All Industry News articles – Page 123
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NewsNational Fish & Chip Awards 2016
Seafish has launched The National Fish & Chip Awards 2016, marking the start of the nine month hunt to find the UK’s best fish and chip businesses.
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Tuna meeting results welcomed
The EU has welcomed the results of the 19th meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), held in Busan, Korea, from 24 April to 1 May 2015.
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NewsItalian fishery a Friend of the Sea
The Italian company MareVivo has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its European hake, red mullet, musky octopus, mantis shrimp and deep-water rose shrimp.
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NZ company fined after crewman dies
New Zealand fishing and seafood company Talleys Group Ltd has been fined NZ$48,000 and ordered to pay NZ$35,000 in reparation to the family of a crewman killed after falling nearly 7m on the vessel ‘Capt MJ Souza’ in May 2012.
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Major increase in sustainable stocks
New scientific research shows that 18 times as many commercial species are now fished at safe biological limits compared to 12 years ago.
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NewsMalaysia awarded for marine park plans
WWF has presented its Leaders for a Living Planet Award to the state government of Sabah in recognition of its effort to create the largest marine park in Malaysia.
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NewsPlastic particles threaten marine life
Micro-plastics entering the food chain are increasingly being found in the oceans and could prove to be as harmful to marine life as larger debris like plastic bags, a new report suggests.
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Ocean acidification measurement competition
Five finalist teams have been selected to compete for the US$2m Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE, a global competition to create pH sensor technology to accurately measure ocean acidification.
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MEPs vote for sustainable Baltic fishing
A multiannual plan for managing Baltic cod, sprat and herring stocks has been approved by the European Parliament.
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Marist College earns MSC certification
Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, in conjunction with dining services partner, Sodexo, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.
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NewsMEPs delay discard sanctions
The European Parliament has agreed to give fishermen two years to ‘adapt’ to the new discard ban before sanctions for failing to comply take effect.
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NewsUK fishing quota war
A full judicial review into the UK government’s decision on how to allocate the UK fishing quota has been given the green light by the High Court.
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Primefish project gets EU funding
The Primefish project, led by MATIS, has received €5m in funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme to help improve the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
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Íslandsbanki releases US market report
Iceland-based corporate bank, Íslandsbanki, has released its ‘United States Seafood Market Report’ that provides an insight into key trends and issues shaping the industry.
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French herring achieves MSC ecolabel
FROM Nord has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its herring, following a year of rigorous science-based assessment by independent auditors.
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NewsSustainable fish feed alternative unveiled
US-based sustainable life science firm, Calysta Inc, is set to launch a new fish feed ingredient that it says could reduce the industry’s reliance on unsustainable fish stocks.
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NewsEuropeans fish for government support
The lucrative fishing industry that plays a vital role in feeding the world’s growing population needs more support from European governments, according to a recent Europêche survey.
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Sanford confirms facility closure
Sanford has confirmed that it is closing the company’s Christchurch mussel processing facility.
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EU Ministers endorse Baltic Plan
The Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers has endorsed a common approach to the multiannual Baltic Plan.
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NewsTuna fleets not a Friend of the Sea
Friend of the Sea has said that it has received requests for certification from two major Latin America tuna shipowners whose vessels set nets on dolphins to catch tuna.
