Fish industry news

The Mexico Baja California pole and line yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) tuna fishery today entered full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) certification program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The fishery, which operates in the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone off the west coast of Baja California, will be assessed by an independent certifier against the MSC standard for sustainable fishing. If successful, products from this fishery will be eligible to bear the blue MSC ecolabel, reports www.megafishnet.com

Premier Technical Plastics Inc ("PTP"), a subsidiary within the A. P. Moller - Maersk Group, has been sold via a Management Buy Out ("MBO") to McCalmont Industries LLC, a fully owned company of Mr. Jim McCalmont, President of PTP, кузorts www.megafishnet.com

On May 2 and 3, over 230 stakeholders took part in a broad conference on the future reform of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy, reports www.megafishnet.com

A report from the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels last week - by Willie Mackenzie, Greenpeace UK oceans campaigner, reports www.megafishnet.com

Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed industrial fishing company China Fishery Group Limited ("China Fishery" or the "Company") (SGX: B0Z.SI) announced that it has increased its Peruvian Anchovy fishing quota of annual total allowable catch from 4.85% and 7.11% in the North and South of Peru to 5.08% and 7.87% respectively through the acquisition of the entire share capital of Deep Sea Fishing S.A.C1, a Peruvian fishing company with approximately 0.23% quota in the North of Peru and 0.76% quota in the South of Peru, reports www.megafishnet.com

In the four months of the current year 2010 the total harvest in the Russian Far East amounted to 1,028,700 metric tons, 186 tonnes up on the respective result of 2009, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Despite resumption of the pollock fishery in the Bering Sea as of 16 May 2010 (according to the current fishery regulations) active operations normally start in late summer - early autumn on feeding migrations of East Bering Sea pollock in the northwest part of the Bering Sea, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

At a recent meeting of Far Eastern Research Council in late April 2010 the scientists have looked into the Basin's preparation and conduct of the salmon season 2010 as well as into introduction of amendments into the list of aquatic biological resources regulated by TACs in 2011, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Exports of Norwegian seafood in April totaled NOK 3.7 billion. This is an increase of NOK 340 million or 10% compared to April 2009, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council. This year to date, Norwegian seafood exports total NOK 16 billion, an increase of NOK 2.2 billion or 16% compared to the same period last year. These figures mark new export records for both the month of April alone and the January-April period, reports www.megafishnet.com (www.fishnet.ru)

HB Grandi's vessels have finished their blue whiting quotas for the year. Lundey NS docked at Vopnafjordur yesterday with 1300 tonnes and on Monday Faxi RE discharged 1400 tonnes. Yesterday saw a milestone passed when the first fishmeal was shipped out from the factory there following the extensive rebuilding programme finished two months ago and the new enclosed discharging system was used for the first time, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

Marine Harvest ASA achieved a significant improvement in operational EBIT, increasing to NOK 608 million in the first quarter of 2010, from NOK 137 million in the corresponding quarter in 2009. Earnings per share improved from NOK 0.06 to NOK 0.17, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

US retail giant Wal-Mart is reportedly considering expanding organically in Russia by building its own stores rather than relying on the acquisition of a local player, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has announced the closure of C zone of the State's commercial rock lobster fishery following the industry's early achievement of catch targets for the 2009-10 fishing season, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

Five more nations, including the Russian Federation, have signed the FAO-brokered treaty that once it enters into force will deny access to fishing ports to ships involved in illegal fishing, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

The Group's net operating revenues in 2009 were MNOK 2.643,8, EBITDA was MNOK 191,1 and operating result EBIT was MNOK 168,4. Annual results were MNOK 150,9 before tax and MNOK 109,2 after tax, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has announced the closure of C zone of the State's commercial rock lobster fishery following the industry's early achievement of catch targets for the 2009-10 fishing season, reports www.megafishnet.com

Reference is made to the announcement made by the Company on 23 March 2010 regarding the notification of preliminary decision received from Finanstilsynet in respect to the 2008 annual report, reports www.megafishnet.com

The annual three-day event, European Seafood Exposition held in Brussels, Belgium, is the largest seafood trade fair in the world, attracting buyers and sellers from more than 140 countries. This year, more than 200 companies from 22 countries are exhibiting their products and services, reports www.megafishnet.com

At a recent seafood show in Brussels (Seafood Exhibition - 2010) head of Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency Andrey Krainy said that customs duties on exports of w/r fresh and frozen fish should be gradually raised in order to encourage further development of the Russian processing sector, the rise to touch such popular products as raw pollock increasingly exported to China for processingб reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

One main part in the NEW Salmon Processing Line is the NEW High Speed Filleting Machine BAADER 581, reports www.megafishnet.com