All Industry News articles – Page 6
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NewsRussian Crab Company sales up 35%
The Russian Crab Company has released its 2021 half year performance results showing that it increased sales volumes by 35% over the same period last year.
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NewsTask force to tackle IUU squid fishing
Squid producers and suppliers from the US are teaming up with European, Canadian and Australian companies to create a working group to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing.
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NewsHPMA selection process ‘rigged’ says NFFO
The UK government’s process to select highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) is rigged against fishing communities, according to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations.
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NewsGlobal approach to climate change resilience
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries has heard about the ongoing work around the world to help make fisheries resilient in the face of climate change.
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NewsSpanish seal certifies sustainable tuna
Canning companies Bolton Food, Salica and Atunlo are now supplying consumers in the US and Italy with produce certified to the tuna from responsible fishing (APR) standard promoted by OPAGAC.
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NewsNorway’s fishing culture must change
A new report on gender equality in Norway’s fisheries concludes that if the proportion of women in fisheries is to increase, culture and attitudes must change.
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NewsWTO closing the gap on subsidies agreement
Negotiations have been in progress for almost twenty years, but the World Trade Organisation is finally confident that an agreement on limiting fisheries subsidies is in sight, following a day-long meeting in mid-July of ministers and heads of delegation.
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NewsGulf of Maine survey concludes
A survey of bottom-dwelling species in the Gulf of Maine helping inform sustainable fisheries management has just completed.
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NewsFish supplies not meeting dietary needs
Fish supplies are too low to meet dietary requirements in many European countries, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition.
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NewsMørenot delivers ocean cleanup System 002
The Norwegian fishing gear supplier Mørenot has played a central role in the design, production, and testing of The Ocean Cleanup’s System 002, which is heading for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch later in July.
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NewsNew era of fish processing at Dingwall
One year on from acquiring the former Thai Union/Edinburgh Salmon Company processing facility in Dingwall, Loch Duart has completely revitalised the premises.
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NewsScottish Government funds safety training
Seafish has secured £140,000 in funding from the Scottish Government to help it subsidise vital safety training for workers on commercial fishing vessels.
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NewsGhanaian observers risk violence and abuse
Ghanaian fisheries observers get offers of bribes, threatens and abuse at sea when reporting on the largely Chinese-owned trawl fleet operating in Ghana’s waters, according to an Environmental Justice Foundation report.
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NewsRFC increases output of fully-processed fish
Production by the Russian Fishery Company of fully-processed fish and seafood frozen at sea has increased by more than a fifth in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year.
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NewsRed Lobster appoints new CEO
Red Lobster has appointed Kelli Valade as the company’s next chief executive, taking over from Kim Lopdrup who retires after 14 years leading the seafood restaurant brand.
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NewsEuropean Parliament adopts new fishing fund
The European Parliament has adopted the 2021-2027 fisheries and aquaculture fund to support the blue economy, protect biodiversity and promote international ocean governance.
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NewsRFC and Alfa Laval ship separator training
The Russian Fishery Company (RFC) and Alfa Laval have launched a series of training seminars on the rules of operation of modern ship separators on a range of vessels including fishing vessels.
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NewsEJF evidence leads to fine and suspension
?Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency has fined the owners of a distant water vessel 10.25 million New Taiwan Dollars (US$ 370,000) for illegal shark finning and catching prohibited species such as oceanic whitetip sharks.
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NewsWestern Bering Sea pollock MSC certified
Following a nine-month assessment process, the Pollock Catchers Association (PCA) has been awarded MSC certification for its Russian Western Bering Sea pollock fishery.
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NewsUK’s annual fleet survey returns face-to-face
Fishing industry leaders are calling on owners and skippers to take part in the annual survey of the UK’s fleet.
