News - page 81

NOAA: ‘Great progress’ toward ending overfishing

FISHERY AND PROCESSING

July 15, 2011 17:01

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Fisheries Service on Thursday released its annual report card, called the "Status of U.S. Fisheries." Issued annually since 1997, the report summarizes the best available science for the 528 federally managed fish stocks, reports www.megafishnet.com

Aquaculture around St. Petersburg to move forward at greater rate

AQUACULTURE / FISH FARMING

July 15, 2011 16:47

Aquaculture operations in Leningrad Oblast surrounding St. Petersburg are showing good growth dynamics of the annual fish farming output, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Knowledge gaps and myths about salmon

AQUACULTURE / FISH FARMING

July 15, 2011 16:44

Three new research reports show that we know too little about how farmed salmon affect wild salmon, and that it is not communicated clearly enough what we do actually know. Researchers from Nofima are critical about the lack of correlation between the public administration's communication and the actual scientific basis, reports www.megafishnet.com

MSC certifiers and strong Russian team meeting in Vladivostok to proceed on Russia’s Pollock fishery

STOCKS UPDATE

July 15, 2011 08:52

On 26 June through 8 July 2011 an MSC assessment group has visited Vladivostok within the framework of certification of Russia's pollock fishery towards compliance with MSC standards of sustainability, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Marine Harvest’s 2Q production up

COMPANY UPDATE,FISHERY AND PROCESSING

July 14, 2011 11:08

Marine Harvest on 13 July 2011 announced that it harvested 82,000 metric tons of salmon (head-on, gutted) in the second quarter of 2011, up from 73,000 metric tons in the first quarter of 2011 and up from 68,000 metric tons in the second quarter of 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

Russian PM Vladimir Putin paid attention to railway tariffs for domestic seafood deliveries and some positive developments on national fish market

INDUSTRY NEWS

July 13, 2011 16:37

At early July '11 meeting with Russia's fishery industry head Andrey Krainy the nation's PM Vladimir Putin underlined positive dynamics of import substitution and showed interest to current tariffs for railway transportation of seafood from the Far East Region, the latter issue growing especially urgent in view of the current salmon season unrolling now in the Pacific waters, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Outlook for Russia’s salmon catch from new season in the Russian Far East complicated by expected rush of Chinese buyers

MARKET

July 13, 2011 16:32

As per mid-July 2011 first shipments of the projected big salmon catch (from the new season in the Russian Far East) have been bound for Moscow to reach the Russian Capital shortly by the railway, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Russia to launch another big sturgeon farm

AQUACULTURE / FISH FARMING

July 13, 2011 15:55

A big sturgeon farm is being constructed in the settlement of Rechnoye in Russia's Republic of Dagestan washed by the Caspian Sea, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Asia Regional Ministerial Meeting on Aquaculture Food Security, Nutrition and Economic Development

INDUSTRY NEWS,AQUACULTURE / FISH FARMING

July 13, 2011 14:33

For the first time ever a meeting of Honourable Ministers from the Asian region, with purview for fisheries in their portfolios, will convene in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 28-29 July 2011. The idea of convening ministerial meeting has been mooted around for a while, but a firm decision was arrived at the 22nd Governing Council Meeting in 2010, which was transmitted to the FAO for concurrence. At the 29th Meeting of the Committee on Fisheries (CoFI), April 2011, the Honourable Minister for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Government of Sri Lanka, made a formal proposal which was accepted by the CoFI and it is now coming to fruition, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Richard Benyon responds to Common Fisheries Policy reform proposals

INDUSTRY NEWS,FISHERY AND PROCESSING

July 13, 2011 14:28

UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, has responded to the European Commission's proposals to reform the Common Fisheries Policy, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Spanish, Thai companies join International Seafood Sustainability Foundation

COMPANY UPDATE

July 13, 2011 11:16

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) on 12 July 2011 announced that a Spanish processor and a cannery from Thailand are the latest to join its campaign to improve tuna sustainability, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

WTO: U.S. tariffs on Vietnamese shrimp illegal

MARKET

July 13, 2011 11:13

A World Trade Organization panel on Monday ruled that the United States' use of "zeroing" to impose antidumping tariffs on shrimp from Vietnam is illegal, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

U.S. shrimp imports up 7% in May

MARKET

July 13, 2011 11:03

After falling in April, U.S. shrimp imports rebounded in May, increasing 7.2 percent, to 82.2 million pounds, according to figures released by NOAA Fisheries on Tuesday, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Notice of Pacific Sardine Directed Fishing Closure

FISHERY AND PROCESSING

July 13, 2011 10:56

Based on the most recent Pacific sardine landings data it is estimated that the second allocation's directed harvest fishing total for Pacific sardine will soon be reached. Read the informational noticed announcement that directed fishing for Pacific sardine will close at 12:01 am Tuesday morning, July 12, 2011. Fishing vessels with Pacific sardine on board taken in the directed harvest fishery must be at shore/dock and in the process of offloading at the time of closure, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Marine Harvest ASA (NO) - UPDATE AFTER THE END OF Q2 2011

AQUACULTURE / FISH FARMING

July 13, 2011 10:37

Marine Harvest ASA, which is the world's leading seafood company and largest producer of farmed salmon, has reported its harvest volumes in the second quarter of 2011, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Russian government officials and importers to discuss fish import regulations at "Fish and Seafood" Round Table

MARKET

July 12, 2011 17:08

The World Food Moscow Exposition and the Fish Union (the Russian newly-born organization uniting importers and other market players advocating development of competition) have organized a round table "Fish and Seafood" to be held on 13 September of 2011 during World Food Moscow, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

The Union's executive director Sergey Gudkov will act as moderator of the discussions to bring together seafood importers and government officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Fisheries Agency, Federal Customs Service, Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, the veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor and the consumer health protection service Rospotrebnadzor.

Third Annual Congalsa Regatta

COMPANY UPDATE

July 12, 2011 12:30

Congalsa, the frozen food company specialised in pre-cooked fish and seafood-based products, will sponsor the Third Annual Congalsa Regatta, organised by the Royal Ribeira Yacht Club, the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV), the Galician Sailing Federation, the Regional Department of Sport and Recreation, The Sport Foundation of Galicia and the Portosín Yacht Club. The race will start at the Ribeira Yacht Club on 28 of August, reports www.megafishnet.com

Spanish sturgeon farm Piscifactoria de Sierra Nevada exporting black caviar to Russia

COMPANY UPDATE,AQUACULTURE / FISH FARMING

July 12, 2011 12:18

The Spanish trout and sturgeon farm Piscifactoria de Sierra Nevada has started exportation of premium sturgeon caviar to Russia this year, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Last year the company was duly approved for export to the Russian Federation under the number 12.00140/GR as fishery products processor (including fresh fishery products)

Russia boosting number of farms for sturgeon caviar production

AQUACULTURE / FISH FARMING

July 12, 2011 11:54

With the wild sturgeon stocks being in depletion, Russian private companies are increasingly investing in the production of farmed sturgeon caviar and the number of sturgeon farms has been rising in the last few years, according to the Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Seafish weighs in on CFP reform

INDUSTRY NEWS

July 12, 2011 11:12

Philip MacMullen, head of environment for Seafish (the United Kingdom's Sea Fish Industry Authority), on Monday weighed in on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), two days before European Union Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki is due to officially present her much-anticipated proposals for CFP reform, reports www.megafishnet.com