World Fishing News – Page 501
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NewsEnergy efficiency for factory upgrade
ACE Refrigeration has installed new state of the art energy efficient equipment, the first of its kind in the UK, as part of a major refrigeration contract with one of Scotland’s best known seafood companies, Associated Seafoods.
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Icelandic growth
A study by the Iceland Ocean Cluster has found that advanced marine processing and biotechnology are the sub-sectors of the Icelandic fishing industry that are growing fastest.
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NewsBoosting tuna farming in the Solomons
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has lent $US10m to SolTuna Ltd in the Solomon Islands to help the nation retain a greater share of its tuna revenues.
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NewsCerulean ready to fish
Alan Haig-Brown caught up with Captain Josh Trosvig at the beginning of October as he was onboard his new longliner ‘Cerulean’, after leaving Alaska for fishing grounds in the Aleutian Island chain to the west of Dutch Harbor.
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NewsTraceability from Trackwell
Although, in most cases, electronic logbooks are used solely as a mandatory reporting system for the fishing authorities, it is also possible to use the e-Logbook as a base for additional collection of information for the benefit of fishing companies.
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NewsNew Notus Trawl Door Height Sensor
Notus Electronics Ltd has developed a new Trawl Door Height Sensor, in response to the increase in the use of semi pelagic doors for bottom trawls.
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NewsMarine Harvest milestone
Marine Harvest has reached a milestone in its acquisition of Morpol as the EU Commission approves its transaction.
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Potential consequences of a discards ban
Alan Coghill, president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, will warn guests attending the SFF’s annual dinner in Edinburgh of the serious consequences a discards ban could have on fishing communities.
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NewsAlgal bloom forecast system to aid aquaculture industry
The first harmful algal bloom forecasting system could prevent fish deaths and prolonged closures of aquaculture areas due to toxic HAB events.
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Abalone export approval
South Australia’s abalone industry is set to benefit from a five-year extension to the fishery’s export approval.
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NewsRevolutionary trawl unveiled in New Zealand
A new trawl that has been described as “revolutionary” has been revealed by scientists and three fishing companies in New Zealand.
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State of the oceans
The latest UN Climate Change assessment shows the depth that the ocean is suffering with the effects of increased levels of carbon dioxide from climate change.
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NewsRussia’s big plans
Russia plans to significantly increase its presence in the world’s oceans and to increase the volume of catch outside its territorial waters, according to an official statement of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. Eugene Gerden reports.
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High Liner acquisition
Value-added frozen seafood company, High Liner Foods, has acquired the principal assets and operations of American Pride Seafoods from American Seafoods Group, for $34.5 million.
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NewsNew SFF website highlights the truth
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has launched a new website in a bid to counter the “inaccurate” and negative portrayal of the Scottish fishing industry.
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NAFO meeting outcomes
At the 35th annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), measures were announced to improve the quality of catch data that the organisation collects, along with expanding areas closed to bottom fishing.
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NewsIceFish 2014 set to be a sell out
With a full year to go, the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition is already looking to be a sell out!
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NewsBumble Bee and WFF team up
Bumble Bee Foods and WWF have teamed up to educate consumers of the importance of seafood and ocean conservation.
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Seafish guides shellfish harvesters
Seafish has published a risk assessment best practice guidance document to help live bivalve mollusc harvesters make informed active management decisions.
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NewsSuccessful summer for HB Grandi
Icelandic fishing company, HB Grandi, is reeling from a successful summer which saw its freezer trawlers catch 6,440 tonnes of mackerel.
