World Fishing News – Page 487
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NewsCooling system nets 25% energy saving
Investing in a high efficiency cooling system from Star Refrigeration has resulted in a 25% energy saving for a Scottish seafood processor.
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NewsX-ray inspection for frozen scallops
French seafood packer, Packopale, has installed an Ishida X-ray inspection system to monitor frozen scallops before they enter the packing process.
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Haikui Seafood to build new processing factory
The Chinese subsidiary of Haikui Seafood AG is planning to build a new seafood processing factory in the Dongshan Marine Biotechnology Industrial Park, Dongshan Island, Fujian Province.
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NewsCod-tagging project to protect local cod
Scientists and fishermen in Massachusetts are working together to gather data about cod behaviour, to better protect local cod during spawning season.
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NewsO’Scannlain takes over as NFI chairman
Fortune Fish & Gourmet president & CEO Sean O’Scannlain has been announced as the new chairman of the USA’s National Fisheries Institute (NFI).
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NewsShrimp shell research grant awarded
Canada’s Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development at the Marine Institute will receive $100,000 from the Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program to continue research into extracting chitin from shrimp shells.
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NewsProject to reduce the number of seabirds caught in fishing wires
Australia’s South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association Limited (SETFIA) is to receive a government grant of up to $356,840 for a project to reduce the number of seabirds caught by wires on trawl fishing vessels.
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NewsNZ shark fin ban confirmed
New Zealand’s government has confirmed a ban on shark finning, with the first tranche of sharks included in the ban taking affect from 1 October 2014.
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NewsComplex supply chains leave industry open to fraud
Last year’s horsemeat scandal in the UK illustrated the ease with which criminals could target the food industry and make huge profits as they did so.
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NewsNew appointments for NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a new commanding officer at the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic.
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NewsUSA: Count the fish and let them go
Menakhem Ben-Yami looks into an American fish counting project
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NewsFreshwater fish will become more important in aquaculture
World Fishing & Aquaculture interviews Norwegian modern fish farming pioneer, Bjørn Myrseth to discover what he believes the future holds for the fast growing industry.
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NewsFishermen rescued
The crew of the San Diego-based Coast Guard Cutter ‘Boutwell’ rescued four fishermen on 6 January after their disabled fishing vessel had been adrift off the coast of Panama for 14 days.
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NewsNOAA: Fish farms can be sustainable
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) says that its new report reveals specific types of fish can be farmed with minimal or no harm to the coastal ocean environment.
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NewsRare species saved from extinction?
Aquarists at ZSL London Zoo says that the worldwide appeal to find a female mate for a critically-endangered fish species has been successful after a small population was found in remote Madagascar.
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NewsComment: Fisheries and the Green lobby – what’s the real catch?
Kathryn Stack, Senior Political Advisor to Struan Stevenson MEP, Senior Vice-President of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee, writes on the influence of the Green lobby/NGOs in EU fisheries policy decision making.
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NewsNew poll shows consumer support for Alaska seafood
Following this week’s pledge to take action against Walmart regarding its seafood sourcing policy, Alaska Salmon Now has released findings from a new poll of US consumers.
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Alaska Marine Lines buys energy efficient reefers
Alaska Marine Lines is purchasing 200 of the most energy efficient refrigerated units in the world.
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NewsSenator urges Walmart to reconsider
U.S. Senator Mark Begich has written to the president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Doug McMillon, asking the company to reconsider its decision to stop buying Alaska salmon products that are not certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.
