All Industry News articles – Page 25
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NewsNew board and committee appointments at ISSF
ISSF’s Environmental Stakeholder Committee (ESC) has elected Bill Holden of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) its Chair. Sara Lewis of FishWise and Dr. Tom Pickerell of the Global Tuna Alliance have joined the ESC.
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NewsSustainable tuna success as sales soar
Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsThai Union: best Q1 results for three years
Thai Union Group has reported first quarter sales of THB 31.1 billion, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year and its best first-quarter sales performance in three years.
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NewsCOVID-19: £2m charity fund for seafarers
The Seafarers UK charity has created a £2 million emergency fund to help merchant seafarers and fishers through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsBrim CEO steps down
Guðmundur Kristjánsson has stepped down as CEO of Icelandic fishing and processing company Brim.
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NewsCOVID19: Support scheme for supply projects
The UK government has launched a new Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme, which will fund projects to help seafood businesses in England increase the supply of local seafood to domestic markets.
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News5000 tonne haul of blue whiting
Brim’s pelagic vessels have both docked in Vopnafjörður, bringing around 5000 tonnes of blue whiting between them.
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NewsRFC takes steps to tackle Covid-19 infections
With the threat of Covid-19 in Vladivostok, the Russian Fishery Company has introduced measures to prevent the infection spreading, and has since 22nd April been testing staff for coronavirus.
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NewsMørenot builds new Skjervøy facility
After Mørenot’s premises at Skjervøy in northern Norway were devastated by a fire last year, a new building is about to take shape and will be ready for use at the end of this year.
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NewsCOVID-19: CA$62.5m fund for Canadian fishers
The Canadian government has set up a CA$62.5 million package to support the fish and seafood processing sector through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsBorger multicrusher helps win eco award
A multicrusher made by Borger has helped the Western Isles'' local authority win the prestigious Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.
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NewsCOVID-19: Scheme ungenerous, says NFFO
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has criticised a government support package to protect English businesses from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that the ‘three-month scheme could not be described as generous’.
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NewsRegulations adapted for iceless catches
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has made a significant change to the regulations governing catch weight registration, treating catches landed without ice and chilled using iceless storage systems on board fishing vessels.
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NewsPNA suspends observer coverage requirements
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the PNA countries and Pacifical have implemented a temporary variation to its chain of custody (CoC) to reflect the unprecedented force majeure situation the world is currently facing.
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NewsCOVID-19: Key worker status certificates
Seafish has created ‘critical worker certificates’ for fishermen and other key workers in the industry to use in the course of their work.
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NewsCOVID-19: Assessing impact on fishing sector
WorldFish, together with the CGAIR Research Programme on Fish Agri-food Systems and its partners, is attempting to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish and aquatic food systems in developing countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
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NewsNueva Pescanova appoints new chairman
Nueva Pescanova Group’s board of directors has unanimously elected José María Benavent as executive chairman and reappointed Ignacio González as managing director, a position he has served since February 2016.
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NewsCOVID-19: Scottish Crown Estate support
Coastal businesses and voluntary sector organisations affected by COVID-19 will benefit from a £7.2 million Scottish Crown Estate fund which is devolved to councils.
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NewsPandemic hits women harder, says WSI
Is a gender viewpoint needed to examine the COVID-19 risks and impacts on fisheries and aquaculture? According to Natalia Briceño-Lagos and Marie Christine Monfort of the International Organisation for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI), at this point of the pandemic, though we can’t fully depict what the consequences ...
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NewsCOVID-19: Helping find new routes to market
Seafish is working on ways to support the UK seafood sector through the COVID-19 pandemic.
