World Fishing News – Page 479
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NewsCanadian lobster fishery enters MSC assessment
The Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster trap fishery has entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.
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NewsUK fisheries authority orders new patrol boat
The UK’s Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (KEIFCA) has ordered a 17m GRP Blyth Workcat for use when monitoring fishing activities around the Kent and Essex coasts.
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PANOS gets Friend of the Sea certified
America’s PANOS brands™ has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for its Yankee Clipper anchovies.
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NewsSeafood fraud: France comes out on top
A year-long investigation into fish labelling fraud carried out by researchers from Bloom, Ocean, INSERM and the Museum of Natural History revealed that species substitution in France remains low compared to other European countries.
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NewsScotland leads the way for sustainable aquaculture in Europe
Dr Keri Wallace and Dr Adam Hughes from SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL) explain Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) and its benefits.
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NewsMarel introduces new whitefish processing line
Marel will introduce its new FleXicut water-jet trimming and portioning robot for whitefish at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels in May.
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NewsSlavery continues in Thailand’s fisheries sector
In its latest report, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) reveals new evidence of human trafficking and the routine use of violence in the Thai fishing industry.
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NewsTesco in strife over dirty tuna
The UK’s largest supermarket, Tesco, has come in last place compared to other leading supermarkets in a Greenpeace tuna sustainability league table highlighted by Channel 4’s Fish Fight programme.
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NewsEPA works to protect wild salmon
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is invoking its Clean Water Act authority to look at permanently banning or restricting mine waste disposal into the world’s largest wild salmon fishery.
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First rainbow trout certification
Truchas Belmira S.A.S. has become the world’s first rainbow trout processing plant to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsWhy monitoring makes sense
How has the combination of sound fisheries science and management programmes led to the recovery of some fisheries? Adrian Tatum reports.
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NewsASC salmon now available in Japan
Japan’s largest retailer has become the first store in the country to sell Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified salmon.
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News$75m disaster relief for US fisheries
Six US fisheries that were declared by the Department of Commerce in 2012 and 2013 as “fishery disasters” are to receive US$75m of the 2014 federal budget.
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NewsChilean blue whale conservation
The WWF says that the approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins.
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NewsWWF opens 2014 Smart Gear Competition
WWF is launching the 2014 International Smart Gear Competition this weekend.
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NewsThai fisheries under pressure
David Hayes reports on the challenges that Thai fisheries are currently facing.
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NewsKeeping safe at sea
Jeremy Harrison, CEO of McMurdo Group UK, discusses the Search and Rescue (SAR) infrastructure, COSPAS-SARSAT and the importance of carrying safety equipment.
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First European salmon farms earn BAP certification
Fjardalax ehf’s salmon farm sites in Iceland have become Europe’s first salmon farms to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsSri Lanka stocks first sea cages
Sri Lanka’s very first sea cages have been stocked with Barramundi juveniles by fish farming company Oceanpick.
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NewsBetter management needed for EU seas
Europe’s marine species, habitats and ecosystems continue to be threatened by human impact, and with maritime economic activities forecasted to increase in coming years, better management is needed, says the European Environment Agency (EEA).
