Latest News – Page 370
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NewsBelize tilapia farm gains ASC cert
A tilapia farm in Belize, run by Fein Catch, is the first farm of its kind the country to gain ASC certification.
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NewsKleven Rolls-Royce trawler contract
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has been awarded a contract to build a fishing vessel which will be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce.
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NewsHavyard fish carrier delivered
Havyard Ship Technology has delivered its newbuild fish carrier, Namsos, to owner Norsk Fisketransport (NFT).
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Greece aquaculture target
The Association of Greek Mariculture (FGM) has said the Greek industry should focus on doubling its production in order to maintain its lead internationally.
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NewsJamie Oliver champions Scottish langoustines
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is set to champion Scottish langoustines in his new Channel 4 television series ‘Jamie & Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast’, highlighting the excellent quality of Scottish seafood.
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NewsJob loss saga continues
A north-east MSP is demanding answers about the ongoing job loss saga at Young’s Seafood. The processing giant is in the process of cutting hundreds of jobs at its Fraserburgh factory following the loss of a major contract with Sainsbury’s last summer.
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Mollusk standards available for public comment
The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) mollusk farm standards have been released for a 60-day public comment period, which ends on 5 February 2016,
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NewsTuvalu joins Longline Vessel Day Scheme
Tuvalu has become the latest Parties to Naura Agreement (PNA) member nation to implement the Vessel Day Scheme for its longline fishing industry.
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UAE and Palestine sign MoU
UAE Minister of Environment and Water, H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, and Minister of Agriculture, Palestinian Authority, H.E. Dr. Sufian Sultan Al-Tamimi, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of agriculture and animal and fish farming.
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NewsLottery win for MSC
The Dutch Postcode Lottery is extending its funding support to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) with a €2.5 million grant over the next five years, effective from January 2016.
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AYK SSI seeks Scientific Technical Committee member
The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative (AYK SSI) Steering Committee is seeking nominations to fill a vacancy on its Scientific Technical Committee (STC).
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Cleanerfish initiative delivering sustainable solutions
A special workshop for the Scottish salmon farming industry has heard that cleanerfish are delivering exciting opportunities for Scottish salmon farmers as they confront sea lice as part of the industry’s multimillion pound initiative to deliver sufficient supply of cleanerfish as a natural solution for sea lice outbreaks.
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News‘The EU fish market’ report 2015
A new exhaustive and user-friendly snapshot of the European fisheries and aquaculture industry in 2015 is now online, along with the new and improved EUMOFA website.
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IMO urges fishing vessel treaty acceptance
The IMO Assembly has called on Member States to accept the 2012 Cape Town fishing vessel safety agreement at its 29th session at IMO Headquarters in London, UK.
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NewsRare fish turns up at Plymouth Fisheries
A rare fish caught off the South Devon coast is set to be preserved as a specimen in Plymouth’s museum.
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Stop Illegal Fishing awarded the Margarita Lizárraga Medal
African not-for-profit organisation Stop Illegal Fishing (SIF) has been awarded the 2014-2015 Margarita Lizárraga Medal in recognition of its efforts to halt illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing across the continent.
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NewsGreenshell™ mussel research
Cawthron Institute and Sanford Limited have joined forces to identify and validate the health benefits of Greenshell™ mussels, in particular their potential anti-inflammatory qualities and their ability to promote improved joint and bone health.
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Royal Greenland invests in Quin-Sea Fisheries
Royal Greenland has announced an investment in Canadian seafood producer Quin-Sea Fisheries Limited.
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NewsAlaska seafood radiation free
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has confirmed that no radiation has been found in Alaskan fish sampled in 2015.
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NewsNew Fishfinders for the commercial market
Simrad has launched the new Simrad® S2009 and S2016 Fishfinder systems, which feature Simrad CHIRP technology for precise echo sounding detail.
