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MSC certification for ‘Seafood Bowls’
US-based Artisan Bistro, creator of modern organic frozen entrées, burritos, bowls and breakfasts, has earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel for its new line of Seafood Bowls, making it the first entrée frozen food line in North America to achieve the certification.
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Technologies for sustainable fishing
This more selective method of trawl-net fishing will make it possible for fishermen to both maximise their intended catch and minimise their harvesting of non-target species bycatch. SmartCatch’s first product, CatchCam, is a patent pending state-of-the-art video catch-monitoring and data-acquisition system that mounts inside of a trawl-net, allowing ...
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Slavery in fisheries: No longer ignored
Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the latest report into slavery in the Thai fishing industry and what is being done to bring an end to it.
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Direct Seafoods joins Ethical Trading initiative
Bidvest Fresh, which trades as Direct Seafoods, has become the first supplier of seafood to the catering trade in the UK to join the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI).
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Fukushima traces found along BC shoreline
Small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident have been found on the shoreline in British Columbia, but scientists say it’s “well below internationally established levels of concern to humans and marine life”.
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NewsVietnamese pangasius producers turning to tilapia
Pangasius is no longer the dominant force in the Vietnamese fish export trade. This is due to adverse publicity in European countries which has resulted in poor sales, and a lack of investment capital in Vietnam which has seen independent farmers forced out of business.
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NewsSri Lanka to install VMS
Sri Lanka is installing transponders for vessel monitoring systems (VMS) in its deep-sea fishing fleet, as it seeks to lift a European Union ban on fish exports which has been in place since January, reports Chandani Jayatilleke.
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NewsPSH has huge potential
After two years of testing of New Zealand’s new Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) method, scientists say they can already see that survival rates for fish are better than expected.
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Grants for Maryland aquaculture projects
Four projects that focus on aquaculture in Maryland have been approved by the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program, in which 15 collaborative technology product development projects team Maryland companies with university researchers.
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Funding to turn data into knowledge
International certification solutions company, Q-Validus, has secured €370,000 in funding as part of a €3.1 million AquaSmart project being funded through the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Programme.
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SuccorfishM2M technology helps Devon conversation
SuccorfishM2M RFID monitoring technology is helping Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (D&S IFCA) to monitor, manager and control the use of recreational lobster pots under new potting permit byelaws.
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NewsGreenshell mussel hatchery open
A new hatchery and lab facility has opened near Nelson, New Zealand, at the Cawthron Aquaculture Park, where Greenshell™ Mussels can be selectively bred - taking the element of chance out of mussel farming.
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NewsA model industry
Norway’s fishing industry is often cited as a good example of how a sector should be run. Adrian Tatum reports on recent developments and changing times.
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New OctoFrost™ freezer launched
IQF Frost AB has changed its company name to OctoFrost AB and has also launched its new IQF freezer, the OctoFrost™.
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NewsNew cold storage facility for BC
A new cold storage facility for fish and seafood will be constructed this spring to serve the growing need on the North Island of British Columbia, Canada.
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NewsTechnologies for sustainable fishing
New, soon to be released ‘smart technology’ products from SmartCatch LLC are set to give fishermen the ability to not only remotely monitor what is happening inside their nets, but also to provide ways for them to control in-net escape panels, allowing for more precise target-species collection.
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What’s next in the fight against illegal fishing?
The political and industry support is already there, but what systems are being put in place to make sure countries can be more effective against illegal fishing in the future? Adrian Tatum reports.
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NewsFisheries to benefit from World Bank grants
The World Bank recently has approved a US$9.17 million fisheries project grant that will be divided among five international organisations to fund the work of ocean partnerships in promoting sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation.
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NewsResearch vessel switches to biofuel
Finnish marine research vessel Aranda is switching over to domestic biofuel made from food industry by-products, such as used vegetable oils and fish guts, which will significantly reduce the vessel’s carbon load.
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NewsACE completes Scottish installations
ACE Refrigeration has recently installed a new cold room for DFDS Logistics Scotland at its facility in Aberdeen, Scotland.
