World Fishing News – Page 379
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NewsTV star’s fresh fish delivery service
Jimmy Buchan, star of the BBC’s Trawlermen, has joined forces with Aberdeen-based Thistle Couriers, to bring ‘Skipper’s Choice’ fresh fish selection boxes to the doorsteps of local customers in Aberdeenshire in Scotland and beyond.
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Bridon agrees £3m of major vessel supply deals
Wire and fibre rope manufacturer, Bridon, has agreed a number of major new vessel supply deals in Asia and the North Atlantic totalling more than £3m over the last 18-24 months.
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New smokery opens at Milford Fish Docks
Dragon Fish is opening its new smokery in brand new premises at Milford Fish Docks in Wales later this month, and for the first time in decades fresh fish landed in Milford Haven will be smoked commercially on the docks.
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NewsSeafood packing system delivers benefits
A new seafood packing system has been introduced that provides important logistical and sustainability benefits compared to more traditional packs.
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NewsA year of stability in the UK, but for how long?
The UK’s leading seafood authority, Seafish, has released a report on the state of the UK fishing fleet, but there are many challenges ahead, as Adrian Tatum finds out.
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ISF Icelandic ling first to be MSC certified
Iceland Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) has added Icelandic ling to its growing list of MSC certified fisheries, becoming the first ling fishery in the world to be MSC certified.
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NewsSanford offers to stop fishing in Hauraki Gulf
New Zealand''s Sanford, one of the largest fishers in the Hauraki Gulf, has said it is prepared to stop fishing in the area if all fishers record and report what they are catching.
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NewsUndulate ray quota set for English vessels
The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has set a catch limit of 26 tonnes for undulate rays.
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NewsMarel to supply new salmon plant
Bakkafrost has signed a deal with Marel for equipping the portioning and value-added production (VAP) sections of its new salmon factory in the Faroe Islands.
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NewsAtlantic and North Sea TACs proposed
The European Commission has proposed fish quotas for 2016 for the Atlantic and the North Sea, which includes maintaining or increasing quotas for 35 stocks and reducing catches for 28 stocks, based on scientific advice.
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NewsASC seeks feedback on operational review
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is inviting public feedback on new papers outlining recommendations to improve its Salmon and Tilapia standards.
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NewsEels caught in illegal French trade
A British eel expert has said that hundreds of millions of young eels are at the heart of an illegal and growing French export trade.
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NewsUK trawl gear technology courses 2016
UK authority Seafish will be running a series of trawl gear training courses at the Sintef Flume Tank in Hirtshals in 2016.
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NewsNew app technology reinvents data collection
SuccorfishM2M has launched a new app that allows fishermen to collect data and provide accurate up to date fisheries evidence.
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NewsObama signs IUU Fishing Enforcement Act
President Obama has signed into law the ‘Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act’, H.R. 774.
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JBT and BAADER sign cooperation agreement
JBT Corporation and The BAADER Group have announced a cooperation agreement.
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NewsCall for papers released for 6th Offshore Mariculture Conference – deadline for return 27 November 2015
Abstracts are invited for the programme which will benefit fish farmers and those looking to grow their offshore farming or high energy site business, or for those looking towards moving their operations to offshore.
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Investment package for Croatia
The European Commission has adopted a €348.5m investment package for the Croatian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors, for the period 2014-2020.
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NewsSalmon puberty gene discovered
Researchers have discovered that a specific gene plays an important role in determining mature salmon size and the decision to return to spawn, which may help maintain sustainable salmon populations in future.
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NewsIncreased sales during Seafood Week
The Co-operative Food has seen a significant spike in seafood sales and attributes the success to the return of Seafood Week which took place last month.
