Latest News – Page 551
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NewsNew project to assess contaminants in seafood
A new €5m project to address the challenge of assessing seafood safety issues relating to contamination has been launched.
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NewsRevolutionary doors from Polar
Polar Fishing Gear’s Poseidon Remote Controllable Trawl Doors have completed successful sea trials onboard the 70m Icelandic research vessel, Árni Fridriksson.
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NewsNew environmentally friendly wire rope
Asia One Marine has introduced its Fishcable this year, which aims to reduce pollution caused by ropes greased with petrol based or synthetic chemical greases.
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NewsNew NZ shellfish catch limits
Catch limits in New Zealand have been increased for rock lobster (crayfish), scallops and surf clams.
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NewsFood fraud conference
FoodChain Europe, the company which advises the food industry on meeting its legal obligations and a leading authority on food authenticity, is hosting its second food fraud conference on 21 May in Birmingham, UK.
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EP votes on deep-sea fishing
European Parliament has voted today on a proposal to amend the conditions for deep-sea fishing in the North-East Atlantic Ocean.
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NewsArgentine Patagonian toothfish fishery enters assessment
The Argentine Patagonian toothfish fishery operating in Argentine Federal Continental Shelf waters has entered into full MSC assessment.
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Florida seafood sales total $18m at trade show
Seven Florida companies sold more than $18 million of seafood products at the three-day International Boston Seafood Show this month.
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NewsMediterranean and Black Sea sharks risk extinction
A new FAO study has found that shark populations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea have dropped dramatically over the last two centuries and now risk extinction if current fishing pressure continues.
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NewsJakarta skipjack fishery seeks MSC certification
In a bid to capitalise on the increase in international demand for sustainably managed pole-and-line and hand-line caught fish, Jakarta’s skipjack fishery is gearing up for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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NewsLatest MSC DNA testing results
The latest results of the MSC’s DNA testing program have been published and have found that the overall mislabelling rate for MSC certified products was 1%, or just three mislabelled samples.
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NewsCertified Flowscale sets benchmark
Marel’s new Flowscale is a self-contained belt weigher designed for high-volume weighing of pelagic species, whitefish and salmon.
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NewsBAADER to show separator and filleting machine
BAADER will be showing the newest member of its separator series at SPE – the BAADER 604.
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NewsConsistent quality with RoteX
As fish market prices are under pressure, the Icelandic fleet is upgrading to RoteX bleeding and chilling on-board systems – and it’s paying off says 3X Technology.
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NewsDefrosting fish individually
A group of Icelandic entrepreneurs, GEverk, Jonas Finnbogason and Seagain, has developed and tested a new method to defrost block frozen H/G whitefish – an individual defrosting system (IDS).
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Clever packaging solutions from SolidPack
During SPE Dutch-based packaging specialist SolidPack will be showcasing its packaging for the fish trade.
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NewsGreenpeace welcomes quota clampdown
Greenpeace has welcomed news of a UK government review of the so-called ‘economic-link’ requirements for vessels holding UK fishing quota, which it says could lead to more quota being allocated to reponsible local fishermen.
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New X-ray guided cutting machine
Icelandic company Valka will showcase its latest X-ray guided water jet cutting machine for the first time at SPE in Brussels.
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NewsFirst UK community supported fishery
The UK’s first “community supported fishery” is to be launched in two UK towns this month – the Catchbox scheme will sell local fish at a fair price to fishermen and consumers to help increase sustainability in the market.
