World Fishing News – Page 416
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NewsFarmed seafood misunderstood by US consumers
A large number of US seafood consumers have a negative perception of farmed seafood, according to the preliminary results of Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)-The Fishin’ Company joint survey.
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NewsNew welding robot for bigger freezers
Dybvad Stål Industri (DSI) has installed another fully automated Motoman welding robot, which is one of the largest aluminum welding robots in Denmark.
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MEP launches new fishery certification
UK based fisheries consultancy expert, MacAlister Elliott & Partners Ltd (MEP), has launched a new assessment company to accommodate the growing demand for fisheries and aquaculture certification services.
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New EU-Greenland Protocol
The EU and Greenland have reached an agreement on a new Protocol to implement the EU-Greenland Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
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NewsExtensive refit of Dutch research vessel
Scientific research vessel ‘Tridens’ has been delivered, following an extensive refit at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands.
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NewsMore herring for English fishermen
The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has gained additional quota for fishermen to utilise this year, following the EU December Council.
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Icelandic cod and haddock FoS approved
Cod and haddock from Icelandic seafood company, Sæmark, has gained Friend of the Sea approval.
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NewsITF investigates Thai labour issues
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is investigating commercial fishing vessels landing their catch in Songkhla port, Southern Thailand, as part of what it calls its own investigation into labour rights abuses.
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NewsWorld’s first ASC scallops ready for market
Peru-based AcuaPesca Group is the first bivalve farm to offer Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-certified scallops.
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Seafood Prix d’Elite 2015 finalists
The finalists for this year’s Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition have been chosen and will be showcased during the three-day Seafood Expo Global/ Seafood Processing Global.
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Complying with CFP could prove difficult
Complying with the new EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) rules banning the throwing away of unwanted fish could be harder than it seems, says the UK University of Strathclyde.
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New participating company joins ISSF
Vietnamese tuna company, Foodtech JSC, has become the latest organisation to join the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) as an associate participating company.
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NewsKVH expands broadband network capacity
KVH Industries, Inc. has completed several capacity increases for its mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network to support heightened demand from customers engaged in a wide range of commercial maritime activities around the world, including fishing, offshore oil and gas, and shipping.
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NewsTuna fishery FoS certified
Ensis Fisheries Pvt. Ltd. in the Maldives has achieved Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its handline and pole and line fishery.
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ISSF reveals updated status of stocks
The report compiles the scientific records of the 23 stocks of the major commercial tuna species worldwide - six albacore, four bigeye, four bluefin, five skipjack and four yellowfin stocks - carried out by each of the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs). It uses a colour rating system ...
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NewsWorld’s largest fully protected marine reserve created
Action by the British government to create the world''s largest fully protected marine reserve around the Pitcairn Islands, an overseas territory in the South Pacific Ocean, has been praised by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Geographic Society.
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Artisanal snapper fishery begins MSC assessment
The Nicoya Peninsula artisanal snapper fishery, located in the nearshore waters of the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, has entered the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) full assessment process, becoming the first Central American and snapper fishery to enter the program.
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Potential for increased employment and profits revealed
New research published by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) finds that poor management of European fish stocks and fleet quotas is draining jobs and profits.
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NewsStudy to conserve genetic resources of wild tilapia
Professor George Turner of Bangor University’s School of Biological Sciences is leading a team of researchers aiming to find remaining pure wild stocks of tilapia in Tanzania.
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NewsVenus delivery gets closer
HB Grandi’s new pelagic vessel under construction in Turkey, ‘Venus NS’, is expected to go on sea trials on 22 March.
