All World Fishing articles in Web Issue – Page 187
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NewsTim Heddema takes up the helm at PFA
The Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption, has appointed Tim Heddema as its new president
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NewsBakkafrost snaps up 90% of Danish processor
Ninety percent of the shares in Danish canned fish processor Munkebo Seafood A/S have been acquired by the Bakkafrost Group.
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NewsUK allocates £75m to modernise fishing, level up coastal communities
Fishing communities in the United Kingdom are to benefit from better infrastructure, strengthened supply chains, new jobs and increased investment in skills, provided through a GBP 75 million investment boost, announced by the country’s government on 27 December 2021.
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Industry EventsSeafood Expo Russia 2022
Saint - Petersburg, Russia | 21- 23 September 2022
Global Fishery Forum and Seafood Expo Russia is the main event of Russian fishery industry. The event connects thousands of businesses from around the world with Russia’s key fishery, aquaculture, processing, shipbuilding, logistic & packaging companies. Exhibition visitors are business owners and top-managers who make decisions from fishery and fish processing companies, fish farms, import and trading enterprises, trade houses, retail chains and HoReCa. -
NewsEU, UK agree on 2022 fishing opportunities
The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities for 2022, covering all shared and jointly-managed fisheries resources in UK and EU waters.
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NewsArctic Seafarm gets government green light, Kvarøy CEO joins the board
The Norwegian land-based production project has received an official governmental permit for its flow through system, confirming the plans to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of fish annually and to employ 50 people.
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NewsUK, Norway agree fishing deal for 2022
The United Kingdom has reached an agreement with Norway on fisheries access and quotas for 2022 through which both parties will permit some access to each other’s waters and to exchange a number of fish quotas in the North Sea and the Arctic.
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NewsNorway commits millions to lift aquaculture communities out of poverty, lower malnutrition
NOK 45 million (US$ 5 million) has been committed to the International Fund for Agricultural Fund (IFAD) by the Norwegian Agency of Development Cooperation (Norad) to increase the incomes and build the resilience of small aquaculture farmers in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania.
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NewsAustralian seafood industry hails ‘landmark’ UK free trade agreement
The announcement of the Australia-United Kingdom free trade agreement (FTA) has been welcomed by national body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) as the sector looks to further diversify its markets.
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NewsGlobal Seafood Alliance CEO Wally Stevens retires, Brian Perkins takes up position
Wally Stevens, who has held various leadership roles with the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) for the past 14 years and is currently chief executive officer (CEO), is retiring at the end of December 2021, the non-profit organisation has announced.
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NewsIce Fish Farm edges closer to owning Laxar
The majority shareholders at Ice Fish Farm AS and Laxar Fiskeldi ehf have agreed to the former’s acquisition of Laxar and its subsidiaries and the merger of the two Icelandic salmon farming companies.
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NewsNew supervisors to lead NOAA survey teams
New supervisors have been appointed to lead NOAA survey teams monitoring bottom-dwelling fish and crabs
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NewsPacific Mariculture opts for hybrid design
A second aquaculture support vessel to be built for Pacific Mariculture, a division of Pacific6 Enterprises, will be hybrid powered, with a 1mW stored energy capacity on board, enabling it to run its daily farm operations in electric mode.
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NewsTough measures for Mediterranean fisheries for 2022
Among the measures announced for 2022 Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries are the continuing EU multiannual management plan for demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean, adopted in June 2019.
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NewsSetting out 2022 fishing opportunities
The decisions have been taken on fishing opportunities for 2022 for fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak and for stocks shared with Norway bilaterally and with Norway and the United Kingdom trilaterally.
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NewsEcoSea technology used in Chilean offshore aquaculture prototype
Breeding fish where it was not thought possible and in a sustainable way is now possible thanks to an antifouling technology developed by the Chilean company EcoSea.
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Industry EventsGreenPort Congress & Cruise 2022
Zeebrugge | 18-20 October 2022
The Congress will provide decision makers from the port community - port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines, logistics operators - with a meeting place to both learn about and discuss the latest in sustainable development and environmental practice to enable them to effectively implement the changes needed to reduce their carbon footprint and to be more sensitive to environmental considerations. -
Industry EventsPropulsion and Future Fuels Conference 2022
Le Méridien Hotel, Hamburg | 15-17 November 2022
The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference attracts a 200-strong audience to Hamburg. Its goal is to provide decision-makers from the ship operating sector, ship design and construction companies, fuel, equipment and technology suppliers, plus classification and policy-making organisations with a meeting place to learn, discuss and knowledge share solutions to operational and regulatory challenges, as well as discussing the latest innovations in the future fuel mix. -
Industry EventsConxemar 2022
IFEVI, Avenida do Aeroporto, Vigo | 4-5 October 2022
As a reference in Europe, the International Frozen Seafood Exhibition (CONXEMAR) serves as the meeting point for the entire processing sector: Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters, Transformers, Manufacturers, Distributors, Cold storages, Machinery, Auxiliary Industry (cooling, packaging, plastics, etc.) -
Industry EventsMarine Civils 2022
Mayflower Park, Southampton | 21-23 June 2022
Marine Civils is co-located with Seawork which offers a unique combination of undercover exhibition space, open air demonstrations and floating displays.
