World Fishing News – Page 271
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News8% of snapper and grouper sustainable
Just 8% of global production of snapper and grouper can be classified as sustainable or improving, and the key to improving the sector worldwide lies largely in Southeast Asia, according to the newest sector report released by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).
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NewsSAIC urges support for women’s working group
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is asking the industry to support development of a new working group which aims to encourage more women into aquaculture, and support those already working in the sector.
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NewsNew motion compensated eSea®Flow scale
Swedish company Unisystem AB has together with its Norwegian distributor Latech AS developed a motion compensated flow or batch scale. The ?eSea®Flow has accuracy to within 3% and has a weighing capacity of up to 30 tonnes per hour.
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NewsMarel to acquire MAJA
Iceland-headquartered Marel will acquire German food processing equipment manufacturer MAJA in a deal expected to be finalised in the third quarter of 2018.
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NewsSkaginn 3X supplies Russian processing factory
Skaginn 3X has signed a contract to supply a processing factory to Collective Farm Fishery by V.I. Lenin that will grade, pack and freeze species including Alaska pollock, Pacific cod, wild salmon, squid and pelagic fish.
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NewsUS ban on Mexico gillnet-caught seafood
The US Court of International Trade has ordered the Trump administration to ban seafood imports from Mexico caught with gillnets that kill the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.
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NewsEC yellow card lifted for Tuvalu
The European Commission (EC) has lifted its illegal fishing-focused ‘yellow card’ for South Pacific island Tuvalu in recognition of its work to address the shortcomings in its fisheries governance.
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NewsGB£300,000 to help salmon tracking project
Moray Offshore Windfarm East (Moray East) has donated GB£300,000 to help fund The Missing Salmon Project, Europe’s largest multi-agency salmon tracking project to discover why the species’ numbers are dwindling.
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NewsHigh Energy Mariculture provisional programme released
Benefit from learning how to profit from best practices. The provisional programme for High Energy Mariculture has been finalised and is now available to view online.
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NewsFirst Indian IPNLF member
Al Badr Seafoods Pvt. Ltd has become the first Indian member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) and has extended its support for its local one-by-one tuna fishery.
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NewsEcuadorian shrimp sustainability initiative receives EU support
To boost the competitiveness of Ecuadorian shrimp and increase exports to European countries, the investment fund of the European Union is ready to allocate resources to the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP), through the Export-Des a programme of the Corporation for Exports and Investments Promotion (CORPEI).
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NewsNGOs highlight Taiwan’s record on human trafficking
The Taiwan Immigration Agency is this week hosting the 2018 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking, and has invited experts from all over the world to discuss how to abolish human trafficking. NGO coalition ‘Human Rights for Migrant Fishers’ today staged a protest, claiming the government is not ...
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NewsAquaculture contributing to food security
Fishery and feed bodies have stressed the pivotal role that aquaculture plays in global food security at an event organised by IFFO the Marine Ingredients Organisation and partners.
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NewsEU and China partner to protect oceans
The European Union has partnered with China to improve international governance of the oceans including combating IUU fishing and promoting a sustainable blue economy.
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NewsRockFLEET approved as only Iridium solution for Queensland VMS
The proven RockFLEET global tracking and messaging system, manufactured by UK-based Iridium satcom specialist Rock Seven, has been selected as one of four approved devices in a mandated scheme to install a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to all Queensland commercial fishing vessels.
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NewsNutreco invests in ViAqua to combat disease in the shrimp market
Nutreco has announced an investment in Israeli startup ViAqua as part of its focus on combatting disease in the aquaculture industry. ViAqua is developing the first orally-administered treatment for shrimp that improves resistance to viral diseases, including White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV), and prevents viral epidemics.
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NewsNew Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme
Seafish has launched the Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme (RFPS) to certify responsible food safety and operational practices within fishing ports and is calling on suitable ports to apply.
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NewsWastewater treatment plant offers biogas
Indian Ocean Tuna Ltd has installed a Global Water & Energy (GWE) aerobic and anaerobic digestion plant at its seafood processing operation in the Seychelles to process wastewater and depending on how it is utilised, to provide biogas, which has the potential to replace fossil fuels.
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NewsMultiways valve at the heart of Multizone feeding system
Why make things complex when they can be simple? That’s the question French engineer Sébastien Termet asked himself when he was approached by a fish farmer to come up with a feeding system.
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NewsNumber of BAP-Certified Facilities Up 14.3%
With the first half of 2018 behind it, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has announced that the number of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities is up 14.3% this year.
