Latest News – Page 645
-
NewsPew salutes Chilean shark finning ban
Matt Rand, director of global shark conservation for the Pew Environment Group, has issued a statement in response to Chilean President Sebastián Piñera’s signing of Chile’s ban on shark finning.
-
News
Atlantic herring population trends linked to egg predation by haddock
NOAA scientists have developed a population model for Atlantic herring that links herring population trends to the size of the haddock population.
-
News
Alaska fisheries earn re-certification
The US North Pacific halibut and the US North Pacific sablefish fisheries that operate in territorial waters off the coast of Alaska, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska have earned MSC re-certification.
-
NewsFish Fight continues
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall''s campaign to ban the practice of discarding fish in EU waters will continue, he stated in this latest installment of his television programme, which was recently aired in the UK.
-
News
Seafish welcomes return of Hugh’s Fish Fight
Seafish welcomed the latest programme in the Channel 4 series Hugh’s Fish Fight, led by celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, which was aired on Monday 8 August.
-
NewsNorway: Seafood exports down in July
The value of exports of Norwegian seafood in July totalled NOK 3.5bn, a decline of NOK269m or 7% compared to the same month last year.
-
News
Tide continues to turn at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury''s has revealed it has sold 46 extra tonnes of alternative fish varieties such as coley, pouting, rainbow trout, hake and megrim following the launch of its successful Switch the Fish campaign in.
-
News
Fish farming in the Western Isles
Scottish Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson has been impressed by aquaculture businesses based in the Hebrides, during a series of engagements undertaken this week.
-
News
RNLI rescues two fisherman
Lifeboat volunteers from Sunderland RNLI Lifeboat Station this week took part in an emergency mission to rescue two men whose 32ft fishing coble had suffered engine failure off Ryhope, Sunderland.
-
NewsISSF objects to skipjack certification
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its stakeholder objection to the PNA western and central Pacific skipjack tuna unassociated purse seine fishery.
-
News
Ship Equip wins contract in Shanghai
The opening of the Ship Equip Shanghai Office in 2010 has proved successful with the first contract earlier this year with Ningbo HaiZhiXing Ocean Fishery.
-
News
Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2011 Exhibitor List
3X - Technology F30 66 North D63 Aflhlutir ehf P39 Akor ehf P35 Akvaservis JSC P86 Alasund ehf G55 Allra Radgjof A14 Amerro Engineering A102 Arenco H52 Asafl ehf P52 Associated Ports of Iceland ...
-
NewsStar-Oddi’s new Fish Selector
Iceland’s Star-Oddi has developed the Fish Selector, which automatically separates fish while still in the trawl.
-
News
TM to introduce loss prevention program
Insurance company TM offers comprehensive insurance services and says it is the market leader in the Icelandic fishing industry.
-
News
Lisa Goché to join BAP team
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has selected certification management specialist Lisa Goché as vice president of the Best Aquaculture Practices division of GAA.
-
NewsUK discards £1bn in cod
New research from independent think-tank nef (the new economics foundation) reveals that the UK has, from just one cod stock, thrown away enough fish to support 711 jobs for 46 years.
-
News
Lerwick Harbour: fish landings down, but busy half-year overall
Lerwick Harbour has released figures for the first six months of the year, showing increases in cargo, oil-related cargo, passenger traffic and the tonnage of vessels handled.
-
NewsTough lessons turn into top quality equipment
Faroese fishing gear manufacturer Vónin has hired Sigvald Lydersen Jacobsen as international sales representative for its aquaculture department, focusing on robust net cages, heavy-duty mooring systems, and ‘virtually maintenance-free’ floating frames.
-
News
Canada invests in aquaculture
The Canadian government has announced significant funding to support innovation and sustainability in the aquaculture industry in British Columbia.
