Fish industry news

NOAA ship Delaware II departed Key West, Fla., to collect tunas, swordfish and sharks, to gather data about the conditions these highly migratory species are experiencing in waters around the Gulf of Mexico spill site, reports www.megafishnet.com

How do you enjoy seafood when many popular species have been overfished and populations are now depleted? By choosing ocean-friendly substitutes that are healthy, sustainable, and just as delicious as your current favorites, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Total catch of Icelandic vessels in May 2010 was 73,569 tonnes compared to 64,239 tonnes in May 2009, reports www.megafishnet.com

In 2009 Russian importers brought to Russia *** metric tons of live, fresh, chilled and frozen finfish and other aquatic products (HSC group 03) at the total value of ** billion RUR, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/) with reference to Russian Customs statistics.

Acting CEO and Director Group Operations Canada, Scotland & Others, Thomas Farstad, has decided to leave Marine Harvest ASA to join Aker Seafoods ASA as CEO, reports www.megafishnet.com

Thomas Farstad has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Aker Seafoods ASA, and the board has resolved to continue developing the seafood group through two independent businesses, reports www.megafishnet.com

At 30 percent, the fishmeal content of the new Sustain feed is close to half that of feeds conventionally used in Japan for this species and others such as red sea bream and is significantly lower than the original Sustain introduced in 2006, reports www.megafishnet.com

Leading international frozen seafood supplier Pacific Andes International Holdings Limited announced its interim results for the six months ended 28 March 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

As representatives of tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) gather in Brisbane, Australia for an international workshop on bycatch, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is urging RFMOs to adopt uniform best practices that could reduce the amount of non-target species incidentally taken during tuna fishing, reports www.megafishnet.com

Installation of the largest and most advanced processing line ever assembled in Iceland was completed at the beginning of the year at HB Grandi's plant in Reykjavik, the largest ground fish processing plant in Iceland, reports www.megafishnet.com

In 2009 the Icelandic fishing industry exported frozen Norwegian-Icelandic herring in the value of ISK 11 billion, reports www.megafishnet.com

China Marine Food Group Limited a manufacturer of Mingxiang® seafood-based snack foods, "Hi-Power" marine algae-based beverages and a distributor of frozen marine catch, is providing details surrounding its January 2010 acquisition of the Hi-Power marine algae-based business in response to investor inquiries, reports www.megafishnet.com

Lifestyle diseases are experiencing strong growth in large parts of the western world. The consumption of seafood and products that are rich in omega-3 are regarded as an important preventative measure, reports www.megafishnet.com

NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the agency has not observed oil in the area. The most significant opening is an area due south of Mississippi which was closed Monday, June 21, reports www.megafishnet.com

Production of mackerel at HB Grandi's Vopnafjoerdur factory is going according to plan, according to production manager Magnus Robertsson. He said that grading catches had gone well, but it had taken some time to fine-tune the new equipment for mackerel, reports www.megafishnet.com

As a leader in seafood sustainability, Phillips is most recognized for its focus on the wild caught crab. Now, Phillips Foods Inc. is introducing new Bali Barramundi to its customers and announced that it will soon be the only full-integrated barramundi producer in the world as it is building its own feed mill to produce sustainable feed in 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

Mr. Alf-Helge Aarskog will take up his position as CEO of Marine Harvest on Monday 19 July 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

HB Grandi's pelagic vessels Ingunn AK and Lundey NS are now alongside in Vopnafjoerdur with 700 tonnes between them that was caught south-east of Iceland over the weekend. Their catch includes 600 tonnes of mackerel and this is the first mackerel of the season to be landed in Vopnafjoerdur, reports www.megafishnet.com

In April 2010 the general activity of shipments of seafood products from the Russian Far East to key markets has noticeably increased partly thanks to very quickly developing shipments of pollock roe. Fairly high results have been reported for bottomfish shipments, the species range including cod, halibut, flounder and Atka mackerel. Besides, shipments of shrimps and crabs have also grown more active, but the import volumes of crabs have still remained below the last year results. Shipments of salmons have been also weak even taking into account a traditional downturn in low season, according to the overview prepared by analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/) based on Japanese and Russian sources.

As per 16, June 2010 wholesale trade in freshfrozen seafood in Moscow has displayed a range of important events, analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com (https://www.fishnet.ru/ )