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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Marine Harvest Pursues Net Gains in ScotlandSCOTLAND, UK - Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed Marine Harvest’s plan to invest around £80 million to grow its business and support jobs in rural...
Seafood Scotland CEO Moving to New Role Within SeafishUK - The Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland, Libby Woodhatch, is to move to a new role in Seafish as their newly created Head of Advocacy.
Port Lincoln to Receive Bulk of A$700,000 for Tuna ResearchAUSTRALIA - Port Lincoln will win the bulk of a A$700,000 investment into Southern Bluefin Tuna research in the Federal Budget.
P13M for Fishery, Agriculture Projects in BasilanPHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture is allotting P13 million for various agriculture and fishery projects, equipment and inputs to further spur the productivity...
First Oyster Fishery Obtains MSC CertificationDENMARK - Denmark’s Limfjord oyster dredge fishery has become the first oyster fishery in the world to be granted MSC certification. This new addition adds yet...
Male Fish Breeding Course to Improve Quality, SupplyKENYA - The Ministry of Fisheries Development has established an ambitious programme to train fish farmers on how to breed male fish with the aim of improving quality...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Fisheries Council Debates Maximum Sustainable Yield, Maritime FundEU - At the EU Agriculture and Fisheries council yesterday (14 May) ministers debated the environmental aspects of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the European...
Waterjet Cutting of Fish Under X-Ray GuidanceICELAND - Trimming and portioning of fish fillets is much faster, the yield higher and the value of the prepared fish greater using a new, X-ray guided cutting machine...
Fight to Protect Vulnerable Scottish CommunitiesSCOTLAND, UK - The forthcoming European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) must continue to support Scotland's most vulnerable fishing and rural communities Fisheries...
Regions Receive Tra Breeder Fish to Boost Stock QualityVIET NAM - The Research Institute for Aquaculture has handed over 101,000 mature tra breeder fish to eight Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces and Can Tho city as...
Norway and Japan Discuss Seafood PoliticsNORWAY and JAPAN - Norwegien State Secretary Kristine Gramstad discussed the politics of seafood with the Japenese Senior Vice Minister Tsukasa Iwamoto during her...
National Aquaculture Development Plan UnveiledGHANA - Ghana’s National Aquaculture Development Plan has been unveiled with the aim of providing the capacity for fish farmers to increase production. The plan,...
Minister Achieves Breakthrough in Preventing Privatisation of Fish QuotasIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney at the EU Fisheries Council welcomed the Danish Presidency proposal which allows each...
Monday, May 14, 2012
OCEAN2012: Consumers Paying for Fish Many Times OverUK - Environmental coalition OCEAN2012 has criticised excessive EU fishing subsidies ahead of an EU Fisheries Council Meeting to be held in Brussels this week. Ministers...
Meriden Announces Global Aqua Sales ManagerGLOBAL - Meriden has announced that Maarten Jay van Schoonhoven has joined the team as Global Aqua Sales Manager. The move follows Meriden becoming part of the...
IFA Says Aquaculture Grant Aid Scheme of No Use to Most FarmersIRELAND - Responding to the publically advertised announcement this week by BIM of the opening of a capital grant aid scheme which aims to improve technical, quality...
Thai Union Group Earnings Soar in Q1THAILAND - Thai Union Group announced its 2012's first-quarter results with net profit recorded at Baht 1,467 million, equivalent to a 95 per cent year-on-year growth....
Bianfishco Back in BusinessVIET NAM - Debt-ridden Binh An Seafood Joint Stock Co (Bianfishco) has resumed operations after closing in February with VN D1.5 trillion (US$73.2 million) in debt...
Success in Fight Against Illegal Fishing in Barents SeaNORWAY - For the third consecutive year, cod and haddock populations in the Barents Sea have improved, showing a decrease in illegal fishing.
EU Aquaculture Needs Regulation not Strangulation, MEP saysEU - Addressing a large audience in the Sala Schloss Mondsee, Salzburg, Austria, on Friday 11 May, Scottish Conservative Euro MP Struan Stevenson, highlighted the...
Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance?US - Two US congrtessmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal...
Leading Figures at Lossie Seafoods RetireSCOTLAND, UK - Two leading figures in the Scottish seafood processing industry have retired after successfully steering Lossie Seafoods in Buckie to its current...
Slight Drop in Chinese Farm Produce PricesCHINA - The prices of major farm produce monitored by MOFCOM saw a slight drop last week (30 April - 6 May) and that of materials for production fell in three consecutive...
Friday, May 11, 2012
New Organic Standard Released for Canadian Farmed SeafoodCANADA - With the release of the Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard on 10 May, Canadian consumers will now have the opportunity to choose certified organic farmed...
International Seafood Summit: Seafood Champion Nominations Open Nominations are open for the 2012 Seafood Champion Awards, an accolade recognising those making significant progress toward sustainability in the seafood indust...
Minister Warns Companies not to Rely on Total Allowable CatchNAMIBIA - The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernard Esau, has urged fishing companies to venture into supplementary businesses in order to sustain...
Gozitan Fish Landings Down 64.1 Per Cent in Q1GOZO, MALTA - Fish landings in the first quarter of 2012 amounted to 129,417 kilograms, a drop of 31.2 per cent over the comparative period last year.
BFAR to Launch Fish Hatchery in Agusan del Sur PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will soon launch a municipal fish hatchery in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur.
Strengthening Partnerships: MSC Five Year Plan GLOBAL - The Marine Stewardship Council, created to improve the health of the world's oceans by building markets for sustainable seafood, has released its new strategic...
Farm Health and Safety Research Investments AnalysedAUSTRALIA - The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) has released a report into the value of investments in the national Farming and Fishing...
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