Latest News – Page 459
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NewsUK fishing remains stable
Seafish, UK authority on seafood, says that its latest economic figures from vessel owners suggest the profit margin for the UK fishing fleet has increased slightly from 18 to 19% with a small increase in net profit margins.
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Russia to increase fish production
Russia plans to significantly increase fish production in the territorial waters of Norway, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, according to Ilya Shestakov, Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo).
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NewsAn introduction to aquaculture insurance
Katherine Hawes gives a brief overview of the aquaculture insurance business.
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NewsBell Aquaculture opens new aqua feed mill
America’s Bell Aquaculture LLC has opened its new Bell Farms Aqua Feed Mill in Indiana representing the last major step toward completion of a vertically integrated aquaculture farm that has long been in development.
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NewsSeafood spoilage could be reduced by irradiation
About one third of all fish landed spoils before it can be consumed. So, it would be thought that any process which can destroy the microorganisms that cause fish and shellfish to spoil would be welcomed with open arms.
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NewsCanada focuses on the future
The Canadian fishing industry is making sure the next 10 years is just as prosperous as the last decade, reports Adrian Tatum.
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GSI announces new members
The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) has announced that Huon Aquaculture, New Zealand King Salmon and Ventisqueros, from Tasmania, New Zealand and Chile respectively, are the latest farmed salmon producers to join the leadership initiative.
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NFFO advises industry on hidden threat
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation (NFFO) is urging all vessels to fit potentially lifesaving carbon monoxide detectors following the death of two fishermen who inhaled the poisonous gas.
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NewsThe undue quarrel
Environmentalists and fishermen rarely agree on anything – despite that, for logical reasons, they should stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a common cause for maintaining ‘sustainable’ utilisation of fishery resources.
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NewsCASE STUDY: Accurate mixing technology
Seafood expert Cabomar Congelas has found the accuracy it seeks for its different seafood mixes in a special packing line using twinned Ishida multihead weighers.
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Young’s to create two Centres of Excellence
Young’s Seafood has confirmed that it is creating two Centres of Excellence as part of its chilled strategy to focus on the company’s core customers, simplify the business and deliver market leading efficiencies.
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SFF calls for industry clarification
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has voiced its concern over the upcoming Scottish referendum and the implications it could have on the industry.
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NewsGenerating single-sex prawn populations
Israeli scientists have developed a novel method for generating single-sex populations of prawns to both boost the productivity of aquaculture farms and as a biocontrol measure against invasive species and pests.
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Joint venture finalised
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd has announced that it has finalised its joint venture with China Co-op (Hainan) Industry Development Co., Ltd., which will see the two working together as part of Pingtan''s intention to develop into a seller of fish products directly to end markets.
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NewsNew strappers launched for seafood applications
Strapping systems supplier, Mosca Direct, has launched two new machines into the UK market which are ideal for the challenging environments of fish, meat and poultry processing and packing.
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NewsSatellite technology to fight illegal fishing
The Pew Charitable Trusts has teamed up with a UK satellite technology organisation, coast guard and other fishing enforcement officers to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsFishing should be a priority in independence debate
North East Scotland MSP Christian Allard is calling on people from every generation of the fishing industry to get involved and make sure that fishing is a priority in the independence debate.
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NewsSealord unveils smart trawling technology
Sealord has unveiled prototype ‘smart trawling’ technology that is being developed to provide skippers with a real-time view of the ocean floor and equipment while fishing, to reduce the impact of fishing on the seabed.
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NewsGlobal Oceans Commission report
The Global Oceans Commission (GOC) has joined the EU Commissioner for Fisheries to launch its ground-breaking report on reversing the decline of the world’s oceans.
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NewsHuon launches new feed barge
Tasmania’s Huon Aquaculture has launched the first of its four state-of-the-art feed barges.
