World Fishing News – Page 482
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NewsA stormy time for UK fishermen
UK fishermen are taking a battering by the country''s “exceptional” winter, which according to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is affecting around 4,000 fishermen with losses running into millions of pounds.
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NewsSablefish launches in Europe
Sablefish Canada Inc is launching its acclaimed Kyuquot Sound Black Cod into restaurants and high-end retail in Europe.
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NewsJean-Christophe Novelli to judge seafood competition
TV chef Jean Christophe Novelli has been announced as the judge of the final of the UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year Competition
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Oil and gas exploitation fears
Oceana, the international ocean protection organisation, has warned that nearly 12 of the 26m hectares of Spanish Mediterranean waters are under threat from oil and gas exploration.
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NewsHB Grandi groundfish landing at Akranes
HB Grandi’s Akranes factory began processing fish landed by fresher trawler ‘Sturlaugur H Bödvarsson’ this week - the first groundfish landed by an HB Grandi vessel at Akranes for six years.
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NewsLondon’s first certified sustainable chippy
London Fish & Chips in Covent Garden has become the first traditional fish and chip shop in the capital to become MSC certified, now displaying the blue ecolabel on its menus.
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NewsNew fish farm approved for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) has approved a Senura Aquaculture Lanka (Pvt) Ltd project to build a new fish farm in Chilaw, Sri Lanka.
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First Marine Harvest farms ASC-certified
Marine Harvest has announced that its first two farms have been ASC-certified - Tarmvikodden and Buksevika in Vest-Agder County, Norway.
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Boost for Tasmanian aquaculture
The Australian Government has announced that $3.5 million in funding has been secured for the Huon Aquaculture Value Added Processing Facility project, as part of the Tasmanian Jobs and Growth Plan
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Funding for BC salmon farmers
The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) is to receive $21,000 from the Canadian Government to review global practices and improve fish farming in British Columbia.
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NewsHigh Liner Foods achieves sustainability goal
Nova Scotia-based High Liner Goods Incorporated achieved 99% of its goal to source all its seafood from “certified sustainable or responsible” fisheries and aquaculture by the end of 2013.
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Maryland introduces fraud bill
The Maryland Seafood Authenticity and Enforcement Act has been introduced to provide Maryland residents with more information about the seafood they purchase.
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Why Icefish 2014 will be a sell out
“We sold all the machinery we had for sale - and more! I think Eimskip will need to buy a new freighter to move all the equipment we've sold! ” Jóhann Ólafur Ársælsson, Manager, Ásafl ehf “As organiser of the Norwegian pavilion we are highly satisfied with IFE. ...
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Outstanding Icelandic Skipper Award sponsored by Vónin
It is in Vónin's genes to think innovation. As early as in 1977 Vónin built the first privately owned test tank for testing model trawls. These early thoughts on developing existing and new trawls has resulted that innovation has become a integrated part of Vónin's staff. Today Vónin ...
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VIP delegations to be expanded for 2014
Mercator Media, the organisers of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, are looking to expand on the number of international VIP delegates brought into the 2014 Exhibition. Building on the success of the delegations brought into the 2011 event, Mercator Media will work with exhibitors and major Icelandic organisations to ensure ...
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NewsTwo thirds of fish to come from aquaculture by 2030
A new report predicts that aquaculture will provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030, as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases.
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NewsEnglish and Welsh fishermen to receive PFDs
Ocean Safety has signed an agreement with Seafish to supply an initial 300 Mullion Compact personal flotation devices (PFDs) to commercial fishermen in England and Wales.
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NewsFriend of the Sea TV campaign reaches millions
Friend of the Sea (FOS) has launched a TV campaign in Italy and Switzerland to introduce viewers to FOS certification, highlighting companies engaging in environmental conservation and social accountability.
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NewsEC works to ‘diversify’ aquaculture
The European Commission (EC) has begun a five-year long project, ‘Diversify’, to identify a number of new and emerging finfish species that have the potential to expand the EU aquaculture industry.
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NewsUnderwater winch package for research ship
Denmark headquartered MacArtney has supplied a major consignment of high performance oceanographic winches to JAMSTEC, the Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth-Science and Technology.
