World Fishing News – Page 588
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Australasian Aquaculture Awards winners
The inaugural Australasian Aquaculture Awards recognised individuals and businesses that apply innovative and sustainable practices that will have lasting impacts on Australasian aquaculture over the next 10 years.
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News‘Celtic Explorer’ sets sail again
The Marine Institute is once again chartering the RV ‘Celtic Explorer’ from the Irish Marine Institute in Galway, for research that will be conducted by MI''s Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research.
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NZ blue whiting fishery MSC certified
The New Zealand Southern blue whiting trawl fishery has been certified as sustainable against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for a sustainable and well managed fishery.
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Damanaki presents CFP reform in Estonia
Maria Damanaki, will be in Tallin, Estonia, today to discuss the ongoing reform of the Common Fisheries Policy with the Estonian government.
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NewsIntroducing TS-II Turbo
Samson, developer and manufacturer of high-performance synthetic rope, has introduced its new trawl warp line, TS-II Turbo.
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NewsFish not contaminated by gas leak
There is no hydrocarbon contamination in fish samples chemically analysed from close to TOTAL’s Elgin platform gas leak in the North Sea.
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NewsGLOBALG.A.P.’s new traceability code
GLOBALG.A.P. has developed a new branded traceability code, which it hopes will appeal to younger consumers and meet growing seafood buyer’s demands.
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NewsBrussels celebrates certified fisheries
Three MSC certified fisheries were celebrated in Brussels last week during the European Seafood Exposition.
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NewsA smart solution to be part of
The most recent research shows that the seabird deaths as a result of longline fishing has been severely underestimated, says Hans Jusseit, managing director of Oceansmart, a company providing smarter, environmentally safe solutions for the global fishing industry and environment.
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NewsGroup resumes Alaska salmon certification
A Seattle based fishing organisation will resume certification of the Alaska salmon fishery under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fisheries.
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Icelandic Group awarded MSC certification for cod and haddock
Icelandic Group PLC has achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification for all its cod and haddock originating from Iceland.
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NewsDenmark: 100% certified mussel exports
The Vilsund Blue Limfjord rope-grown mussel fishery has secured MSC certification, meaning that 100% of Danish mussel exports are now eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel.
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US North Atlantic swordfish fishery enters full assessment for MSC certification
Day Boat Seafood LLC of Lake Park, Florida has entered the US North Atlantic swordfish longline and buoy gear fishery into full Marine Stewardship Council assessment.
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Closure of the Mauritania pelagic fishery
The European Commission has decided to close the pelagic fishery to EU vessels in the waters of Mauritania, as the annual EU quota set at 252,654 tonnes is nearly exhausted.
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NewsIOTC: Towards sustainable fishing
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the RFMO responsible for managing tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean, concluded its annual plenary session last week in Australia.
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SSMG wins first order from Middle East
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has won its first export order from the Middle East.
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New trawl to reduce discards
A European scientific fisheries and technical committee has approved an innovative new trawl design developed by the Scottish fishing industry for reducing discards.
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NewsFishy goings on in Canada
There are concerns over the “cozy relationship” between the Novia Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NSDFA) and the aquaculture industry over a review process underway for new industrial salmon farms in Jordan Bay.
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Scots welcome support for sanctions
The Scottish fishing industry has welcomed the unanimous vote by the European Parliament Fisheries Committee in support of trade sanctions against countries that engage in unsustainable fishing practices.
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Minister calls for radical change to CFP
UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon will call for countries in Europe to be given more say in the way their fisheries are managed, when he attends the EU Fisheries Council in Luxembourg today.
