World Fishing News – Page 208
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NewsDamen delivers Multi Cat 1908
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 Patricia Matheson to Inverlussa Marine Services. The company, based on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, will operate the vessel in the aquaculture industry.
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NewsTrump signs seafood industry Executive Order
US President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order designed to promote American seafood competitiveness and economic growth, and calling for the expansion of sustainable US seafood production.
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NewsReopen fish counters, urges Seafood Scotland
Seafood Scotland has written to the chief executives of the main UK supermarkets, urging them to reopen their fresh fish counters.
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NewsNE Atlantic fisheries monitoring agreement
The European Union, Norway and the Faroe Islands have reached a coastal states agreement for the monitoring, control and surveillance of shared pelagic stocks fisheries in the North-East Atlantic.
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NewsSupport for English aquaculture businesses
English aquaculture businesses producing seafood for the food supply chain, will now be able to apply for grants up to a maximum of £10,000 per fish farm from the government’s £10 million Fisheries Response Fund.
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News?BioMar’s China JV delivers first production
The BioMar-Tongwei JV in China has now begun commercial production of aqua feeds in the new factory based in Wuxi. The new facility has already proved its capacity to deliver high and consistent quality, making it possible to transfer production of high-end aqua feeds for China that had previously been ...
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NewsNew board and committee appointments at ISSF
ISSF’s Environmental Stakeholder Committee (ESC) has elected Bill Holden of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) its Chair. Sara Lewis of FishWise and Dr. Tom Pickerell of the Global Tuna Alliance have joined the ESC.
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NewsPositive results for Skagen yard
The Karstensens Group has returned a positive result for 2019, with DKK31.50 million post-tax profit, but the company warns that as Covid-19 affects the yard, its suppliers and its customers, a reduced turnover for 2020 can be expected.
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NewsTech benefits longliners and environment
Funded through the Australian Federal Government’s Our Marine Parks Grants Programme, the Tuna Australia project uses beacons and satellites to help prevent the accidental drift of lines into no-fishing areas of marine parks.
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NewsBrim takes delivery of new Ilivileq
The new Ilivileq built at Astilleros Armon in Spain has docked in Reykjavík. Originally ordered by HB Grandi before it became Brim, the trawler is owned by Brim’s subsidiary in Greenland.
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NewsSustainable tuna success as sales soar
Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsThai Union: best Q1 results for three years
Thai Union Group has reported first quarter sales of THB 31.1 billion, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year and its best first-quarter sales performance in three years.
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NewsValue of inland fisheries overlooked
Inland fisheries are being overlooked by those shepherding the planet’s natural resources, according to new research.
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NewsNew licences threaten Senegal fisheries
Demand for licences from industrial fishing vessels, some with records of illegal fishing, will threaten Senegalese fisheries, food security and livelihoods, says the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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NewsCOVID-19: £2m charity fund for seafarers
The Seafarers UK charity has created a £2 million emergency fund to help merchant seafarers and fishers through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsGenoMar acquires AquaAmerica and AquaPorto
EW Group GmbH subsidary GenoMar Genetics AS has acquired the genetics and distribution assets of Brazilian tilapia breeding and distribution company AquaAmerica / AquaPorto.
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NewsBrim CEO steps down
Guðmundur Kristjánsson has stepped down as CEO of Icelandic fishing and processing company Brim.
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NewsCOVID19: Support scheme for supply projects
The UK government has launched a new Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme, which will fund projects to help seafood businesses in England increase the supply of local seafood to domestic markets.
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NewsGenes hold the key to fish production
The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology, say researchers at the University of Aberdeen.
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News5000 tonne haul of blue whiting
Brim’s pelagic vessels have both docked in Vopnafjörður, bringing around 5000 tonnes of blue whiting between them.
