World Fishing News – Page 158
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NewsThai Union joins food price reduction scheme
Thai Union Group is providing food products at reduced prices to local communities as part of a government scheme to support Thai people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsPandemic turns people onto pelagic fish
Markets have upped their herring and mackerel consumption during the coronavirus crisis. But does the revival have staying power?
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NewsBarramundi Group floats on stock exchange
Barramundi Group is offering shares in the company and listing them on Euronext Growth Oslo, the first Australasian company, as well as the first to specialise in a tropical species, to be listed on the exchange.
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NewsPodcast showcases Scottish seafood sector
Seafood Scotland has launched a podcast series highlighting the work and lives of those in the Scottish seafood industry.
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NewsSail technology comes to fishing
The development of a 12-metre high rigid sail, installed on board longliner Balueiro Segundo, is intended to achieve greater energy efficiency, reducing consumption of fuel and consequently emissions.
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NewsVersatile trawler delivered to Swedish owners
Designed to alternate groundfish or shrimp fisheries, Vingaskär has been built for Swedish owners Vingaskär Fiskeri at the Karstensen yard in Skagen.
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NewsYumbah Aquaculture acquires Cameron
Yumbah Aquaculture is acquiring family-run oyster farming business Cameron of Tasmania, creating one of Australia’s largest shellfish producers in doing so.
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NewsUSV optimises the search for krill
An unmanned surface vehicle (USV), packed with hydroacoustic mapping, positioning, communication, fish finding, and oceanographic research technology is being supplied to Aker BioMarine for its operations in the Southern Ocean.
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NewsEurope’s largest shrimp farm
What is expected to become Europe’s largest shrimp farm, with a projected 500 tonne annual production, is under construction in Ukraine
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NewsCemre delivers energy-efficient Hardhaus
The delivery of pelagic vessel Hardhaus to its Norwegian owners follows closely behind the completion of Libas earlier this year. Both have been built by the Cemre Shipyard, designed by Salt Ship Design.
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NewsWhole fleet gets grease-free bearings
In 2019 shrimp trawler Maros VII went to the Lighthouse Shipyard at Mazatlán in Mexico for a refit and an upgrade so successful that the rest of the company’s 50 vessels are getting the same treatment.
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NewsThree awards for salmon farmer
Scottish Sea Farms has won three awards for its sustained investment in jobs, training and employee wellbeing.
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NewsSouth Australia’s methane-busting seaweed
An emerging commercial seaweed industry is gaining pace in South Australia and it has the methane produced by cows firmly in its sights.
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NewsImproved Genetic Material for Salmon Farming
Benchmark Genetics Chile (BGCL) has successfully produced its first batch of locally produced ova known as SagaChile – a significant step in its improved genetic material
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NewsCanada launches ghost gear reporting tool
The Canadian government has launched a new online system that makes it easier for commercial harvesters to report their lost fishing gear.
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News‘Dead zones’ likely off US West Coast
Data collected by NOAA has confirmed that a large area of poorly oxygenated water is growing off the coast of Washington and Oregon in the US, threatening to create ‘dead zones’ where bottom-dwelling species perish.
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NewsEU and Cook Islands continue partnership
The European Union and the Cook Islands have agreed to continue their successful fisheries partnership as part of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement, for a duration of three years.
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NewsThe President of Iceland to visit Icefish
Taking the tour of the exhibition on the morning of Thursday 16th September, the Icelandic President will be visiting a number of stands to meet exhibitors and to view some of the latest and most innovative products on show.
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NewsForseti Íslands heimsækir Icefish
Forsetinn fær sérstaka leiðsögn um sýninguna að morgni fimmtudagsins 16. september og heimsækir ýmsa sýningarbása til heilsa upp á sýnendur og skoða suma af nýjustu og frumlegustu vörum sem þar eru að finna.
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NewsFish and chips recover well from Covid
Seafish has published its fourth and final review into the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK’s seafood supply chain, showing a strong recovery in the fish and chip retail sector.
