World Fishing News – Page 342
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NewsWhat Brexit means for UK fishermen
Following a meeting of the National Federation of Fishermen''s Organisations Executive Committee on 12 July, the organisation has issued a statement on what Brexit means for the UK fishing industry.
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NewsSupporting small-scale fish farmers
A new project funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research will focus on providing better access for small-scale fish farmers to high value retail markets and levelling the playing field for entering international markets.
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NewsSolomon Islands tuna achieves MSC certification
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification has been awarded to the Solomon Islands skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine and pole and line fishery.
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NewsConsumers rate seafood sustainability over price
Sustainability is a key driver when it comes to buying seafood, new research has found.
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NewsNew Marlborough salmon farms come on stream
Two new salmon farms have been officially opened in Marlborough, New Zealand, marking the first new space allocated for salmon aquaculture in Marlborough in nine years.
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NewsGlobal Fisheries Sustainability Fund recipients
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has awarded six organisations funding to deliver projects that will help small scale and developing world fisheries to achieve MSC certification.
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NewsFleet Xpress commissioned for Alaskan Leader Fisheries
Alaskan Leader Fisheries has signed a contract to install Inmarsat’s new high-speed broadband maritime communications service, Fleet Xpress.
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Planning well under way
The advisory board have already met to discuss plans for September 2017, including the creation of new Bursary Awards with 2,000,000 ISK put aside in 2014. A new high tech registration system is also planned to speed up registration and entry into Icefish.After listening to feedback from the last ...
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Why attend or exhibit at Icefish?
The 2017 show will be the 12th in the series and the previous event, held in 2014, saw an encouraging air of optimism as many exhibitors secured large orders. Not only was attendance up on the 2011 event by 12% to 15,219, but the number of countries ...
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Icefish Bursary Awards
Icefish's organisers strive to both improve Icefish from event to event, but also re-invest money into the local fishing sector, and the creation of a bursary award is a great example of this. The awards themselves will be aimed at people wanting to seek further education within the ...
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Attending Seafood Expo Global?
Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, Events Director and Mark Saul, World Fishing Magazine will be in Brussels next week to promote Icefish 2017. If you'd like to meet with them whilst at the exhibition, then please email on: icefish@icefish.is The Icelandic fisheries sector is one of the mainstays of the ...
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Icefish - what's new in 2017?
Small Business Zone This new offering will be a showcase for up-and-coming companies and small businesses spanning the commercial fishing industry. These ready-made stands will be a cost effective way for first time exhibitors and smaller companies to attend Icefish, and experience the excellent networking opportunities ...
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Palfinger wins crane order for 'America's Finest'
Palfinger Marine has received an order to provide three marine cranes for a new build factory freezer trawler, F/V America’s Finest.
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NewsNew US inspection rules worry Vietnamese pangasius exporters
New catfish inspection rules came into effect in March, transferring responsibility from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA).
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NewsFirst four-star BAP trout comes from Peru
Peruvian Andean Trout S.A.C. has become the world’s first company to offer four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) trout.
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Scottish Sea Farms invests in new hatchery
Scottish Sea Farms will invest £35m in a new major freshwater site near Oban and has purchased the MRC Barcaldine site.
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Thai Union responds to Trafficking in Persons Report
Thai Union Group has issued a statement in response to Thailand’s improvement from Tier 3 to Tier 2 on the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report watch-list.
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Upgrading fish farm production in Egypt
WorldFish has appointed Intertek as quality partner for the upgrade of production of around 100 fish farms in Egypt.
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NewsTrackwell VMS for the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Trackwell recently launched its Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
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Cawells achieves FoS certification for Omega-3
Cawells, a Swedish company specialised in manufacturing health food and dietary supplements, has recently obtained Friend of the Sea certification for Omega-3 products originating from healthy stocks of European sardine, chub mackerel and European and Peruvian anchovies.
