Latest News – Page 503
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NewsUK fleet profit down on 2011
Estimates made by Seafish using its new dataset suggest that although the UK fleet made a profit last year, operating profit decreased compared to 2011.
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NewsIMR project to study fish reactions to sound
A research project being carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen to map the sound field inside a fish pen at Austevoll is using three 8m long, active hydrophone arrays designed by Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd.
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ACE lands factory upgrade contract
ACE Refrigeration has landed a six-figure refrigeration contract with Associated Seafoods, one of Scotland’s best known seafood companies.
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NewsRepower for ‘Deadliest Catch’ vessel
The Time Bandit, featured in the Discovery Channel series ‘The Deadliest Catch’, was repowered towards the end of last year.
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NewsScottish fish stocks increasing
A new report by the NAFC Marine Centre has found that the abundance of the main species caught by Scottish fishermen has increased over the last five or six years.
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NewsFirst vessel to install DSI automatic freezer
Dybvad Stål Industri is installing three of its horizontal DSI HS 34/12 freezers on Greenland trawler Tuugaalik.
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NewsPrim7stars shrimp a Friend of the Sea
Prim7stars shrimps, caught by Atlantic Shrimpers Limited, have been certified as Friend of the Sea.
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NewsNorway Seafood Group troubles
World Fishing & Aquaculture has learned that Norwegian fish processor, Norway Seafood Group, has had to suspend production at two of its filleting plants and one saltfish plant, due to the challenging cod market.
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NewsCormorants impacting on UK fish stocks
As numbers of cormorant seabirds continue to rise, The Angling Trust, the representative body for game, coarse and sea anglers in England, has urged the UK government to review the current licensing system for controlling numbers of the bird, which it says are damaging fish stocks.
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NewsMore evidence of seafood mislabelling
Research from the University of Salford has found that large amounts of white fish sold in Britain are incorrectly labelled and sold as cheaper species of fish.
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Extra training for Northern prawn fishers
Fishermen from the Australian Northern Prawn Fishery have undertaken new TAFE-recognised training on best-practice fishing to help them reduce their bycatch and avoid protected species such as turtles.
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Australian fish mapping tool launched
FishMap has been launched to allow users to discover which fish live in any location at any depth along Australia’s continental shelf and slope.
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NewsConstruction tenders for one of Oman’s largest harbours
Bidding is due to begin for the construction of one of Oman’s largest fishing harbours.
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NewsChilean fish stock status report
A new report into Chilean fisheries has found that out of the 33 fisheries analysed, three are exhausted, 10 are overfished, and 15 are in full operation.
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NewsNew Zamakona wellboat
Norway’s Sølvtrans has signed a new contract with the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new 3,200 m3 wellboat.
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NewsNFFO slams Greenpeace evidence as ‘nonsense’
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has dubbed Greenpeace’s recent claims that its Spanish fleet has been exploiting UK fishing quotas as ‘unqualified, assumption-based nonsense’.
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NewsDay Boat Seafood MSC certified
Day Boat Seafood, a US North Atlantic swordfish, pelagic longline and handgear buoy line fishery, has been awarded MSC Certification.
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NAFC completes megrim project
A project on the population structure of megrim on the Northern Shelf has recently been completed by Paul Macdonald, fisheries scientist at the NAFC Marine Centre, in conjunction with the University of Oviedo, Spain.
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NewsNFFO under pressure over foreign vessels
Following the announcement of a clampdown on foreign fishing vessels profiting from UK quotas, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is under pressure to reveal the amount of fishing quota held by its foreign controlled members.
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NewsBangladesh’s largest trawler completes sea trial
The largest trawler in Bangladesh has recently completed a successful sea trial in the Bay of Bengal.
