World Fishing News – Page 415
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NewsFirst oyster farm ASC certified
The Jersey Oyster Company has become the first oyster farm in the world to meet the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for responsible bivalve aquaculture.
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EU strengthens Mediterranean conservation
A provisional agreement has been reached by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to ensure measures adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) are fully implemented.
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Sea bass recreational catch limits
The European Council’s adopted measures to help sea bass recover will include a limit of three fish per day for recreational fishers.
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Apprentice to expert
The Scottish Salmon Company has unveiled its new competency framework, a comprehensive list of skills and behaviours required for freshwater and marine staff from Apprentice to Expert levels.
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Europêche responds to Pew report
Europêche president Javier Garat has issued a statement in response to The Pew Charitable Trusts’ ‘Turning The Tide’ report and its “misleading” claims.
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Seafood companies improve efficiency
Five Scottish companies have benefitted from taking part in Seafood Scotland’s Innovation and Value Added Support Programme, which has enabled them to become more efficient.
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St Helena opts for Globavista VMS
The Government of St Helena has selected the Globavista Portal integrated web based technology as its Vessel Monitoring System, extending the relationship between the respective parties to nine years in total.
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NewsStudy looks at the value of seagrass
Declining beds of seagrass in the Mediterranean could mean the commercial and recreational fishing industry is losing out on around €190m every year, according to a new report.
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NewsEuropêche appoints Kathryn Stack as MD
Europe’s fishing industry trade body, Europêche, has appointed Kathryn Stack, former senior policy adviser on fisheries policy in the European Parliament, as its new managing director.
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NewsNew manual to help Europe reduce discards
The Environmental Defense Fund has developed a free manual that provides tools to help European fisheries reduce discards.
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NewsUK mackerel exports up, despite Russian ban
UK exports of mackerel rose by 44% between August and December last year, despite an “unjustified” Russian food ban across Europe.
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Aquaculture intensified in Asia
Six countries in Asia are taking the lead to pilot plans to upgrade aquaculture in order to help meet the food security needs of a growing global population.
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Russian salmon enters MSC assessment
The fishery is located in the western part of the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Sea of Okhotsk coast and the lower reaches of six large coastal rivers. The Vityaz-Avto - Delta group was founded in the late 1990s and its Ozernaya river sockeye salmon fishery was the first in ...
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The case to end overfishing
Swift and effective implementation of the European Union’s reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is essential to restoring fish stocks and the viability of fishing communities, says a new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Stricter catfish regulations to be imposed
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has said that stricter regulations on catfish imposed by the US will make it difficult to export catfish and pangasius to the US.
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News‘Fashions for the Future’
Oceana received support from London’s young philanthropists and environmentalists at last week’s ‘Fashions for the Future’ event, which focused on restoring ocean biodiversity and improving global food security.
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NewsInnovative technology recognised
P.T. Bali Seafood and Pelagic Data Systems have been awarded for their innovative technology that has the potential to help small-scale fishers across Asia.
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NewsRussian salmon enters MSC assessment
The Russian VA-Delta Western Kamchatka fishery has entered Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment for fishing operations on stocks of pink salmon, chum salmon and coho salmon.
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ICES suggests MSFD revisions
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is calling on the European Union to change its Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) to consider how humans impact ecosystem functioning.
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NewsHB Grandi’s half billion ISK trip
HB Grandi’s factory trawler ‘Therney RE’ is due to dock in Reykjavík today with an estimated catch of 1,275 tonnes of raw fish, with value of ISK506m.
