Latest News – Page 521
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NewsOcean Safety designs new lifejacket
Ocean Safety has designed its first commercial twin chamber lifejacket.
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NewsNew minimum size for crab
The US’ National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has announced that the minimum size crab its members will accept from processors has been increased from 8cm to 10cm, to allow crabs more time to grow, mature and reproduce.
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NewsNew enforcement boat for UK
The UK’s Environment Agency has taken its new enforcement boat ‘Melusina’ out on its maiden voyage.
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NewsSustainable Fisheries Task Force
An Inter-Governmental Authority (IGAD) for East Africa workshop has culminated in the formation of a Horn of Africa Sustainable Fisheries Task Force.
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Hawaiian fishing restrictions to be removed
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is calling on the State of Hawaii to remove its Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFAs) located in federal waters.
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NewsIce plant for Ghana
An Australian businessman has signed a contract with KTI to supply a mobile block ice plant to the Kingdom Ice Center in Accra, Ghana.
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NewsUK learns from Chile on preparing for discard ban
The UK seafood industry has heard how industry collaboration is helping Chile to prepare for its forthcoming discard ban.
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Marine Harvest buys further shares in Morpol
Marine Harvest has bought 7,734,185 shares in Morpol from Skagen Vekst, bringing the company’s total shares in Morpol to 91.7%.
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Norwegian Fisheries re-shuffle
Norway has a new Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs - Elisabeth Aspaker, who replaces Liesbeth Berg-Hansen as part of the new government''s ministries re-shuffle.
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NewsNo subsidies for new boats
The European parliament plenary has voted on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), and has voted against reintroducing subsidies for new boats.
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£2.6m scheme for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister Michelle O’Neill has launched the £2.6 million South East Area European Fisheries Fund.
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First meeting of the SIOFA
The first meeting of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) has been held in Melbourne, Australia.
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Solution to mackerel dispute put forward
Representatives of the EU pelagic fishing industry met with Commissioner Damanaki on Monday to put forward a solution to resolving the long running mackerel dispute.
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NewsAnother Russian win for AKVA
AKVA Group has won yet another contract to supply cage farms for salmon farming operations in Russia - a contract worth around 50m NOK (US$8.5m).
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NewsFaroese queen scallop fishery certified
Following a five year effort and 14 month assessment, queen scallops from the Faroe Islands have been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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EU fleet profitable
A new report concludes that higher market prices helped the EU fishing fleet stay profitable in 2011, despite less fish being landed.
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NewsVietnamese seafood export report
A new report says that Vietnamese seafood exports reached US$4.7bn in the third quarter of 2013 – a 12.5% increase on the same period last year.
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NewsMarine Harvest signs labelling and tracking contract
Marine Harvest has signed a new contract for the labelling and tracking of its fish boxes.
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NewsSkretting opens world’s largest feed plant
Skretting Norway has officially opened its extended fish feed plant in Averøy, Norway - the largest and most modern fish feed plant in the world.
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NewsSeafish seeks energy ‘hotspots’
Seafish is looking for businesses to take part in user trials of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profiling tool that can help identify energy ‘hotspots’ in the seafood product supply chain.
