ISSF, Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna to Promote Sustainable Tuna Fisheries30 Aug 2016US - The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and the Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna (PAST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for promot…
Norwegian Government Approves Lery Acquisition of Havfisk, Norway Seafoods26 Aug 2016NORWAY - The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has approved Lery Seafood Group's acquisition of shares in Havfisk and Norway Seafoods.
Promising trials to prevent haddock by-catch25 Aug 2016In order to help fishermen in south west England avoid catching haddock, Seafish has carried out promising trials of innovative low headline trawl gear.
Weekly Overview: Chilean Government to Certify Farms that are Antibiotic Free23 Aug 2016GLOBAL - Following on from last week's news that salmon farming companies in Chile were joining together to reduce antibiotic use, this week the Chilean National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Ser…
New Collaboration Looks to Develop Whitefish Pricing System22 Aug 2016NORWAY - Nofima is cooperating with the fishing industry to help make it possible to design a new pricing system in the primary market for whitefish.
Nippon to Begin Selling Fully Farmed Bluefin Tuna18 Aug 2016JAPAN - Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. is to begin selling bluefin tuna farmed from egg to adulthood after developing a way to mass produce the fish.
Vietnam's Seafood Exports Continue to Grow Despite Challenges17 Aug 2016VIETNAM - Despite problems with drought and salinity in the first half of 2016, Vietnams seafood export turnover in the second quarter of 2016 registered growth of 2.1 per cent after the advance of 6.…
Crude Oil Found to Causes Deformities in Haddock17 Aug 2016NORWAY - An international research team has found that even brief exposure of Atlantic haddock eggs to low concentrations of dispersed crude oil can cause severe and usually deadly deformities in the …
Canned Tuna Market Remained Dormant in 201517 Aug 2016GLOBAL - The canned tuna market remained dormant in 2015, though raw material prices were at a six year low, reveals FAO Globefish.
High Seafood Prices Support Thai Union Record High Sales09 Aug 2016THAILAND - Strong sales growth, higher Skipjack tuna prices and an increase in salmon raw material prices have all helped contribute to record high sales for the Thai Union Group.
New Fisheries Information System to Improve Tuna Traceability09 Aug 2016MALDIVES - A new online Fisheries Information System has been launched to monitor catch logbooks, fish purchase information, fishing vessel licence information and catch certificates in the Maldives t…
Norwegian Seafood Export Value Continues to Grow05 Aug 2016NORWAY - Norway exported seafood worth NOK 6.6 billion in July. This is an increase of 15 per cent or NOK 882 million compared with July 2015. So far this year, seafood exports have totalled NOK 49.2 …
Poland Expands Salmon, Herring, Cod Exports02 Aug 2016POLAND - From January to May 2016, Polish fish industry players managed to increase their export sales of salmon, herring and cod, according to the latest available figures from the state-run Institut…
Oil Pollution a Threat to Haddock02 Aug 2016NORWAY - Haddock is an important fish species that has its most important spawning ground in and around Norways northern Lofoten archipelago, where oil production is being planned. However, research n…
Weekly Overview: Sustainability Concerns Mean Tesco Stops Selling Some Canned Tuna02 Aug 2016GLOBAL - UK supermarket Tesco has announced that it is to stop selling some of the John West canned tuna range due to sustainability issues.
Cash Injection for Massive Expansion of Halibut Farming Project29 Jul 2016NORWAY - A Norwegian fish farm that is developing methods to produce farmed Atlantic halibut is set for a massive expansion in production thanks to a fresh injection of cash.
Tesco to Remove Some John West Canned Tuna from Shelves28 Jul 2016UK - Tesco has announced that it is to stop selling some of the John West canned tuna range due to sustainability issues.
Overfishing Not Solely to Blame for New England Cod Collapse28 Jul 2016US - Overfishing is a known culprit of the decline of Atlantic cod off the coast of New England but now, a new study co-authored by researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Columbia University has found th…
Kuwait Expresses Interest in Sri Lanka's Fisheries Sector26 Jul 2016SRI LANKA - Kuwait has expressed its interest in partnering with the Sri Lankan fishery industry and excepting fish exports from the country.
Climate Change Poses Threat to North Sea Cod and Haddock22 Jul 2016UK - Fishermen may no longer be able to catch cod and haddock off the shores of Britain in the next century, according to a marine expert at the University of Hull.
