World Fishing News – Page 372

  • The sea trials of Namsos took place as usual at the shipyard in the Sognefjord
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    Havyard fish carrier delivered

    2015-12-29T09:39:00Z

    Havyard Ship Technology has delivered its newbuild fish carrier, Namsos, to owner Norsk Fisketransport (NFT).

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    Greece aquaculture target

    2015-12-24T12:22:00Z

    The Association of Greek Mariculture (FGM) has said the Greek industry should focus on doubling its production in order to maintain its lead internationally.

  • Jamie and Jimmy are championing the excellent quality of Scottish Seafood in their new TV series
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    Jamie Oliver champions Scottish langoustines

    2015-12-24T10:53:00Z

    Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is set to champion Scottish langoustines in his new Channel 4 television series ‘Jamie & Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast’, highlighting the excellent quality of Scottish seafood.

  • Hundreds of jobs are still set to go at Young’s Fraserburgh facility
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    Job loss saga continues

    2015-12-23T11:49:00Z

    A north-east MSP is demanding answers about the ongoing job loss saga at Young’s Seafood. The processing giant is in the process of cutting hundreds of jobs at its Fraserburgh factory following the loss of a major contract with Sainsbury’s last summer.

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    Mollusk standards available for public comment

    2015-12-23T11:44:00Z

    The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) mollusk farm standards have been released for a 60-day public comment period, which ends on 5 February 2016,

  • Tuvalu has become the latest PNA member nation to implement the VDS
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    Tuvalu joins Longline Vessel Day Scheme

    2015-12-23T11:44:00Z

    Tuvalu has become the latest Parties to Naura Agreement (PNA) member nation to implement the Vessel Day Scheme for its longline fishing industry.

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    UAE and Palestine sign MoU

    2015-12-23T11:44:00Z

    UAE Minister of Environment and Water, H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, and Minister of Agriculture, Palestinian Authority, H.E. Dr. Sufian Sultan Al-Tamimi, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of agriculture and animal and fish farming.

  • The MSC will receive a €2.5 million grant from the Dutch Postcode Lottery
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    Lottery win for MSC

    2015-12-23T11:43:00Z

    The Dutch Postcode Lottery is extending its funding support to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) with a €2.5 million grant over the next five years, effective from January 2016.

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    AYK SSI seeks Scientific Technical Committee member

    2015-12-23T11:43:00Z

    The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative (AYK SSI) Steering Committee is seeking nominations to fill a vacancy on its Scientific Technical Committee (STC).

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    Cleanerfish initiative delivering sustainable solutions

    2015-12-23T11:42:00Z

    A special workshop for the Scottish salmon farming industry has heard that cleanerfish are delivering exciting opportunities for Scottish salmon farmers as they confront sea lice as part of the industry’s multimillion pound initiative to deliver sufficient supply of cleanerfish as a natural solution for sea lice outbreaks.

  • The EU is the largest trader of fishery and aquaculture products in the world in terms of value
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    ‘The EU fish market’ report 2015

    2015-12-23T11:42:00Z

    A new exhaustive and user-friendly snapshot of the European fisheries and aquaculture industry in 2015 is now online, along with the new and improved EUMOFA website.

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    IMO urges fishing vessel treaty acceptance

    2015-12-23T11:40:00Z

    The IMO Assembly has called on Member States to accept the 2012 Cape Town fishing vessel safety agreement at its 29th session at IMO Headquarters in London, UK.

  • Doug Herdson and Pete Bromley with rare fish at Plymouth Fisheries
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    Rare fish turns up at Plymouth Fisheries

    2015-12-23T11:39:00Z

    A rare fish caught off the South Devon coast is set to be preserved as a specimen in Plymouth’s museum.

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    Stop Illegal Fishing awarded the Margarita Lizárraga Medal

    2015-12-23T11:36:00Z

    African not-for-profit organisation Stop Illegal Fishing (SIF) has been awarded the 2014-2015 Margarita Lizárraga Medal in recognition of its efforts to halt illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing across the continent.

  • New Zealand’s Greenshell™ mussels attract NZ$280 million in export earnings each year
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    Greenshell™ mussel research

    2015-12-23T11:34:00Z

    Cawthron Institute and Sanford Limited have joined forces to identify and validate the health benefits of Greenshell™ mussels, in particular their potential anti-inflammatory qualities and their ability to promote improved joint and bone health.

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    Royal Greenland invests in Quin-Sea Fisheries

    2015-12-23T11:34:00Z

    Royal Greenland has announced an investment in Canadian seafood producer Quin-Sea Fisheries Limited.

  • DEC collected and tested representative samples of Alaskan fish
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    Alaska seafood radiation free

    2015-12-23T11:33:00Z

    The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has confirmed that no radiation has been found in Alaskan fish sampled in 2015.

  • The new Simrad® S2009
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    New Fishfinders for the commercial market

    2015-12-23T11:33:00Z

    Simrad has launched the new Simrad® S2009 and S2016 Fishfinder systems, which feature Simrad CHIRP technology for precise echo sounding detail.

  • INIDEP has signed a contract with Astilleros Armon Vigo for an oceanographic research and fisheries vessel
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    Argentina signs research vessel contract

    2015-12-23T11:33:00Z

    Argentina’s National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) has signed a contract with Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo for an oceanographic research and fisheries vessel.

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    Chilean salmon producer certified

    2015-12-23T11:32:00Z

    Cultivos Yadran, a Chilean aquaculture company specialised in the cultivation and trading of Atlantic salmon, can now use the Friend of the Sea logo on its products in combination with the GLOBALG.A.P. Number.