World Fishing News – Page 228
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News6% volume increase in Norway’s salmon exports
Norway has seen a 6% volume increase in Norwegian salmon exports since last year, said the Norwegian Seafood Council.
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NewsKeep sea bass special, says Direct Seafoods
Chefs should keep sea bass for specials menus, despite an improvement in its sustainability rating, according to London-based Direct Seafoods.
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NewsNutreco Young Researchers Prize
To mark its 25th anniversary, the Netherlands-based Nutreco has launched a prize to celebrate the most promising research by PhD and post-doctorate students working globally across animal, aquaculture and veterinary sciences.
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NewsAn Icelandic fisherman’s tale
An Icelandic fishermen has spoken of his experiences, warning that fishing for cod is more difficult than in the past.
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NewsFish farm chooses Warden Biomedia filter
An onshore fish farm in Norway has introduced a new type of filter media to reduce the size of the moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) required in its water treatment process.
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NewsMarine Institute welcomes CEO’s appointment
Dr Paul Connolly has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Institute, Ireland''s state agency for marine research, technology development and innovation.
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NewsWestern Australia honoured at national awards
Western Australia’s seafood industry has won four out of twelve awards at the 2019 National Seafood Industry Awards, Australia’s biggest biennial celebration of the sector.
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NewsNueva Pescanova’s new trawler delivered
The first of the series of new trawlers being built by Armon for fishing company Nueva Pescanova has sailed from Vigo for the southern hemisphere.
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NewsAward nomination for Atlantic Sapphire
Atlantic Sapphire was selected among 27 companies in more than 12 European countries for its achievements as a newly listed mid-cap company that places mission-driven innovation and sustainability at the centre of its strategy for business development. Atlantic Sapphire’s Bluehouse technology allows it to eliminate many of the environmental impacts ...
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NewsMarshall Islands score MSC certification
Longline fishing vessels targeting bigeye and yellowfin tuna under the management of the Marshall Islands Fishing Venture (MIFV), a subsidiary of Liancheng Overseas Fishery (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd (SZLC), have achieved certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard for sustainable fishing.
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NewsBrim scoops 2019 environmental award
This year’s Environmental Award of the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprises was presented to fishing company Brim by President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, and it was accepted by the company’s CEO Guðmundur Kristjánsson.
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NewsBursaries help fishermen attend conference
Companies and organisations from across the seafood supply chain have helped working fishermen attend the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference, which took place in London recently.
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NewsDo more to tackle slavery, says Scottish boss
As founder of action group, Scotland Against Modern Slavery, and director of recruitment agency, Brightline, Shan Saba is urging businesses to do more to help combat human rights abuses.
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NewsMowi Canada East licences suspended
Newfoundland and Labrador’s minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, Gerry Byrne, has directed Northern Harvest to provide full disclosure of further salmon mortality events, and has suspended licences.
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NewsDriving biodegradable innovation
According to the United Nations, half of all plastic-made products are designed to be used only once and then thrown away, writes Marina Crnoja-Cosic, Head of Application Development New Business Areas at Lenzing AG.
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NewsBespoke feed from BioMar and Corbion
Algae specialist, Corbion, and aquaculture feed company, BioMar, have joined forces with the Norwegian-based Salmon Group, the world''s largest network of local, family-owned fish farming and aquaculture companies.
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NewsSeafish unveils Seafood Summit speakers
Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has announced the speaker line-up for its UK Seafood Summit 2019.
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NewsIreland's first fishmonger qualification
Ireland''s seafood development agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), has launched the country''s first accredited fishmonger qualification.
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NewsCalling all pelagic fishers in Gulf of Mexico
Pelagic longline fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico are being invited to help restore oceanic fish species that are yet to recover following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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NewsBioMar creates RAS task force
Fish feed company, BioMar, has created a task force to increase focus on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for land-based farming.
