World Fishing News – Page 424

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    Funding available for Scotland’s processing industry

    2015-02-10T14:27:00Z

    The Scottish Seafood Partnership is launching a new fish technology and innovation project to help Scotland’s processing industry to increase their offering of added value products, whilst also reducing the costs of production and route to market.

  • The RFS scheme was created so that so seafood buyers can be confident that they are sourcing responsibly harvested products
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    Responsible fishing standards

    2015-02-09T14:31:00Z

    New standards underpinning the Seafish Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) have been unanimously signed off by the board widening the scope of the scheme to include new social responsibility requirements.

  • The SeaBird Saver emits a laser beam to keep birds away
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    SeaBird Saver wins award

    2015-02-09T11:49:00Z

    Mustad and SaveWave’s SeaBird Saver has won the 2014 WWF Smart Gear competition Tuna Bycatch Reduction Prize.

  • The 60m freezer longliner will be delivered at the end of 2015
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    Longliner for Cap Bourbon

    2015-02-09T11:33:00Z

    A 60m freezer longliner will be delivered to Cap Bourbon at the end of this year.

  • Senator Richard Colbeck: “Australia’s fisheries are world class and sustainably managed and we will continue to make any decisions regarding Australian fisheries based on sound science"
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    Science update for Oz pelagic fishery

    2015-02-09T11:14:00Z

    New science for the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) has been released, which will help determine the total allowable catch limit for the 2015-16 seasons.

  • Hy-Vee is aiming to sell 100% responsibly sourced fresh and private label frozen seafood by the end of 2015
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    Hy-Vee meets sustainability goal

    2015-02-06T17:05:00Z

    US-based supermarket chain, Hy-Vee Inc., is committing to providing responsibly sourced and traceable seafood for the second year in a row.

  • The QuadPyre RT-NASBA sensor is able to test seafood samples using real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification. Photo: University of South Florida
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    Hand-held device to fight seafood fraud

    2015-02-05T17:02:00Z

    A new handheld device developed by the University of South Florida is set to help beat seafood labelling fraud – a problem causing US fishermen and consumers an estimated US$25bn a year.

  • Professor Douglas Tocher: "Fish oil is a finite and limited resource and because the aquaculture industry is constantly expanding sustainability is vital"
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    Using plants to produce fish feed

    2015-02-05T16:47:00Z

    Scotland’s University of Stirling is using genetically modified plants to replace fish oil in fish feeds with the aim of preserving wild fish stocks and maintaining nutritional value of farmed fish for humans.

  • News

    Safety device gains European approval

    2015-02-05T15:38:00Z

    UK marine communication and safety specialist Ocean Signal has announced the receipt of European certification approval for its rescueME MOB1, which confirms all the relevant requirements have been satisfied for a life-saving product.

  • A whole marine farming system was suggested by the AKVA Group. Credit: AKVA Group, www.akvagroup.com
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    Marine farming and artificial islands

    2015-02-05T11:44:00Z

    Last January I went to a conference, which took place at the University of Haifa, Israel. It was dedicated to examining the option of artificial islands (‘artlands’) in an Israeli context.

  • News

    Processors cheating at the request of customers

    2015-02-05T10:57:00Z

    On the last day of 2014, the Vietnamese government announced that it was delaying the implementation of Decree No 36 until next year, following a petition by pangasius processors.

  • The revised CFP still presents a huge challenge to fishing communities around Europe
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    Implementing the CFP

    2015-02-05T10:29:00Z

    Adrian Tatum reports on the implementation of the CFP, over a year on from its conception.

  • The new injectable acoustic fish tag is set to make tracking fish and understanding how they swim through hydroelectric dams easier
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    Fish tagging develops in Pacific Northwest

    2015-02-04T15:38:00Z

    Tracking fish and understanding how they swim through hydroelectric dams is set to get easier thanks to a new injectable acoustic fish tag.

  • Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
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    Q&A with Karmenu Vella

    2015-02-04T15:36:00Z

    In an exclusive interview with Jason Holland for World Fishing & Aquaculture, Karmenu Vella, the new EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs & Fisheries, discusses enforcement of the Common Fisheries Policy, the benefits of boosting EU aquaculture and much more.

  • RV Endeavour will be under an 18 day charter to the Government of the Netherlands organisations Rijkswater (RWS) and the Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES) Photo: RHaworth/Wiki CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Netherlands bottom trawl survey

    2015-02-04T13:08:00Z

    The UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) 74m research vessel RV Endeavour has been mobilised to perform Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) operations in the North Sea under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

  • The Akvasmart Digital CAP system
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    AKVA launches new digital communication system

    2015-02-04T12:08:00Z

    AKVA group has launched Akvasmart Digital CAP (Cage Access Point) - a new digital wireless communication system that links fish farm cages to the feed barge.

  • Carson Roper (left) signed the MoU on behalf of GAA along with Dr Vo Hung Dung, vice chairman and general secretary of VNPA
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    GAA signs MoU with VNPA

    2015-02-04T11:42:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Viet Nam Pangasius Association (VNPA).

  • Highly unusual algal blooms this winter have resulted in a severe crisis in the south-western Irish mussel production sector. Credit: IFA
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    Irish minister urged to help mussel farmers

    2015-02-04T11:17:00Z

    The Irish Shellfish Association has put a strong case to Minister Simon Coveney outlining the severe crisis in the mussel production sector in west Cork and Kerry as a result of highly unusual algal blooms this winter.

  • News

    Seafish head to global Seafood Summit

    2015-02-04T10:33:00Z

    UK authority, Seafish, will play a key role at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in New Orleans to talk about the issues surrounding responsible sourcing and ethics in the seafood supply chain.

  • News

    King mackerel fishery closes 5 Feb

    2015-02-04T09:42:00Z

    The southern subzone of the Gulf of Mexico will be closed to commercial hook-and-line fishing for king mackerel from 12:01am on 5 February 2015, as the commercial quota of 551,448 pounds for this subzone has be reached.