World Fishing News – Page 844
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Ready for a flu disaster?
But, small ports just don’t have big city services. However, careful, common sense planning could mean smaller is better – local action by local people for speedy local reaction.Call the dentist!WHO’s 25 action ‘protocols’ are not ready, but officials have talked World Fishing through the drafts so that small ports, ...
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North America
Hurricanes, salmon questions and huge volumes of pollock - With fisheries occurring from Davis Strait between Greenland and Labrador down the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico and up the Pacific Coast from the Mexican border to the Bering Sea, North America’s fishing industry is a mixing pot more ...
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Reversing long term decline
Growing consumer awareness, the association believes, will reduce the market for illegally caught tuna which is supplied mostly by foreign vessels. Discouraging consumption of illegally landed tuna, in turn, will raise demand for legally caught fisheries products landed by Japan’s fishing fleet.JFA’s initiative to target consumers to combat competition from ...
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NewsCompass futures – are there choices?
FOG for clarity?When Fibre-Optic Gyros (FOGs) were introduced in the mid 1990s, it was hoped that this technology, with no moving parts, would result in high accuracy, low prices and zero maintenance as well as more economical operation, rendering regular replacement of gyro spheres, required by conventional gyros, unnecessary.After a ...
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Fishing for answers: the missing questions
The state of fisheries, whether worldwide or in individual areas, has become a fashionable subject of both learned articles in scientific journals and separate publications.
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NewsNew home for the jackass penguin
A dozen jackass penguins have taken up their new residence at Nausicaa, the French National Sea Centre here, reports Peter O’Neill from Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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Lead and cadmium limits
Fresh levels for lead and cadmium in fish and some other marine animals have been agreed by the global expert body, the Codex Alimentarius, which sets guidelines for food safety.
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NewsBluefin tuna fishery ravaged by illegal fishing
Bluefin tuna stocks in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean are being stripped bare by illegal and unscrupulous fishing, and there should be an immediate closure of the fishery, says WWF.
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Norwegian companies join forces
Three Norwegian industrial refrigeration companies have entered into an agreement to join forces. All three companies are well known suppliers to the fishing industry and the new joint venture company will be one of the largest suppliers of industrial refrigeration equipment to the fishing, fish farming and fish processing industries, ...
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NewsMacrae Foods wins ‘Best Product of the Year’
Seafood processor Macrae Food Group has won the prestigious Marks & Spencer ‘Product of the Year’ Award – one of the food industry’s top accolades.
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EU and Kiribati initial new fisheries partnership agreement
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, and Kiribati have initialled a 6-year fisheries partnership agreement (FPA). The new agreement, which provides fishing possibilities exclusively on tuna, will come into force on 16 September 2006.
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Anchovy fisheries in the Bay of Biscay to be closed until the end of the year
The European Commission today (20 July) adopted a Regulation closing the anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay until the end of the year.
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Joe Borg addresses Maritime conference in Turku, Finland
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Mr Joe Borg, took part earlier today (20 July) in the opening session of a conference entitled “Towards a future Maritime Policy for the European Union – A European Vision for the oceans and seas”, which takes place 20-21 July, in Turku, Finland.
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Seafish launch guide to new EU food regulations
The European Commission has recently introduced laws to simplify food safety across the EU. These laws apply throughout the entire food chain including primary producers such as fishermen who will now be classed as "food handlers".
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EC catch proposals for 2007 alarming for Scottish fleet
Scottish fishermen could be in line for another grim year with the first indications now emerging from the EC of recommendations for ‘draconian’ cuts in fishing opportunity and effort control for 2007.
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Outbreak of Bacterial Kidney Disease in UK fish
The presence of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) has been confirmed in a trout farm in Yorkshire and another in Hampshire.
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Bradshaw calls for world action to save deep sea ecosystems
UK Marine and Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw has urged countries around the world to stop destructive fishing practices that damage seamounts and other deep sea environments.
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Technical report: Fishing with a level indicator
WESMAR, Western Marine Electronics, has recently released a technical report on the unique advantages of the level indicator feature on the WESMAR line of trawl sonars. The level indicator feature allows the sonar operator to monitor the trawl net from the sonar screen, watching the angle of the trawl sled ...
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Macduff cat for fish farming
Macduff Shipyards Ltd has recently completed a steel fish farm workboat for Scottish Sea Farms Ltd for its facility in Sand Bixter in Shetland. The “Lonabrak” is a versatile catamaran with a large deck capacity. The overall length of the vessel is 12.44m, the breadth is 6m and the depth ...
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Skandia Trout Export reduces overweight to one gram
By investing in the newest batching technology Skandia has improved utilisation of raw material, namely fresh slaughtered trout, at a much higher speed. The results are more satisfied customers and increased efficiency.
