Latest News – Page 223
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NewsTucal responds to F-Gas regulations
In answer to the requirements of the F-Gas regulations, Tucal launched a compact horizontal plate freezer with secondary refrigerant (Temper 55, Glycol, Tyfoxit) in 2018.
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NewsFishing sector’s equality shortfall
Ahead of the FAO Fisheries Responsibility Symposium which brought together 800 experts in Rome earlier this month, Meryl Williams and WSI, the International Organisation for Women in the Seafood Industry, prepared a summary of their latest understanding of marine resource mismanagement.
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NewsProtection and support for Maldives’ tuna
An important Memorandum of Understanding has been finalised between the International Pole & Line Foundation and the Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association, defining significant long-term objectives on joint sustainability initiatives
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NewsNOAA appoints director
NOAA Fisheries has appointed Alexa Cole as director for the Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection.
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NewsCermaq adds to traceability with blockchain
Consumers in France can now get information about the provenance of their salmon; where it was farmed and by whom and even what food it was fed, thanks to Cermaq''s use of blockchain technology.
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NewsWärtsilä upgrades Norwegian fishing vessel
Technology group Wärtsilä is to supply a 12-year old fishing vessel with a Wärtsilä 32 engine, a NOx reducer selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, and a shaft generator.
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NewsNew feed concept optimised for RAS
Over the coming months, Skretting will roll out the RCX concept for Atlantic salmon grown in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) - a range fully optimised for RAS.
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NewsAtlantic Sapphire ‘Star of Innovation’
Salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has been named ‘Star of Innovation’ at the annual European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2019 held in Brussels.
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NewsRampant illegal fishing by Vietnam, says EJF
Child labour and illegal practices are rife in the Vietnamese fishing industry according to an investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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NewsExporting delousing systems to Russia
Flatsetsund Engineering is delivering four FLS delousing lines to Murmansk, mounted on the Enabler One barge which FSV Group is supplying to Russian Aquaculture.
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NewsSulphide levels: Better monitoring
An environmental monitoring tool that measures sulphide levels in sediment is expected to show great promise on Scottish fish farms
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NewsOyster reef to revive South Australian waters
A second large-scale reef system will be developed in South Australia’s Gulf St Vincent to improve water quality and revive wild native oyster populations.
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NewsDigitalising the aquaculture industry
Broodstock Capital has increased its ownership share in Maritech Systems to 98%, up from the 52% the seafood investor acquired in December 2017.
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NewsWA octopus gets MSC blue tick
Western Australia’s seafood industry has achieved another milestone with the MSC certification of its octopus fishery.
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NewsWaterdance adds workboat to fleet
UK fishing company Waterdance Ltd has added a former trawler converted to operate as a workboat to its expanding fleet.
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NewsMargaret Katie’s new lease of life
Built in 1988, the French-built, Baudouin-powered Margaret Katie has been in Ireland for some years and was acquired just last autumn by skipper/owner Noel ‘Owenie’ O’Sullivan, who immediately set about a major upgrade project of renewal and refurbishment of the trawler/seiner.
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NewsDoes sustainability depend on technology?
You don’t tend to hear the ‘plenty more fish in the sea’ phrase quite so often these days. Apart from this expression being a bland platitude, it’s more significant that the phrase is in danger of becoming a literal falsehood.
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NewsDowntime costs money
James O’Mahony’s background is in agriculture, and a quick repair gadget he invented initially for farming machinery is what brought him make an acquaintance with the fishing industry.
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NewsSFF seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit
According to Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald, it is clear to representatives of all political parties that the fleet would prosper when control over who gets to catch what, where and when in UK waters is restored to the country’s governments.
