Fish industry news

About ten Icelandic trawlers have been engaged in this fishery, just inside Iceland´s fishing limits, since the start of the season in early May, reports www.megafishnet.com

A conference on mackerel fishing in the NE Atlantic was to take place in Reykjavik on Wednesday and Thursday last week, reports www.megafishnet.com

Juneau, Alaska - At the request of Governor Sean Parnell, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration held a listening session in Anchorage on 21st of May 2010. The federal agency, which is drafting a new national aquaculture policy, heard input from concerned Alaskans and state officials, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Board of Directors of Landsbankinn has engaged Steinthor Palsson to replace Asmundur Stefansson as CEO of the bank, reports www.megafishnet.com

New York's largest power provider may be shut down amidst concerns endangered fish species are threatened by the plant, reports www.megafishnet.com

The 38th meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC) requested the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), at its 29th session in 2006, to seek scientific advice from FAO and WHO on the health benefits of fish consumption comparing those to the health risks associated with the contaminants methylmercury (MeHg) and dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (DLCs) that may be present in fish. The health risks associated with dietary intake of these compounds have previously been assessed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), reports www.megafishnet.com

PHARMAQ's vaccine ALPHA JECT 5-1 received a provisional marketing authorisation from the Chilean authorities Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile (SAG), on May 11th 2010, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Marine Harvest, AKVA Group, Marine Farms, Nutreco - the top executives of the global aquaculture giants show up on the speakers list at the aquaculture business conference AquaVision 2010 in Stavanger, Norway, 7-9 June, reports www.megafishnet.com

Empowerment of the Poor through Integrated Agriculture (EPIA) is a project that aims to reduce poverty in the Patuakali-district in the southern delta region of Bangladesh. In order to do so, 3000 family farms will be established through the development of small scale integrated combinations of fish farming, chicken farming, and homestead gardening, reports www.megafishnet.com

At Cermaq's annual shareholder meeting on 20 May 2010, the Pure Salmon Campaign submitted a resolution urging one of the world's largest producers of farmed salmon to significantly restructure its management team. The campaign also pressed Cermaq to relocate its open-net cage salmon farms onto land, reports www.megafishnet.com

The company is pleased to announce the appointment of Bert Jan Hardenbol to the position of Managing Director Marel Townsend Further Processing, reports www.megafishnet.com

On May 17th the total landings of Blue Whiting by Icelandic vessels were 75,000 tons, out of a total quota for the season of 83,400 tons, reports www.megafishnet.com

Representatives from Ahousaht First Nation and Cape Mudge First Nation in British Colombia visit Norway to gain knowledge about Norwegian salmon farming, reports www.megafishnet.com

In the first half of May 2010 weekly finfish and non-finfish catch results have been stable in the Russian Far East with small variations of volumes from 600 tonnes to 1,500 tonnes plus or minus. During the third week of May 2010 the catch volume of aquatic objects amounted to 27,000 tonnes while Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific coast of Kurile Islands have stayed the main fishing areas, reports www.megafishnet.com (www.fishnet.ru)

Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has changed the list of plants/vessels from Ireland, Slovenia and New Zealand approved for export to Russian Federation, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

Due to discovery of forbidden and harmful substances in fish and non-finfish products coming to the Russian Federation Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has strengthened control of products imported from fish processing plants of Armenia, Thailand, Vietnam and China, reports www.megafishnet.com (www.fishnet.ru )

Due to discovery of forbidden and harmful substances in fish and non-finfish products coming to the Russian Federation Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has strengthened control of products imported from three fish processing plants, reports www.megafishnet.com (www.fishnet.ru )

The towage and response operator Svitzer has ordered two new environmentally friendly tug boats as part of its plan to reduce the company's environmental foot print. The tugs cost around 50 percent more to build than regular tugs, but Svitzer believes it will be a worthwhile investment, reports www.megafishnet.com

As per the third week of May 2010 trade in freshfrozen seafood in Moscow has shown mixed price trends, analysts of https://www.fishnet.ru/admin/ww… (https://www.fishnet.ru/) concluded after analyzing the current situation on the market.

SeaWeb's Seafood Choices is now accepting proposals for panels, presentations and workshops at Seafood Summit 2011, which will be held from January 31 - February 2, 2011 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, Canada, reports www.megafishnet.com