World Fishing News – Page 591
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NewsReady for launch
Beginning 1 January 2013, new emissions regulations will apply to John Deere PoweTech 4.5L and 6.8L marine diesel engines in North America.
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NewsGreenpeace launched tuna iPhone app
Greenpeace Australia has launched its Canned Tuna Guide iPhone app, that sits within the Australian Marine Conservation Society’s (AMCS) Sustainable Seafood Guide app.
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Department of Justice enters consent decree with California seafood processor
California seafood importer and processor Yamaya USA has agreed to a consent decree with the FDA that prevents the company from manufacturing or distributing fish or fish products.
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NewsNew Rolls-Royce fish transporter
Rolls-Royce has won its first order with Norway’s Sølvtrans AS for a new fuel efficient vessel designed specifically for transporting live fish.
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NewsSRS Frigadon completes Grimsby Fish Market installation
In early 2012, SRS Frigadon Ltd completed a brand new refrigeration installation at the world famous Grimsby Fish Market.
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NewsFirst approval for Iridium Extreme® docking station
Beam Communications Pty Ltd has received certification by Iridium Communications Inc. for use of Beam’s LiteDOCK docking station for the Iridium Extreme® satellite phone.
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First BAP two-star salmon operation
Certification of the Northern Harvest Sea Farm processing plant in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada, has established Northern Harvest as the Best Aquaculture Practices program''s first ‘two-star’ salmon operation.
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NewsUseful by-products from king crab
King crab tails are a little utilised resource, but a study has shown that boiled, peeled crab tails taste great and may be an ideal product for markets including restaurants.
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Fish samples pass taste test
Scottish scientists have been ‘taste testing’ fish collected from close to the Elgin platform, and have concluded that no taint of hydrocarbons has been found in the samples.
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NewsSustainable to the core
Alaska leads the way through the unparalleled management of its rich fisheries resources
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SIMBA software provides traceability
Dynamic Systems, Inc. has announced the release of SIMBA Lite 2012, which is designed to provide fresh food processors the ability to process, label and track their products from “field or dock to customer”.
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NewsFish thrive around Danish wind farm
The first Danish study into how one of the world’s largest wind farms affects marine life has shown that wind turbines and fish live quite happily together, with some species of fish actually increasing in number.
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NewsWorldwide overfishing continues
Overfishing has brought about many challenges to the European fishing industry (see World Fishing & Aquaculture April 2012), but in the rest of the world those challenges are just as prominent and in many respects resolving them is even more urgent, writes Adrian Tatum. African waters, for example, have long ...
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Echotec HD sonar solves the resolution issue
Northstar Electronics, Inc, which previously signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Echotec Sonar, is announcing improvements in Echotec''s sonar image quality.
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NewsNew aquaculture workboat from Alnmaritec
Specialist aluminium boat builder Alnmaritec has announced the completion of ‘Shelagh Jane’ a new aquaculture workboat for service on a fish farm on the West Coast of Scotland.
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NewsUK trial dramatically reduces discards
Fishermen have radically cut the amount of fish they discard following the success of the UK Government’s ‘Catch Quota’ trials, Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon has announced.
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NewsLeap in salmon value to Scottish economy
The economic value of Scottish salmon farming leapt to an all-time high last year as confidence in the sector continues to grow, according to a new report.
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NewsAustralian food sector dishes up results
The total value of Australian farm and fisheries food production increased by 17% in 2010-11, a new government publication has revealed.
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NewsRobertson nets Marine Harvest contract
An £8 million contract to build a major new smolt facility for Marine Harvest has been awarded to the infrastructure, support services and construction group Robertson.
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New arrangements for licence variations
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is changing the way it notifies licence holders or nominees about variations to any part of their fishing vessel licence.
