World Fishing News – Page 290
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NewsLoch Duart signs contract with EWOS
Independent salmon farming business Loch Duart has signed a three-year salmon feed deal with aqua feed supplier EWOS.
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NewsPingtan’s fish products on JD.com
Pingtan Marine Enterprise has announced that its fish products have gone online on JD.com and will be available to consumers. The Company has first launched three of its fish products including pomfret, yellow croaker and ribbon fish cuts on JD.com, and it expects to launch more products in the future.
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NewsEros chooses Fleet Xpress
Norwegian fishing company Eros A/S has signed a contract with Inmarsat Maritime to install Fleet Xpress on three fishing vessels operating in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
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NewsVideos show Scottish aquaculture support
A video case study campaign highlights how the Scottish aquaculture industry is embracing support to innovate and grow.
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NewsAustralia’s seafood sector continues to grow
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Anne Ruston has welcomed the ABARES Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics 2016 report setting out that the value of the Australian fisheries and aquaculture sector increased by 9% to $3 billion in 2015-16, injecting an additional $270 million into rural and regional economies.
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NewsMarine Harvest acquires Northern Harvest
Marine Harvest has reached an agreement to acquire Northern Harvest, a salmon farming company in eastern Canada.
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NewsFukushima radiation: Study shows migratory fish not affected
Following the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture released vast quantities of radioactive materials into the atmosphere and ocean, raising concerns over the consumption of seafood from the Pacific
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NewsJapan’s pole-and-line fishery gets MSC assessment
Japanese fishing company Ishihara Marine Products Co. Ltd. has entered its pole-and-line skipjack and albacore tuna fisheries for assessment against the MSC Fisheries Standard. The Ishihara company caught 1780 tonnes of skipjack and albacore tuna in 201
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NewsBroodstock Capital expands with new investment fund
Seafood investor Broodstock Capital has raised NoK200 million for another dedicated investment fund for the seafood and aquaculture industries.
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NewsMarin Teknikk secures contracts for Russian Fishery companies
Marin Teknikk has achieved what it calls a break-through in the Russian market by securing design and engineering packages for four new long-line vessels.
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NewsSilage solution targets high value FPC
A new silage solution has been designed to produce high quality fish protein concentrate (FPC) that maximises market value.
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NewsEuropêche appoints managing director
Europêche has appointed its five-year policy advisor Daniel Voces de Onaíndi as managing director.
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NewsThai Union looks to its workers’ rights
Thai Union Group has launched a Vessel Code of Conduct and vessel improvement programme to help improve ethical labour in the fishing sector.
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NewsRecord year for Bergur-Huginn
Icelandic fishing company Bergur-Huginn is celebrating its 45th anniversary, as well as a record year for its two trawlers Bergey and Vestmannaey.
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NewsWorkshop seeks to address global undernutrition
Participants at the Global Workshop on Nutrition-sensitive Fish Agri-food Systems agreed that evidence is mounting for fish as a solid investment choice for helping to reduce global undernutrition.
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NewsSeason’s Greetings
World Fishing & Aquaculture would like to wish all of our supporters and readers season’s greetings and send our very best wishes for a happy and successful 2018.
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NewsFirst brown shrimp fishery gets MSC certified
A North Sea brown shrimp fishery operating in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands has achieved MSC sustainability certification.
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NewsMarin Teknikk secures contracts for new longliners
Marin Teknikk has entered into contracts with Frøyanes AS for delivery of design and engineering packages for two new longliner vessels.
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NewsScottish Marine Aquaculture Awards – open for entry
The 2018 Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards are now officially open for entry, enabling individuals and companies from all aspects of the industry to pit themselves against the crème de la crème of the UK’s aquaculture sector.
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NewsAquaFeed facility proposed for Northern Tasmania
BioMar Australia have released plans to develop a AUD 56 million aqua feed production facility in the state’s north, providing a significant boost to the local economy, job creation and the state’s growing aquaculture industry.
