humber fish merchants who buy their fish from the Grimsby fish auction market.
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NewsRelying on shellfish – a risky business
Overfishing has reduced fish populations and biodiversity across much of the world''s oceans causing fisheries to become over reliant on shellfish - but the University of York says this approach is extremely risky.
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NewsIndonesian tuna workshop to assess ‘Eastern potential’
The 2nd International Coastal Tuna Business Forum is being held in Indonesia from 27-29 May 2013, to assess the potential economic and social benefits of supporting the country’s pole-and-line and hand-line fishery.
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NewsFishlove’s new collection
A new collection of Fishlove images are now on display at the baudoin lebon gallery in Paris.
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NewsNew Ishida RV multihead weigher
Ishida Europe is launching a new top-of-the range multihead weigher, which it says offers even higher speeds, improved user interface, ultra-efficient operation and exceptional robustness even in the harshest of factory environments.
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NewsScanmar launches SS4 clump sensor
This summer Scanmar is launching a new clump sensor in the SS4 sensor generation, providing 100% accurate distance measurements between the clump(s) and both trawl doors.
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NewsJoint MSC for nephrops fisheries
Swedish and Danish nephrops fisheries, Fiskeri AB Ginneton and Danske Fiskeres Producent Organisation (DFPO), have entered into full Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment as a joint client group - a world first.
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NewsEuropean Parliament “bullied” into allowing overfishing
According to WWF, certain European Countries with large fishing industries are using bullying tactics to push members of the European Parliament into accepting a deal that will allow overfishing to continue until 2020.
