World Fishing News – Page 558
-
NewsMarket develops code of practice to keep ahead of hygiene legislation
Billingsgate Market in London, the UK’s largest inland market selling 25,000 tonnes of fish and fish products a year, has instituted a set of formal requirements for improving hygiene and other related issues on its premises.
-
NewsNew CFP philosophy prompts changes to fleet management
September saw the publication of a new report promoting the benefits of implementing a moratorium on catching in 49 over-fished areas, reports Adrian Tatum.
-
NewsWWF welcomes increase in bluefin tuna stock
WWF has welcomed signs of stock increase in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stock as assessed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), but warns that more efforts are still needed.
-
News
AIPCE-CEP FinFish Study 2012 published
The latest version of the AIPCE-CEP FinFish Study, highlighting the activity of the European processing industry and its reliance on imported raw materials, has been made public.
-
News
Seafish presents latest consumer trends
Tomorrow (9 October) in Birmingham more than 150 delegates are expected to attend a one-day consumer insight event, organised by Seafish.
-
News
Nutreco shares in Gisis S.A.
Nutreco has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of the shares in Gisis S.A., the fish feed subsidiary of the Expalsa group.
-
NewsCourt finds activist claims to be malicious
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has come to a decision in the defamation trial brought by Mainstream Canada against an anti-salmon farm activist, believing Mr Don Staniford’s claims to be defamatory.
-
News
Oleosea Omega-3 supplement Friend of the Sea
Swiss company Oleosea''s VitalSea omega-3 supplements have obtained from Friend of the Sea sustainability certification.
-
News
WASSP reaches 500th milestone
Multibeam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd (part of the ENL Group) has reached a milestone by shipping its 500th multibeam sonar system.
-
NewsPX MultiSensor for a variety of sensing functions
Simrad has launched its most sophisticated trawl sensors to date – the Simrad PX MultiSensor, which comes in two versions; Down & Side and Down & Front.
-
NewsHovercran helps reduce bycatch
In cooperation with the Belgian Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), MARELEC has successfully designed and installed its HV1 ‘Hovercran’ electronic fishing gear on multiple shrimp beam trawlers.
-
NewsAquaculture project to fight hunger
The European Union (EU) has launched an international initiative to better understand the role of aquaculture in food security in developing countries.
-
News
Maria Damanaki visits Czech Republic
Today and tomorrow Commissioner Maria Damanaki will visit the Czech Republic to meet the Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Bendl, along with leading representatives of Czech Republic authorities and scientists.
-
News
First Australasian salmon farms certified
Two Mt. Cook Alpine Salmon Ltd. salmon farms located in the Mackenzie Basin area near Twizel, New Zealand, have been Best Aquaculture Practices certified – the fist in Australasia.
-
News
Automatic killing and bleeding trials show promise
Trials carried out by Nofima in 2011 and 2012 to test Australian slaughtering technology (which is currently utilised in Norwegian salmon aquaculture) on fishing vessels have produced extremely promising results.
-
News
New kit to simplify maintenance and reduce costs
SKF has introduced the SKF Marine Condition Monitoring Kit, which includes everything that is needed to carry out reliable, simplified condition monitoring onboard ships and enables ship operators to take a first step towards condition-based maintenance.
-
News
Cummins engine for ‘Patriot’
Oregon fisherman Mike Pettis will be adding another boat to his fishing fleet when it is delivered in the early spring of 2013.
-
NewsSolar powered cold storage for remote communities
PT Contained Energy Indonesia has developed and successfully deployed stand-alone, off-grid, 100% solar-powered cold storage facilities, designed for use in remote communities.
-
NewsUS research vessel sold to fishing company
Tanadgusix Corporation’s (TDX) flag research vessel, ‘Cape Flattery’ has been sold by broker Marcon International Inc, to Seattle based fishing company, US Seafoods.
-
NewsProject to estimate biomass in fish farms
A project to efficiently calculate the total biomass of fish in offshore farms has completed its first stage.
