World Fishing News – Page 750
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NewsInnovative technology for fish production
Aquaculture Technology is the name of an Austrian based company which develops and exports innovative technology for use within fish production, as well as offering various services and consulting in the field of water management, fish farm planning and management, for both fresh- and salt-water species.
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SUBflex SPM Submersible Net Cage System for offshore mariculture
SUBflex Ltd. is an Israeli-based company, which designs and commercialises the Single Point Moored Submersible Net Cage Systems for offshore mariculture.
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New products - new solutions
Galician company ROTOGAL S.L. has launched its new range of products, aimed at the majority of the fishing industry.
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Newly developed fish box tag and RFID gate
Keeping track of fish boxes within the fishing industry has always been a substantial and expensive problem.
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NewsTactics and the new European Parliament
Satu Hassi ,Vice Chair EP Environment Public Health and Food Safety Committee. Credit: TW:EEC PhotosThe core issue is how the EP reflects the interests of fishing community worldwide when it deals with the EU Commission (EC) and Council of Ministers (CoM) in reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.Over three months ...
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NewsArtificial reefs can save the world’s oceans
Lowering an artificial reef into the seaActivities by petroleum companies such as drilling for oil have also been a factor.Now, reports Andrew Martin, a Norwegian company is carrying out trials with an artificial reef concept called SeaCult, which shows great promise in attracting fish and other marine life back to ...
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A deadly combination
"Just abuse or semi-slavery" - news such as this coming from South Africa on the abuse of Vietnamese and Indonesian crews onboard oceanic fishing vessels and previous ones of the labour conditions onboard Scottish and Irish fishing vessels on one hand, and those on the persisting reality of illegal, unreported ...
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Sri Lanka considers surveillance system
Sri Lanka is considering acquiring a surveillance system from Austria''s Frequentis AG to better monitor its Exclusive Economic Zone and fight illegal fishing.
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Contract for world-leading supertrawlers
Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group BMV, signed a contract for delivery of two of the world''s most advanced pelagic trawlers and research vessels to Aqueda Shipping Limited and Mariora Shipping Limited.
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NewsEC discusses phasing out discards
Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime affairs, welcomed the "frank and open discussion" held in the Ministers for Fisheries meeting in Council in Brussels recently, which demonstrated the support of the Council to take courageous steps to have a real and meaningful reform of the Common Fisheries Policy ...
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WWF and GlobalGap partner a course to aquaculture certification
Food standard certifier GLOBALGAP will offer an expansion to its program so aquaculture producers can be certified in one step for implementing practices that help ensure the production of safe food in conjunction with environmentally and socially responsible farming.
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NewsNorway helps endangered eel wriggle from fish nets
Norwegian fisheries regulators in a landmark decision have banned all fishing of the critically endangered European eel starting in 2010 and cut 2009 catch quotas by 80 per cent.
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Secretary of Commerce names 30 to Fishery Management Councils
The Commerce Department has announced the appointment of 30 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils – important partners with NOAA’s Fisheries Service in determining how ocean fisheries are managed.
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Simplification of fisheries rule is a success
The European Commission has presented to Council its Communication on the implementation of the 2006-08 Action Plan for simplifying and improving the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
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Marport awarded contract for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Marport has been awarded a contract valued at approximately C$1 million to supply its SQX-1 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to an international geodetic survey company.
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NewsHavyard Group signs contract for next generation coastal fishing vessel
Havyard Group has signed contract to build a Havyard 515 Purse Seiner for a Norwegian owner.
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NewsNAFC launches new lobster study
The NAFC Marine Centre is launching a new study into the diets of stored lobsters to find out whether storage has an effect on appearance, as well as the weight and quality of flesh.
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Fisheries Council launches pilot project on 'Salmon Strongholds'
The Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (PFRCC) has announced that it will sponsor a pilot project to begin implementing the Salmon Stronghold approach to salmon habitat conservation in Canada.
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New online search tool for sustainable seafood suppliers and buyers
The MSC has launched a new online search tool which allows suppliers of sustainable seafood to be easily found and contacted. The search is at http://cert.msc.org/supplierdirectory.
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NewsNorth Sea Stocks Survey 2009
The NFFO, in collaboration with the North Sea Regional Advisory Council and other Fishermen’s representative bodies, is again running the North Sea Stocks Survey that invites fishermen to contribute their knowledge on the status and trends in stocks subject to TACs.
