World Fishing News – Page 192
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NewsNew year, new barge for Sanford
Sanford is embarking on the new fishing and financial year beginning in October with a new NZ$5.7m feed barge, specially made for its salmon farming operations in Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island.
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NewsPropulsion renewal gives greener fishing
Nordnesgruppen has begun rebuilding ‘Nordbas’, which aims to become the market''s greenest trawler and seiner vessel, at Nye Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway.
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NewsSpring Genetics to supply tilapia in Africa
Benchmark’s tilapia genetics business, Spring Genetics has signed a five year broodstock agreement with African tilapia producer, Lake Harvest Group.
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NewsUK and Norway sign fisheries agreement
The UK has reached a fisheries agreement with Norway. The Fisheries Framework Agreement signed by Environment Secretary George Eustice and Norwegian Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen will mean that the UK and Norway hold annual negotiations on the issues of access to waters and quotas.
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NewsRemove unfair tuna tariffs, says Europêche
Europêche has asked the European Commission to launch an investigation into tuna processed loins - mainly skipjack - from China which it believes is causing serious economic damage to the European fishing industry.
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NewsFresh tuna every time with AI
A South Australian start-up has developed a novel phone-based system to assess the quality of tuna.
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NewsTracking year-round pollock movement
Over the past year scientists have been conducting a first of its kind study to track seasonal movements of walleye pollock across the US-Russia boundary, and predict how climate variability will affect these migrations, working with Kongsberg/Simrad to develop innovative sea floor-mounted upward-looking echo sounder technology for the project.
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NewsIcelandic industry’s fuel usage at record low
The Icelandic fishing industry’s fuel usage totalled 129,000 tonnes during 2019, the lowest figure since records began in 1982, according to figures published by the National Energy Authority.
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NewsCollaboration to improve standards
Thai Union and Global Seafood Assurances will take the treatment of workers’ rights onboard set out in the Responsible Tuna Fishing standard (APR) of the Spanish tuna fishing fleet as an example to incorporate them in their social certification systems for fishing activities.
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NewsAker BioMarine launches new support vessel
Aker BioMarine has launched its new support vessel at CIMC Raffles’ Yantai yard, as the vessel is ready for commissioning and final outfitting just in time for the 2021 krill harvesting season.
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NewsEC agrees to reassess parasite risk
The Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) has received an official reply from the European Commission’s Directorate for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries’ director general, Charlina Vitcheva, to its recommendation that the risk of parasites in farmed fish to human health is re-evaluated.
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NewsMulti-language function for inventory system
Dynamic Systems, a software developer specialising in fresh food, has launched a data entry option that makes its inventory system accessible to those for whom English is a second language.
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NewsJRC/Alphatron Marine launches online training
JRC/Alphatron Marine is launching an online learning management system at the Global Training Academy (GTA).
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NewsA fresh look at fisheries and food security
A new book by Dr Ásta Dís Óladóttir and Dr Ágúst Einarsson book takes a unique and innovative approach to demonstrate how fisheries and aquaculture can achieve sustainability and how small fishing communities can become successful and contribute to overall industry globalisation.
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NewsGael Force Group launches recruitment drive
Gael Force Group has launched a recruitment drive following the creation of new senior engineering and support roles at the company.
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NewsSkretting unveils carbon neutral feed
Skretting Italy has launched a new carbon neutral feed in an attempt to minimise CO2 emissions generated by the aquaculture sector.
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NewsEC adopts Baltic Sea multiannual plan
Ahead of this autumn’s negotiations on fishing opportunities for 2021, the European Commission has adopted a report taking stock of the multiannual plan (MAP) for the Baltic Sea.
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NewsBusiness stable at Sea Harvest despite Covid
Sea Harvest Group has posted a stable set of interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2020 with a 7% increase in revenue to R2 billion and headline earnings of 61 cents per share, in line with the same period last year.
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NewsNew approach for a sustainable future
Back in February 2017, Maruha Nichiro launched a model research project studying inland cherry salmon aquaculture, with a collaborative project between Maruha Nichiro and partners in industry, government, and academia. This was the first inland aquaculture project in Japan to be certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for sustainable ...
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NewsPelagic newbuild anticipates changes
Pelagic fishing company Astrid Fiskeri has placed an order for a large new pelagic vessel to be delivered in May 2022, designed with capacity to meet the challenges of changes in future fishing patterns.
