World Fishing News – Page 399
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NewsNorwegian companies seek offshore aquaculture licenses
Norway Royal Salmon ASA and Aker ASA have developed a new offshore aquaculture farming concept that facilitates sustainable growth in areas that the aquaculture technology has not yet been able to exploit.
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NewsBigOceanData launches next-generation vessel tracking system
Globavista has launched BigOceanData – a next-generation vessel tracking system for the professional market.
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NewsSkretting announces fishmeal-free breakthrough
Skretting has unveiled salmon feed formulations made completely fishmeal-free, which also deliver equal performance levels of fish growth and health.
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NewsEFCA to help detect migrant boats
The European Parliament''s Fisheries Committee has empowered the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) to use the data provided by its ship reporting systems to detect vessels carrying migrants.
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NewsStates gather for UN conference to protect oceans
States gathering at the United Nations (UN) in New York on 28 March will begin work towards an agreement to protect life in the ocean, closing some of the legal loopholes that remain.
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NewsFirst Canadian Atlantic cod stock certified
The Canada Newfoundland 3Ps cod fishery has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the country’s first Atlantic cod fishery to do so.
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Seafish estimates most UK fishing fleets remained profitable in 2014
According to the latest fleet economic performance data, most of the UK’s fishing fleets remained profitable in 2014 and a similar performance is forecasted for 2015.
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NewsIcefish 2017 - 18 months to go!
The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition - or Icefish - will be held from the 13-15 September 2017, in Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland, and several new aspects will be introduced for next year’s event:
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New NFI Salmon Council member
Trapananda Seafarms has become the latest member of the NFI Salmon Council.
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NewsOMC 2016 – technical visit details announced
Delegates will have the opportunity to visit the Mercabarna Central Fish Market and IRTA research facility on day three of the Offshore Mariculture Conference.
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NewsNew fish handling boxes at SPG
New from Dolav at this year’s Seafood Processing Global is the 540mm high Dolav box on a 1200 x 1000mm base.
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NewsUK government position on Scottish seafood levy ‘illogical’
Scotland’s Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has said the UK Government’s refusal to devolve seafood levy powers to Scotland is ‘illogical’ and damaging to the economy.
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Seafish advice on monitoring glaze levels
Seafish is aiming to establish an agreed method of monitoring glaze levels on packaged seafood by meeting with industry experts, key stakeholders and national government.
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NewsKleven to build 80m trawler for Spain
Spanish ship-owner Pesquera Ancora S.L.U has contracted Kleven to build an 80m stern trawler.
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NewsSpain closes the net around pirate fishing
A notorious group of fishing pirates which netted €10m each year in profits from its illegal trade has been halted by an international effort comprising Interpol, Spain’s Guardia Civil and 14 other countries.
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NewsNew Ocean Safety man overboard device for fishermen
Ocean Safety is introducing a new professional man overboard device to fishing boat crews at Skipper Expo Aberdeen.
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Norwegian prawns re-certified a Friend of the Sea
Coldwater Prawns of Norway AS has been successfully re-audited for Friend of the Sea certification of its cold water prawns caught in the Barents Sea.
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EC presents a regionalised approach to conservation measures for fisheries
The European Commission has presented a proposal for new conservation measures for fisheries in European seas.
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NewsSanford awarded BAP certification for salmon and mussels
New Zealand fishing company, Sanford Limited, has been awarded the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its production of king salmon and green lipped mussels.
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Baltic plan agreed
The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on a multi-annual plan for cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea earlier this week.
