Latest News – Page 511
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NewsAnglesey sea bass popular with industry
The UK’s only producer of sea bass, Anglesey Aquaculture, has hailed its first year of business as a great success after securing a series of high profile contracts with a large number of retailers and restaurateurs.
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NewsR22 replacement plans - act now or pay the price later…
Could your business afford for your refrigeration equipment to stop working and not be able to be fixed?
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NewsNorwegian vessel making progress
Norwegian fishing company Liegruppen Fiskeri AS’s new seiner/trawler ''Nye Liafell'' is making progress, and the hull is being towed to Hellesøy Verft over the festive period for outfitting to be completed.
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NewsWishing you a Merry Christmas
The team at World Fishing & Aquaculture wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.
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EC: “Satisfactory” outcome of Fish Council
During the Agriculture and Fisheries Council that took place this week, the Council reached agreement on fishing opportunities for 2013 for the main commercial fish stocks of the Atlantic, the North Sea and the Black Sea.
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NewsCEFAS trial simulates discard ban
PPS East is supplying CEFAS (The Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) with fish boxes for use onboard boats involved in a simulation of a discard ban that is funded by Defra and the MMO.
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Half of fishing opportunities set above scientific recommendations
EU fisheries ministers have reached an agreement on catch limits for 2013 for the main commercial species in the North Atlantic, but Oceana says they are above scientific recommendations.
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Australia’s SBT stock strong
AFMA reports that at the start of the commercial Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing season on 1 December the most recent scientific assessment showed that the species is rebuilding well.
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NewsFish and chips gets smarter
The UK’s National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) has launched a new iFish4Chips smartphone app in order to lend some support to the fish and chip industry.
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NewsArroyabe tuna now Friend of the Sea
Arroyabe brand tuna canned by Spanish Conservas La Gaviota has recently undergone a chain of custody audit for yellowfin and skipjack tuna from approved Friend of the Sea suppliers and can now carry FOS seal of approval.
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NewsNew salmon farms approved for Nova Scotia
According to the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association (ACFFA), two new salmon farms have been approved for Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia, to help develop the fishing industry and economy in Southwest Nova Scotia.
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NewsMatjes herring in iPhone app
Nofima’s iPhone app ‘How fresh is your fish’ has been updated to include matjes herring.
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NewsBrown crab project work continues
BIM is continuing work on a €2.2m project which aims to stabilise the market price of brown crab in the short term and to establish a European quality standard for the species.
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News£5.8m for Scottish fishing projects
The Scottish fishing industry is to benefit from £5.8m allocated to 121 projects from the latest round of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).
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Protests over Irish fish farm proposals
Environmental groups are insisting that the planned expansion of the fish farming industry along the west coast of Ireland will lead to diminishing wild stocks and be detrimental for the local community and businesses.
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NewsFisheries success for UK government
The UK government says it has successfully stopped an automatic cut in quota for North Sea cod and the number of days that fishermen are allowed to spend at sea, following negotiations in Brussels.
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NewsEP votes in favour of sustainability
WWF reports that the European Parliament has voted 13 to 10 in favour of the draft report by Ulrike Rodust on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Basic Regulation.
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NZ fishers fined for false statements
According to New Zealand''s Ministry for Primary Industry (MPI), a Tauranga based commercial fishing company, Fine O Muir Limited, has been fined for making false statements on fishing returns and fishing inside prohibited areas.
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Oceana urges member states to follow scientific advice
The Council of European Fisheries Ministers are meeting in Brussels on 18 and 19 December to agree on the 2013 catch limits for the main commercial species in the North East Atlantic.
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Elaine Hayes new Seafish chair
Elaine Hayes has been announced as the new chair of Seafish for three years, as of 1 January 2013.
