Latest News – Page 508
-
NewsShellfish poisoning outbreak
A number of shellfish harvesting sites in Scotland have been closed, following the detection of unusually high levels of toxins which can cause acute food poisoning.
-
NewsSmall scale fisheries symposium
A regional symposium is being organised to address the main issues related to sustainable small scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
-
News
New York bans shark fin trade
Fourteen animal welfare, environmental and conservation organisations have applauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing a law that bans the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins in New York.
-
News
SPPA: Approve sanctions against Faroe Islands
The EU Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture is meeting to discuss the proposal for trade sanctions on the Faroe Islands on 31 July, and the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association (SPPA) is urging the EU to approve the proposal, blocking the export of herring and mackerel to the EU.
-
NewsFishermen ‘Tweets from the Deep’
UK fisherman, Andy Giles, is set to document a day’s fishing through a series of tweets as part of a new initiative to raise awareness of the complex and dangerous nature of life at sea.
-
NewsChinese processor first to offer one-star pompano
Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products’ processing plant in Wuchuan, Guangdong, China, has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
-
NewsUK’s biggest MSC fishery recertified
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group’s (SPSG) North Sea herring fishery has been recertified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), making the herring fishery the only Scottish fishery currently recertified under the programme.
-
NewsMSC and Sealord join forces
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has joined forces with global seafood expert Sealord in a new campaign to educate Australian schoolchildren about sustainability this week.
-
NewsOffshore mariculture assessment
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has carried out a global assessment to identify the potential for offshore mariculture development in regions where land, near-shore space and freshwater is limited.
-
NewsAction plan for Scottish fishing
The Scottish Government has established a five point action plan underpinned by up to £6m of funding for prawn and white fish fishermen in Scotland who have faced tough conditions in recent years.
-
NewsCermaq to sell EWOS
Norway’s Cermaq has entered into a “definitive” share purchase agreement with Altor and Bain Capital for the sale of its fish feed business, EWOS.
-
NewsFlying trawl doors “working out well”
Skipper Karsten Mølgaard from Hirtshals has reported that getting a new set of 15 VF flying trawl doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors was a “very good experience”.
-
News
EC initials protocol with Morocco
The European Commission has initialled a 4-year Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with the Morocco.
-
News
30% cut proposed for Bay of Biscay anchovy
The European Commission has proposed a reduction of 30% for the Bay of Biscay anchovy total allowable catch (TAC) for the 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013 season.
-
NewsFish stocks recovery
A new report on fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic has further confirmed that they may be in sustained recovery.
-
NewsBanana Pingers to reduce bycatch
All vessels over 12m operating in certain waters around the UK now have two months to demonstrate compliance with an existing EU regulation to reduce cetacean bycatch, effective from 1 July 2013.
-
NewsPacific hake fishery enters re-assessment
The Pacific hake offshore fishery has entered assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-certification.
-
NewsFIP to improve fishmeal supplies
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has launched a Southeast Asia Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) aimed at improving the fisheries that supply fishmeal to aquaculture feeds in Asia.
-
News
NZ catches offenders
New Zealand fishery officers have apprehended a group illegally selling oysters and two men taking excess and undersize paua.
-
News
On site servicing and repair service launched
British engineering company Seaway Powell Marine now has a mobile service and repair team for winches, windlasses, hydraulic and conventional sail and rigging controls.
