Fish industry news

Iceland´s Minister of Fisheries, Jon Bjarnason, announced late last week that he is increasing the TAC for groundfish by 12,000 metric tons, reports www.megafishnet.com

Joshua S. Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, issued a statement following the release of a new report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that exposes how corruption across the supply chain for Atlantic bluefin tuna have contributed to a thriving black market, reports www.megafishnet.com

Under the order No.825 dated 29 September 2010 Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency has approved the TACs 2011 for the nation's Far East Basin at *** million metric tons (less salmons), only ** tonnes up on TACs 2010, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/) with reference to fishery sources in Vladivostok.

The Board of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii, in a unanimous vote today, granted an application from Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc. (http://www.hioceanictech.com ) for a 35 year lease on the company's 247 acre (one square kilometer) deep open ocean aquaculture site, permitted by the same board in October 2009, reports www.megafishnet.com

Results of an independent investigation launched this weekend have revealed a complex international black market in East Atlantic bluefin tuna worth an estimated USD4 billion, reports www.megafishnet.com

Group operating revenue in the third quarter of 2010 was MNOK 147.3 compared to MNOK 126.4 last year. EBITDA was MNOK 5.7 compared to MNOK 3.3 last year. EBIT was MNOK 2.3 compared to MNOK -0.1 last year, and total result MNOK 91.5 compared to MNOK -3.0 last year, reports www.megafishnet.com

The first King Prawns to be sold in the UK under the Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) certification scheme have been launched in Asda by Cumbrian Seafoods, one of the UK's largest seafood suppliers, reports www.megafishnet.com

The UK's leading independent seafood supplier to the retail trade has disputed some of the recent concerns that have been raised about Vietnamese River Cobbler or Pangasius in some of the Scottish press over the last few days, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue met in Saint John, New Brunswick this week to discuss draft standards to improve the environmental and social sustainability of the salmon aquaculture industry, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Findus Group's Fish for Life' sustainable sourcing approach has won its seventh major award in three years, taking the ‘Land, Water and Ecology' prize in the prestigious 2010 Green Business Awards sponsored by Management Today magazine and ENDS, reports www.megafishnet.com

Findus Group strongly endorses the new "Food Vision"report which makes a powerful case for frozen food because it meets consumer demands for high quality, nutritional benefits without costing the environment, reports www.megafishnet.com

A completely new fresh cod product is being launched under the brand name STROM. The cod is slaughtered, filleted and packed within four hours of swimming in the sea, reports www.megafishnet.com

NOAA released a national policy encouraging the consideration and use of catch shares, a fishery management tool that has shown it can help rebuild fisheries and sustain fishermen, communities, vibrant working waterfronts and culturally important fishing traditions, reports www.megafishnet.com

A new global study of organizations that provide sustainable fisheries information to consumers and the supply chain concludes, with regard to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) compliance: "Of the certification schemes, the MSC makes the most comprehensive, robust, and transparent assessment of performance." The study, Behind the Signs - A Global Review of Fish Sustainability Information, co-authored by nine leaders from the UN FAO, academia, seafood councils and a leading consultant, was published recently in the scientific journal, Reviews in Fisheries Science. The study comprehensively examined 17 recommendation lists and ecolabel programs worldwide, including the Marine Stewardship Council, reports www.megafishnet.com

INTERFISH Business Forum Moscow (Russia), 28 October 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

A greatly improved result, compared with a weak third quarter in 2009, reports www.megafishnet.com

HB Grandi has sent the Ministry of Fisheries a formal application to carry out experimental fishing on pearlside and intends to send its pelagic vessels onto this fishery next week if a licence is granted, reports www.megafishnet.com

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire seven stainless steel parcel tankers in a series of separate transactions for a total consideration of USD255 million, including takeover and upgrade costs, reports www.megafishnet.com

In the Bay of Kozmin, Primorsky Krai Territory (capital Vladivostok) Russian scientists have stocked *** sea scallops Mizuhopecten yessoensis in the direct proximity to hydrotechnical facilities of OOO Spetsmornefteport Kozmino (ltd), reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

In late October 2010 Russia's fishery industry head Andrey Krainy has reported Presidium of Russia's Government about measures aimed at development of the nation's aquaculture sector to annual production level of *** tonnes by the year 2020, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)