World Fishing News – Page 224
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NewsWorld’s largest LFC build underway
Schottel will supply thrusters to the world’s largest live fish carrier (LFC) as well as a 67m longliner, under construction in Turkey and due to be delivered to Norwegian owners.
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NewsWestcon to build Rimfrost krill vessel
Norwegian krill processor Rimfrost has awarded a contract to Westcon for the building of a new krill fishing vessel worth more than NOK1 billion.
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NewsRussia launches national fish brand
To boost Russian''s competitiveness and profile in the global market, the government and industry have launched a single national brand, Russian Fish, a quality mark for fish products in the country.
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NewsBatteries reduce fish farm’s energy costs
A large-scale storage system developed by Tesvolt and Kverneland Energi is helping aquaculture company, Kvarøy, reduce diesel emissions by 60% and cut operating costs by up to €200,000 per cycle.
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NewsMorenot expands in Lithuania
To create a more efficient value chain for the production of aquaculture nets, Morenot is building a new production factory in Lithuania.
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NewsDTU appoints new fish stocks statistician
DTU has appointed a new professor to focus on the statistical modelling of marine systems and, in particular, models for fish stock reassessment.
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NewsRebound in groundfish brings new flexibility
Sweeping changes in the United States’ West Coast groundfish fisheries adopted this week will reopen access for fishermen to productive fishing grounds where fish populations have rebounded.
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NewsBroodstock acquires 80% of Therma Industri
Seafood investor Broodstock Capital has acquired four fifths of the shares in Therma Industri, the Norwegian supplier of refrigerant and energy systems for industry, including aquaculture.
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NewsEkkó doors make a splash
With pelagic and semi-pelagic trawl door designs available, Icelandic trawl door manufacturer EKKÓ is seeing a growing interest in the advantages its gear offers, according to Smári Jósafatsson.
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NewsIbercisa at work on the fishing grounds
Earlier this year three technicians from Ibercisa Deck Machinery went to sea with America’s Finest to optimise and adjust the trawl winches supplied to the new trawler owned by Fishermen’s Finest.
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NewsBaader: a century of technology
One of the industry’s famous names has just celebrated a hundred years in business that has seen the company weather enormous changes to remain firmly among the top tier of suppliers to the fish processing industry.
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NewsPioneering tech to improve Artemia production
INVE Aquaculture’s latest technologies aim to further improve the production of Artemia cysts and maintain product quality
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NewsTuna measures adopted at ICCAT meeting
Achieving new management measures for tropical tuna fisheries was a key objective of the 2019 ICCAT annual meeting, where a one-year interim measure was adopted to end overfishing of bigeye tuna, to overhaul FAD management and to reduce juvenile mortality of bigeye and yellowfin tunas.
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NewsHydroniq’s coolers to Sølvtrans wellboat
Norwegian shipbuilder Myklebust Verft has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a vessel the yard is building for wellboat company Sølvtrans.
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NewsThe clock is ticking on subsidy action
A new scientific study detailing the continued escalation of ‘harmful’ fisheries subsidies has cranked up the pressure on world leaders to deliver reform, writes Jason Holland
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News?Argentine red shrimp producers expect to see market recovery
After two years of heavy production, the international markets for Argentine red shrimp now seem to be overloaded and the prices are continually going down, reports Eduardo Campos Lima.
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NewsTucal responds to F-Gas regulations
In answer to the requirements of the F-Gas regulations, Tucal launched a compact horizontal plate freezer with secondary refrigerant (Temper 55, Glycol, Tyfoxit) in 2018.
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NewsFishing sector’s equality shortfall
Ahead of the FAO Fisheries Responsibility Symposium which brought together 800 experts in Rome earlier this month, Meryl Williams and WSI, the International Organisation for Women in the Seafood Industry, prepared a summary of their latest understanding of marine resource mismanagement.
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NewsProtection and support for Maldives’ tuna
An important Memorandum of Understanding has been finalised between the International Pole & Line Foundation and the Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association, defining significant long-term objectives on joint sustainability initiatives
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NewsNOAA appoints director
NOAA Fisheries has appointed Alexa Cole as director for the Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection.
