Fish industry news

The sustainability group of the European Union Fish Processors and Traders Association (AIPCE), of which Findus Group is a member, has launched a new risk assessment process to define a Europe-wide sourcing standard for seafood. Covering both wild caught and farmed seafood, the new guidelines provide a blueprint for the way that fish processing companies should engage with suppliers to support environmentally responsible fish sourcing, reports www.megafishnet.com

AgriMarine Holdings Inc., a leader in floating closed containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, is pleased to announce that Mr. Philip M. Fitzpatrick will be acting as Senior Advisor to the Company, reports www.megafishnet.com

Reference is made to the notice to the stock exchange dated 15 October 2010. The allocation from the rights offering, which closed on 14 October 2010 at 17:30, was concluded by the Board of Aker BioMarine ASA on 20 October 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

The highs and lows of wild salmon populations cannot be explained by one single cause - and the BC Salmon Farmers Association is eager to be part of a larger discussion about what the real issues are, reports www.megafishnet.com

As per 19 October 2010 the trade in freshfrozen seafood in Moscow has been marked by the whole range of important events, analysts of www.megafishnet.com (www.fishnet.ru) concluded after analyzing the current situation on the market.

Seemingly healthy and vaccinated Atlantic salmon can still experience outbreak of the fish disease infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) after being transferred to seawater. The virus is harmless for humans, but not for salmon. Norwegian salmon farmers lose nearly 20 % of their salmon smolt and IPN must take a significant share of the blame, reports www.megafishnet.com

Seafood Choices established these awards to acknowledge those who have demonstrated commitment to innovations that lead to positive change in the seafood industry, reports www.megafishnet.com

On 11-17 October 2010 Russia's total harvest in the Northwest Atlantic and Central Eastern Atlantic amounted to 24,700 tonnes, 1600 tonnes down on the result of the previous week. Contribution of Kaliningrad-based vessels in the above harvest went down to 22%, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Mackerel catching towards an end - an average week for Atlanto Scandic herring - increased activity for North Sea herring - disappointing on horse mackerel and the season's last catches of ocean sprat, reports www.megafishnet.com

In August 2010 the market trends for all types of seafood commodities from the Russian Far East featured first of all a considerable rise of shipments of frozen sockeye to Japan and a strong decline of shipments of frozen pink salmon to China. Shipments of pollock and cod to Japan and China were much quicker than last year, just like sales of halibuts, ocean perch and especially Atka mackerel. Shipments of frozen pollock roe and even herring roe and herring itself also grew brisker, while shipments of salmon roe were developing slowly, which could hardly surprise the market specialists due to the current situation on the grounds, according to the overview prepared by analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/) based on Japanese and Russian sources.

Within the framework of the Second Arctic Murmansk International Economic Forum in Murmansk OJSC "Russian Sea Group" and the Government of Murmansk region signed a partnership agreement, reports www.megafishnet.com

Scotland's leading independent salmon farming company The Scottish Salmon Company Ltd has appointed tree new Non Executive Directors to its board, Robert M Brown III, Merete Myhrstad and Viacheslav Lavrentyev, reports www.megafishnet.com

Seafish, the authority on seafood, has restored its funding support to seafood businesses wishing, for the first time, to achieve British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification or Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) certification, reports www.megafishnet.com

The plant camelina has a very high oil content, approaching 45%, and about 40% of its fatty acids are Omega 3. It can be found growing wild in Norway, but it is as yet an unexploited resource, reports www.megafishnet.com

This year a total of 17,000 tonnes of products from pelagic species have been processed at HB Grandi's Vopnafjordur factory. This is a fine record that leaves the previous 2004 production record of 12,700 tonnes far behind. At that time, around half of production was wholefrozen capelin, but now the bulk of production is herring and mackerel products, reports www.megafishnet.com

HB Grandi's purse seiner/pelagic trawler Ingunn AK has been in port in Reykjavík preparing to start fishing on Icelandic summer spawning herring, and the crew were yesterday taking the ship's herring seine on board, reports www.megafishnet.com

This will be the first year Phuoc Anh Trading Service Limited Company (Phuoc Anh Co.,Ltd) takes part in China Fisheries and Seafood Expo (November 2nd - 4th, 2010), reports www.megafishnet.com

Ingrid Tjosvold (42) is to be the new director of BU Norway, with responsibility for further strengthening the BU's position in the home market, reports www.megafishnet.com

In the first ten days of October 2010 the most serious attention of market players dealing in seafood originating from the North Pacific fisheries has been attracted to the development of fishery operations on the grounds of Alaska pollock, saury and autumn chum salmon. In the current year 2010 the general dynamics of such fisheries has noticeably yielded to the last year trends, but as for the Alaskan fishery of feeding pollock the situation has unexpectedly turned out to be far from that before the start of October 2010, according to the overview prepared by analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com/ based on Japanese, Russian and American sources.

Icelandic USA, Inc is excited to announce event details for the 2nd Annual Icelandic Seafood Fest 8K Run, a Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event. The evening of activities will be hosted on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Oakland Industrial Park in Newport News, Va. The event features a 1 Mile Fun Run, an 8K Race, plus a delicious seafood dinner sponsored by Bonefish Grill, Michelob Ultra and Redhook beer. Registration for the race opened on 18, October 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com