World Fishing News – Page 879
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NewsBluefin tuna fishery ravaged by illegal fishing
Bluefin tuna stocks in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean are being stripped bare by illegal and unscrupulous fishing, and there should be an immediate closure of the fishery, says WWF.
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Norwegian companies join forces
Three Norwegian industrial refrigeration companies have entered into an agreement to join forces. All three companies are well known suppliers to the fishing industry and the new joint venture company will be one of the largest suppliers of industrial refrigeration equipment to the fishing, fish farming and fish processing industries, ...
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NewsMacrae Foods wins ‘Best Product of the Year’
Seafood processor Macrae Food Group has won the prestigious Marks & Spencer ‘Product of the Year’ Award – one of the food industry’s top accolades.
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EU and Kiribati initial new fisheries partnership agreement
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, and Kiribati have initialled a 6-year fisheries partnership agreement (FPA). The new agreement, which provides fishing possibilities exclusively on tuna, will come into force on 16 September 2006.
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Anchovy fisheries in the Bay of Biscay to be closed until the end of the year
The European Commission today (20 July) adopted a Regulation closing the anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay until the end of the year.
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Joe Borg addresses Maritime conference in Turku, Finland
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Mr Joe Borg, took part earlier today (20 July) in the opening session of a conference entitled “Towards a future Maritime Policy for the European Union – A European Vision for the oceans and seas”, which takes place 20-21 July, in Turku, Finland.
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Seafish launch guide to new EU food regulations
The European Commission has recently introduced laws to simplify food safety across the EU. These laws apply throughout the entire food chain including primary producers such as fishermen who will now be classed as "food handlers".
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EC catch proposals for 2007 alarming for Scottish fleet
Scottish fishermen could be in line for another grim year with the first indications now emerging from the EC of recommendations for ‘draconian’ cuts in fishing opportunity and effort control for 2007.
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Outbreak of Bacterial Kidney Disease in UK fish
The presence of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) has been confirmed in a trout farm in Yorkshire and another in Hampshire.
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Bradshaw calls for world action to save deep sea ecosystems
UK Marine and Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw has urged countries around the world to stop destructive fishing practices that damage seamounts and other deep sea environments.
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Technical report: Fishing with a level indicator
WESMAR, Western Marine Electronics, has recently released a technical report on the unique advantages of the level indicator feature on the WESMAR line of trawl sonars. The level indicator feature allows the sonar operator to monitor the trawl net from the sonar screen, watching the angle of the trawl sled ...
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Macduff cat for fish farming
Macduff Shipyards Ltd has recently completed a steel fish farm workboat for Scottish Sea Farms Ltd for its facility in Sand Bixter in Shetland. The “Lonabrak” is a versatile catamaran with a large deck capacity. The overall length of the vessel is 12.44m, the breadth is 6m and the depth ...
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Skandia Trout Export reduces overweight to one gram
By investing in the newest batching technology Skandia has improved utilisation of raw material, namely fresh slaughtered trout, at a much higher speed. The results are more satisfied customers and increased efficiency.
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Enormous interest in ‘Fish Tub of the Future’
Sæplast attended Seafood Processing Europe in Brussels and the company was very pleased with the interest shown in the ‘Fish Tub of the Future’.
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HB Grandi boosts fish processing automation in partnership with Marel
HB Grandi hf. has contracted with Marel hf. to purchase an innovative processing system for saithe. The first of its kind in the world, the new system significantly increases automation, capacity, utilisation and product value. The contract is valued at approximately ISK 60 million.
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New 3X tub handling machine
Icelandic company 3X, which specialises in technical solutions for the fish processing industry, is now promoting its new tub handling system on the European market.
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Guarding the lights – fighting the black
Failing to notice that Norway changed its Minister of Fisheries last autumn, you would have to be colour-blind. The former Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, conservative Svein Ludvigsen (59) often dressed in dark grey before entering the scene to speak about liberalisation of the seafood industry. Structuring the coastal ...
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Class society concerned at trawler stability
The safety of small vessels at sea is a problem that rarely hits the headlines – rather, it is the dramatic casualties of larger ships that spark public interest and concern. However the problem was highlighted by the Polski Rejestr Statków (PRS) during the recent Posidonia exhibition in Athens.
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NGOs – what are they up to?
His comments followed steps taken by British supermarkets to take North Sea cod off the shelf in response to campaigns by Greenpeace and others claiming that the species was facing 'extinction'.The ferocity of Mr Deas' outburst may have surprised many in the fishing industry, not only in the UK, but ...
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The mercury quagmire
Whether to stop eating fish suspected of mercury contamination and forfeit the benefits of Omega-3, or ignore the mercury content and keep eating fish because the benefits outweigh the risks involved, is an ongoing, nagging argument.
