World Fishing News – Page 268
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NewsProposed 2019 Baltic Sea quotas: plaice and western cod up, western herring down
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2019 for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic Sea. It proposes to increase catches for plaice, western cod, sprat, Gulf of Riga herring and the main basin salmon stocks. Reductions are proposed for the remaining stocks ...
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NewsNorwegian family firm develops longline catch protection
A system developed to protect longline catches from hungry whales has been presented on Fiskevegn’s stand during this year’s Nor-Fishing exhibition. Cetacean predation on longlines is a major problem in many fisheries around the world, particularly with sperm and killer whales taking fish from the lines.
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NewsCermaq introduces fish welfare policy
Cermaq has implemented a new fish welfare policy based on the framework and recommendations in the FishWell report. While Cermaq already reports on a broad set of fish health and welfare indicators, this is the first step towards developing KPIs for measuring fish welfare as defined in FishWell.
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NewsEco anti-roll stabilisation system contract
GEPS Techno has signed its first commercial contract with CEMRE shipyard in Turkey, to install its autonomous anti-roll stabilisation system in a Norwegian fishing vessel.
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NewsFishermen seek clear seabed as oil and gas infrastructure is decommissioned
The Scottish fishing industry is urging oil and gas companies to ensure that offshore infrastructure is completely removed from the seabed when it is decommissioned.
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NewsMaggots and rotting food waste: a new recipe for sustainable fish and animal feed
In a warehouse to the northeast of the English university city of Cambridge are shelves upon shelves of trays teeming with maggots, munching their way through a meal of rotting fruit and vegetables.
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NewsAugust’s big fishing, more haddock than ever
August has been a great month for the two fresher trawlers operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan’s subsidiary Bergur-Huginn. The pair have between them landed 829 tonnes of fish during August and each has landed a record-breaking 5000 tonnes of fish this quota year.
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NewsPacific bluefin tuna recovering
NOAA Fisheries has reported that although Pacific bluefin tuna numbers continue to be low, there are signs the population is recovering and rebuilding targets set by international agreement are on track to be met.
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NewsHuw Thomas joins Offshore Shellfish
Offshore Shellfish Ltd strengthed its management team this week with the arrival of Huw Thomas as the company’s new general manager.
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NewsHuon Aquaculture doubles Falcon fleet
Huon Aquaculture has boosted investment in underwater robotic technology to help its salmon farming operations by doubling its fleet of Saab Seaeye Falcons to four vehicles.
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NewsRolls-Royce equipment for new salmon farm
Rolls-Royce has been commissioned to provide equipment for a new offshore salmon farm and a hybrid/LNG live fish carrier (wellboat) designed by NSK Ship Design for Nordlaks.
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NewsSkaginn 3X awarded SME Instrument Grant by European Innovation Council
The SME Instrument Grant awarded to Skaginn 3X, funded by Horizon 2020, will play a key part in further developing SEASCANN, a cutting-edge onboard vision and grading technology, designed not only to achieve the highest product quality and help prevent overfishing but also create operational savings for its customers. The ...
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NewsInternational Study Bursary applications open
Fisheries Innovation Scotland has announced that applications are open for the next International Study Bursary 2018.
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NewsAustralian seafood industry welcomes new PM
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, has welcomed Scott Morrison’s appointment as Prime Minister of Australia.
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NewsLoss of tariff-free trade could devastate Falkland fisheries
According to MLA Teslyn Barkman, the fishing industry between 2007 and 2015 accounted for 40.1% of the Falklands GDP, and in 2016 two-thirds of corporation tax receipts came from fishing.
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NewsNFI warns against China tariffs
A proposed US plan to impose 10 or 25% tariffs against US$200bn of goods sourced annually from China will "harm American workers in multiple ways," claims the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).
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New Lerwick CEO
Lerwick Port Authority''s deputy CEO Captain Calum Grains has been appointed CEO, succeeding Sandra Laurenson who will retire in November after more than 40 years'' service.
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NewsLongliner keels laid in St Petersburg
The Northern Shipyard, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has started construction of two processor longliners for the Karelian Fishing Fleet group.
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NewsScotland seeks Japanese buy-in
At GB£944m, Scottish seafood international exports rose by 23% last year and a contingent of seafood companies headed for the Japan Seafood Expo 2018 aims to continue the trend.
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NewsRainbow trout thrive on energy-rich food
A series of trials at Aller Aqua have shown significantly higher growth, lower FCR and improved nutrient retention in fry of rainbow trout when fed a more energy-rich feed.
