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Norway’s North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery enter MSC assessment
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 2, 2010 11:46
Following the successful certification of some of Norway's saithe, cod and haddock fisheries, the Norwegian Seafood Export Council has today entered the North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery into assessment for MSC certification. The fishery will be assessed against the MSC standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries, and, if successful, products from the fishery will be eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, reports www.megafishnet.com
Anvifish Co officially lists on HOSE
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 16:14
On 23rd November, 2010, Viet An Joint Stock Company (Anvifish Co) will officially list shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) with stock code AVF, reports www.megafishnet.com
CPF to introduce Jade fish to processed food offerings
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 16:12
Four years of development are paying off for Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), which will introduce Jade fish to the market in May, reports www.megafishnet.com
AgriMarine Closes First Tranche of Private Placement
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 16:04
AgriMarine Holdings Inc., a leader in floating closed containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of the non-brokered private placement (see our news release dated November 19, 2010) consisting of 5.6 million units at a subscription price of $0.25 per Unit, and for gross proceeds of $1.4 million, reports www.megafishnet.com
Russian seafood exporters and importers to enjoy new trade conditions
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 15:56
The MICEX Stock Exchange has recently announced its plans to launch sales of Chinese Yuan until the end of 2010, while in its turn the Chinese Bank has launched sales of Russian Ruble, the development opening new opportunities for fish traders, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Santa Monica Seafood Releases List of Tasty Alternatives To Help Make Menus More Sustainable
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 15:19
In a new Responsible Sourcing section on Santa Monica Seafood's web site an area can be found that is called Red List Alternatives, and there the company's suggestions for alternatives to popular seafood items that have been ranked as red due to farming practices, low populations, damaging harvest techniques and other reasons can be found, reports www.megafishnet.com
Russian shrimp producers securing export duty cancellation
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 12:39
The Government of the Russian Federation has approved cancellation of the export duty for frozen Pandalidae shrimp, the decision has been long awaited by the nation's exporters, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan approving new single vet certificates
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 11:03
The Customs Union Commission (uniting Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) has approved a new single form of veterinary certificates for live animal and biological objects, animal products, technical raw material and feeds, oil/fat and fish products, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
New fish plant near Kaliningrad to produce up to 70 tonnes per day
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 10:21
A large fish processing plant has been recently launched in Bagrationovsky District of Kaliningrad Region, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Additional funding available for aquaculture
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 10:12
Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced a third round of the aquaculture market development contestable fund, providing $410,000 in additional funding for the industry, reports www.megafishnet.com
Bluefin Tuna Granted Minimal Catch Reductions
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 10:11
At their annual meeting in Paris this November, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) agreed to decrease by only 600 metric tons the 2011 quota for bluefin tuna catch in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. This small decrease from the 2010 quota of 13,500 metric tons brings the new total to 12,900, only a fraction of what tuna conservation groups hoped for, reports www.megafishnet.com
Russia's seafood harvest through November 2010 showing upward trend
INDUSTRY NEWS
December 1, 2010 10:09
Russia's total seafood harvest in the first eleven months of the year 2010 exceeded the last year result by *** metric tons and reached *** tonnes, the quota take-up rising by 7.2%, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Value of catch January-August 2010
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 15:46
Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 91 billion ISK in January-August 2010, compared with 77 billion ISK in the first seven months of 2009. Total value increased therefore by 18.2% between years, reports www.megafishnet.com
Russian fishermen rising fish catches in World Ocean
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 14:42
The Russian fishermen have returned to the World Ocean where their catches have been gradually rising, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Ukraine banning import of Belarus trout
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 14:41
State Committee of Veterinary Medicine of the Ukraine has banned import of slightly salted trout made by Santa Bremor (Belarus), reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
World Cod Market
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 14:09
Prior to 1970, the world's fisheries produced over 3 million metric tons (6.6 million pounds) of cod per year. With so much fish available to world markets, the battered codfish fillet became a staple product in much of the Northern Hemisphere, reports www.megafishnet.com
High Liner Foods Announces Commitment to Purchase Only From Sustainable and Responsible Sources by End of 2013
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 13:40
High Liner Foods Inc., a leading North American processor and marketer of superior quality seafood, announced today that the company has made a commitment to source all of its seafood from certified sustainable or responsible fisheries and aquaculture farms by the end of 2013, reports www.megafishnet.com
Clover Leaf Seafoods launches awareness campaign
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 10:45
Clover Leaf Seafoods is launching an awareness campaign this week to remind Canadians that health and nutrition are only minutes away with its popular "Take 5" recipes, which reinvent fast food using just five ingredients to create nutritious, tasty meals that are ready and on the table in five minutes, reports www.megafishnet.com
Russian squid market hit by acute shortage
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 10:40
The Russian squid market has kept facing acute shortage with the prospects looking fairly gloomy, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Walmart Confirms Offer to Acquire 51% of Massmart
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 10:24
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that it has offered to acquire 51% of the shares of Massmart Holdings Limited for ZAR148 per Massmart ordinary share. Massmart will continue to trade on the JSE Limited to provide Massmart shareholders with the ability to participate in the growth opportunity of the combined entity, reports www.megafishnet.com
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