Fish industry news

It's World Oceans Day and one of the events happening around the world is the GLOBE Forum in London, where politicians and some other interested parties will give their suggestions for improving the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), reports www.megafishnet.com

C.P. Pokphand Co. Ltd China's leading provider of animal nutrition solutions in the food industry, announced an agreement to acquire from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Group Company Limited, its majority shareholder, a 70.82% interest in C.P. Vietnam Livestock Corporation, a leading integrated livestock and aquaculture company in Vietnam, for a total consideration of HK$4,735 million (approximately US$609 million), representing a multiple of 12.5 times CPVL's 2010 audited net profit attributable to the Group after adjusting for the technical assistance service fee that would have been paid by CPVL if the current arrangements had been in place and the Company had completed the acquisition in 2010, reports http://www.megafishnet.com

The value of exports of Norwegian seafood in May totalled NOK 4 billion. This is an increase of NOK 212 million or 6% compared to May 2010. This year to date, the value of exports of Norwegian seafood stands at NOK 22 billion, an increase of NOK 2.3 billion or 12% compared to the same period last year. These figures mark new export records for both the month of May and the January-May period, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, reports www.megafishnet.com

The value of exports of Norwegian Salmon in May totalled NOK 2.6 billion. This is the highest export value for Norwegian Salmon ever registered for the month of May and represents growth in value of 5% or NOK 133 million compared to May 2010, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, reports www.megafishnet.com

Exports of groundfish including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish totalled NOK 899 million in May. This is an increase of NOK 59 million or 7% compared to May last year, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council. Never before has the value of groundfish exports been so high, either for the month of May or the January-May period. The value of exports of groundfish for the year to date is NOK 4.9 billion, reports www.megafishnet.com

On 17th May 2011, in Can Tho city, Vinh Hoan 1 Feed JSC, a subsidiary of Vinh Hoan Corporation and Wilmar Agro Vietnam Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of rice bran under the Cam Vang brand, signed a partnership agreement for animal feed production with the "Vinh Hoan Feed-Cam Vang" brand name, reports www.megafishnet.com

Generale Conserve, a leading tuna (tuna steak in cans and tuna fillets in jars) producer in Italy, has just launched a major TV advertising campaign in Italy to promote its Friend of the Sea and SA8000 Social Accountability Certifications, reports www.megafishnet.com

Beginning June 4, the OCEAN2012 coalition will launch the second annual European Fish Week (June 4th - 12th 2011). More than 40 events throughout Europe and one in Africa will engage the public in calling for an effective reform of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). This collective action coincides with World Oceans Day on June 8 and the anticipated publication of the European Commission's proposal for a reformed CFP in mid-July, reports www.megafishnet.com

Commissioner Damanaki is in Kaliningrad today, where she is meeting Mr Andrey Krayniy, Head of the Federal Fishery Agency of Russia, and giving a lecture "European Union and Russia addressing Maritime and Fisheries Challenges [39 KB] ", at the Baltic Academy of Fishery Fleet, reports www.megafishnet.com

On the occasion of the World Oceans Day, on June 8, and during this whole week a number of events are organized to raise people's awareness about the need for reforming the European Common Fisheries Policy, reports www.megafishnet.com

Marks & Spencer today announces the launch of Forever Fish - a major new campaign to help customers and their children learn more about fish, clean our British beaches and protect UK marine life, reports www.megafishnet.com

Deterioration of seafood quality starts the second a fish comes out of the water. Whether it's an ocean bright king salmon caught by a troller off Southeast Alaska, or a big, fat striped bass brought on board somewhere off the coast of Virginia, fish comes out of the water as fresh as it's ever going to get. From that point forward it's a race against time to get that product to the end user quickly, and with as little loss in quality as possible, reports www.megafishnet.com

Bell Aquaculture, a pioneer in sustainable fish farming operations, broke ground on a $5 million expansion at its production facility in Albany, IN -- the nation's largest yellow perch (Perca flavenscens) fish farm. The announcement is made by Norman McCowan, president of Bell Aquaculture, who says, "Our team has been working diligently to bring this expansion to fruition and are thrilled the financing finally came together to help fuel Bell Aquaculture's continued growth", reports www.megafishnet.com

In early June 2006 transferrable fishing quotas for commercial operations in the Russian Far East Basin were put up for auction for the first time, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

The New Zealand albacore tuna fishery, managed by the Tuna Management Association (TMA), has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification and products from this fishery may now bear the MSC ecolabel identifying them as coming from a sustainable source, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Fiji Tuna Boat Owners Association's (FTBOA) albacore tuna longline fishery has become the first Fijian fishery to enter full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, reports www.megafishnet.com

Stuehrk's Cocktail Shrimps with Dill Cream has become the 10,000th MSC ecolabelled product to hit the global seafood market. The blue MSC ecolabel is assurance that the product is sourced from a sustainable and well-managed fishery and helps consumers make sustainable choices when buying seafood. The label can be found on products worldwide and has an especially strong presence in the German market, where close to 3,000 products bear the MSC label, reports www.megafishnet.com

Nofima has via a project for SalmoBreed contributed to identifying a genetic marker (QTL) that has a significant effect on the salmon's resistance against pancreas disease, reports www.megafishnet.com

From the beginning of the current year 2011 Russian fishermen harvested *** tonnes of crabs, *** tonnes up on the same period last year, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Russia's Federal State Statistics Service published detailed information on the nation's social-economic condition in January-April 2011, including seafood production indices, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/