World Fishing News – Page 283
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NewsAlaska halibut fishermen gear up for March 24th season opener
From Southeast Alaska to the Bering Sea, Alaska halibut fishermen are gearing up to head out to sea as the 2018 halibut season opens at noon on 24th March. It’s an annual ritual for both commercial fishermen and charter operators seeking to make their living through the pursuit of this ...
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NewsChinese companies see subsidies cancelled and permits removed for illegal fishing
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has announced measures against fishing vessels and their operators after a number of Chinese vessel shave been intercepted engaged in illegal fishing activities in West African waters.
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NewsFunding for aquaculture accelerator programme
The first global accelerator programme dedicated to the aquaculture industry will have the opportunity to grow with investment from the first investment fund focused exclusively on sustainable aquaculture.
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NewsSustainable wrasse use controls sea lice
Loch Duart has reduced sea lice treatments significantly and recorded salmon growth on all its sites following efforts to source sustainable wrasse for use as cleaner fish.
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IceFish styrkir tvo afbragðs nemendur
Við afhendingu styrkjanna tilkynnti Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, framkvæmdastjóri Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningarinnar, að ákveðið hefði verið að veita áframhaldandi námsstyrki úr sjóðnum næstu tvö árin hið minnsta, en næsta IceFish-sýning er haldin árið 2020.Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra: „Mér er það heiður að afhenda þessa veglegu styrki úr IceFish-námssjóðnum, enda skiptir miklu ...
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Winners of the 2018 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards announced
The two winners, both students at the Icelandic College of Fisheries, were awarded ISK 500,000 towards their respective courses. The first winner, Þórunni Eydísi Hraundal, 22, is studying Quality Control within the fishing sector and the second winner Herborg Þorláksdóttir, 56, is studying towards her qualification as a Processing Technician ...
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NewsBioMar 2017 revenue up 12%
BioMar Group’s revenue was up 12% in 2017, boosted by significant capacity expansion in Norway and the acquisition of Ecuador-based shrimp feed producer Alimentsa.
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NewsNOAA appoints science centre director
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has appointed Kristen Koch as science and research director of its Southwest Fisheries Science Center to oversee marine resources work in California.
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NewsUK industry angry with Brexit transition agreement
The UK fishing industry has been misled about Brexit independence and quota setting plans are unclear, The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has said.
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NewsTaiwan claims human rights abuse film is “not the truth”
The Taiwan Fisheries Agency said the Taiwan government is safeguarding the rights and benefits of foreign crew members, following the release of a video exposing human rights abuses of migrant fisherman on Taiwanese-owned vessels.
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NewsAquaculture seeks new protein sources
That’s the message sent by Hampiðjan fishing gear designer Einar Skaftason at the Innovation Norway conference held in Bergen 6-8th March. At the conference he described pioneering fisheries for pearlside and lantern fish that had been carried out, and for which Hampiðjan developed fishing gear.
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NewsFilm exposes abuse on Taiwan vessels
An investigative film has revealed beatings at gunpoint, slavery, dangerous working conditions and squalid living conditions are all faced by migrant fishermen working aboard Taiwanese-owned fishing vessels.
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NewsSupermarkets and seafood industry press for action ahead of upcoming Fisheries Bill
A group of prominent UK retailers and seafood industry companies have out their weight behind a demand for the British government to adopt and implement robust fisheries regulations effectively once the UK has left the European Union, just as government prepares new fisheries legislation.
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NewsMaine Department of Marine Resources hires new talent
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has appointed two new scientists to support existing and new research priorities.
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NewsWidespread activity study labelled inaccurate
A study which found that commercial fishing covers over 55% of the ocean''s surface has been disregarded as inaccurate by Europêche.
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NewsSVN fresher trawlers doing well
Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan’s fresher trawlers Bergey and Vestmannaey have been fishing well so far this month, with both landing full capacity trips after only a few days at sea.
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NewsRussia and the Republic of Korea plan joint aquaculture investments
Russia and South Korea agreed positions on co-operation over fisheries in the open part of the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as agreeing to facilitate joint activities on technology and aquaculture with the aim of attracting Korean investment for mariculture projects and fisheries in the Russian Far East. Agreement was ...
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NewsCapelin season over for HB Grandi
HB Grandi’s Venus has almost finished landing in Akranes and once its fish has been processed the capelin season will be over for the company.
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NewsEncounters between science and management
The PECH Committee is holding a public hearing at the European Parliament on 21st March focusing on TACs for fish stocks, with members able to listen and present questions to representatives of scientific organisations, fishermen’s organisations and NGOs.
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NewsHigh Energy Mariculture Europe launches
Mercator Media’s Offshore Mariculture Conference (OMC) is changing to ‘High Energy Mariculture Europe’ in 2018 to reflect the pioneering aquaculture industry within Europe.
