Fish industry news

Scientists from Russia's VNIRO fishery research institute have successfully pioneered in reproduction of red king crabs in artificial environment and released 200,000 young crabs into the Barents Sea, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area's current northwestern boundary, off the Louisiana federal-state waterline. This boundary was moved westward off Vermilion Bay, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA) Atlanto Scandian herring fishery today secured certification against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) environmental standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries. The MSC assessment took just 8 months. The Atlanto Scandian herring fishery is PFA's third fishery to achieve MSC certification: its North Sea herring and its North East Atlantic mackerel fisheries were certified in 2006 and in 2009, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has named Maggie Beaton, a seafood industry veteran with more than 10 years experience, as commercial manager for the foodservice sector. In this role, Beaton's primary responsibility will be to manage and grow MSC's relationships with foodservice companies and their clients within the Americas region, reports www.megafishnet.com

Reference is made to the combined offer document and listing prospectus dated 8 June 2010 (the "Prospectus"), issued by The Scottish Salmon Company Ltd ("SSC") and published and distributed to all Lighthouse Caledonia ASA ("LHC") shareholders of record. The Prospectus set forth the terms of the voluntary exchange offer (the "Offer"), reports www.megafishnet.com

Scottish Sea Farms Ltd, sole supplier of LochmuirTM Salmon to Marks & Spencer was given double recognition in M&S' annual Plan A awards ceremony which took place at the Royal Highland Show last week (24 June 2010), reports www.megafishnet.com

From January through October of each year, the instruments on the drifter showed a gradual increase in oxygen concentrations in the upper 100 meters of the ocean. At the same time, the float detected a gradual decrease in concentrations of nitrate in deeper waters, from 100 to 250 meters below the surface, reports www.megafishnet.com

Tomorrow, the European Commission will be holding a large stakeholder seminar focussed on "The Reform of the Market Policy on Fishery and Aquaculture Products", reports www.megafishnet.com

Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark and His Royal Highness The Prince, visited at Bakkafrost 29th of Juneб 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

Royal Greenland, one of the world's leading groups on the seafood market, declared its support for the development of the ASC standards by the Aquaculture Dialogues, reports www.megafishnet.com

On 5 July 2010, the Commission adopted a Regulation to modify the 2010 fishing possibilities for sandeel in the North Sea and Skagerrak, reports www.megafishnet.com

Scientists of the Russian Far East have drawn up the outlook for main commercial fisheries (other than salmon) in July 2010, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

Commercial salmon fishery in the inshore waters of Russia's Far East normally takes off in the eastern coast of Kamchatka from the so called early run of sockeye into the river of Kamchatka. The current year 2010 is no exception of the rule. Speaking in general, the salmon fishery is forecasted to progress in line with the salmon season of the even year 2008, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

The Grupo Regal Spanish hake longline fishery, from the northeast Atlantic, will be assessed against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries. This is the first Spanish fishery to seek MSC certification and the first longline hake fishery to enter the MSC programme, reports www.megafishnet.com

Three units of certification in the British Columbia (B.C.) sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fishery-the Skeena which targets fish returning to the Skeena watershed, the Nass which targets fish returning to the Nass watershed, and Barkley Sound-have earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification having been independently assessed by an accredited certifier and found to meet the MSC standard for sustainably managed fisheries, reports www.megafishnet.com

Commissioner Damanaki sets out CFP reform ideas to Parliament; effort based management for mixed fisheries and tradeable fishing rights are in; decommissioning and market withdrawal subsidies are out, reports www.megafishnet.com

Nutreco announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares in Tomboy Aquafeed JSC in Vietnam, a reputable and profitable Vietnamese fish and shrimp feed company. With a number four market position, Tomboy Aquafeed is a leading player in Vietnam for shrimp. Recently it invested in a new plant and started producing feed for marine and high value fresh water species such as tilapia, barramundi, snapper and grouper. Tomboy has two plants near Ho Chi Min City and in the Long An Province and employs approximately 300 staff. Annual revenues amounted to EUR 18 million in 2009, reports www.megafishnet.com

After 10 years of careful breeding and research, scientists in Australia have developed what could be the world's most perfect shrimp, reports www.megafishnet.com

The standards will address the key negative environmental and social impacts associated with the abalone aquaculture industry, which is responsible for producing approximately 70% of the abalone eaten worldwide. Impacts include the transfer of diseases to other aquatic species, the destruction of habitat to create farms, and water pollution, reports www.megafishnet.com