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Pacific catches pushing down prices for imported seafood
Seafood prices on the Russian market have started declining thanks to good catches on the Russian Far East, due to which import fish has been depreciating on the domestic market in the recent weeks, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/
Salmon prices falling on Russian market
Salmon fish species rank the third in the list of most consumed products in Russia, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by www.megafishnet.com.
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Russian seafood export in 1Q, 2011 moves upwards, imports dive
MARKET
June 20, 2011 15:56
In the first quarter 2011 Russian export volume of fish, fish products and non-finfish products amounted to 517,100 tonnes, 42,300 tonnes (or 8.9%) up on the same period of the year 2010, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
Omega Protein Selected to Join the Russell 3000 Index
COMPANY UPDATE
June 20, 2011 11:39
Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME), a nutritional ingredient company that is also the nation's leading producer of Omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products, today announced that it has been selected to join the Russell 3000 Index® when the Russell Investment Group reconstitutes its family of U.S., reports www.megafishnet.com
Researching new coastal industries
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 20, 2011 11:22
Turnover from fishing tourism in Norway is now approaching NOK 1 billion per annum. Many coastal communities which experience decline in traditional industries are now looking to tourism to maintain economic activity and population, reports www.megafishnet.com
Shetland Products to attend the Royal Highland Show
COMPANY UPDATE
June 20, 2011 11:13
Shetland Products will be attending the Royal Highland Show at the kind invitation of TESCO to carry out sampling opportunities of their multi award-winning range of WildWaters Smoked Salmon & Gravadlax varieties. They will be on the TESCO stand for three days, from Friday 24th June to Sunday 26th June. Shetland Products began supplying TESCO Lerwick in December 2009 and subsequently stores across the Scottish Mainland in September 2010, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
The European Union initialled new one-year protocol to the fisheries agreement with Guinea Bissau
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 20, 2011 10:39
This protocol maintains the conditions of the current one, i.e. fishing possibilities for 4,400 GRT for shrimp trawlers, 4,400 GRT (gross register tonnage ) for fin-fish and cephalopod trawlers, 23 tuna seiners and longliners, and 14 pole-and-line vessels, reports www.megafishnet.com
Creating Salmon Aquaculture Standards enters final stage
The final standards will address the key negative environmental and social impacts associated with salmon farming and allow for the economic viability of the industry, which produces more than 60 percent of salmon eaten globally today. Impacts addressed through the standards include water pollution, sourcing of feed ingredients, disease transmission between farmed and wild salmon and labor issues on farms, reports www.megafishnet.com
Farmed-Raised Cobia Sales in U.S. Quadruple in Four Month Period
The largest producer of farm-raised cobia in the world market is exploring plans to increase its production facilities in order to meet an unexpected sharp demand for the fish in the United States, reports www.megafishnet.com
Trygg Pharma acquires factory in the UK
COMPANY UPDATE
June 20, 2011 10:04
Trygg Pharma acquires a manufacturing facility from Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for DKK 120 million. The site is located in Seal Sands, Middlesbrough, UK, reports www.megafishnet.com
“No fish left on the plate” – Why a radical reform of the Common Fisheries Policy is needed
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 20, 2011 09:57
On June 22, the 'Fish for the Future' group in the European Parliament is organising a lunchtime presentation to explain the need for urgent reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. The Conference aims to raise awareness about the urgent need for a radical Common Fisheries Reform, ahead of the Commission's forthcoming proposal, reports www.megafishnet.com
FDA: California seafood handler enters into consent decree
COMPANY UPDATE
June 20, 2011 09:43
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and San Diego-based Ocean Harvest Inc., an outlet for salmon, tuna, and other fresh fish intended for raw consumption, and Ocean Harvest president, Minkyu Park, recently signed a consent decree of permanent injunction. The company had been selling seafood that was handled in violation of federal food safety standards, reports www.megafishnet.com
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 published
Higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the OECD and FAO, reports www.megafishnet.com
Morpol announces CFO resignation
COMPANY UPDATE
June 20, 2011 09:37
Morpol announces that Steven Rafferty, Morpol's Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from the Company, reports www.megafishnet.com
Extra jobs on bigger Sealord trawler
COMPANY UPDATE
June 17, 2011 16:04
Sealord has chartered a bigger ship to replace the freezer-trawler Independent 1, and extra jobs will result, reports www.megafishnet.com
Auction of the first barrel of Dutch herring with MSC ecolabel
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 17, 2011 14:22
The first barrel of this year's Dutch herring seasonal catch carrying the MSC ecolabel fetched EUR 67,750 at the traditional auction in Scheveningen (The Hague) on Tuesday, June 7th. The barrel was purchased by Scheveninger' Best, a new a new fish promotion initiative, reports www.megafishnet.com
Overview of key markets for fish products from Russian and American Pacific fisheries in 1st decade of June 2011
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 17, 2011 11:57
The current salmon season in Alaska took off with very active runs of sockeye, therefore the accuracy of the seasonal forecast caused no serious doubts so far, though the fishery operations on main sockeye grounds in Alaska (in Bristol Bay namely) Russian, according to the overview prepared by analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com/ based on Japanese, Russian and American sources as per 15 June 2011.
Atlantic Canada snow crab trap fisheries enter MSC assessment
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 17, 2011 11:09
The Affiliation of Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia (ASPANS) has entered both the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab (Chionecetes opilio) trap fisheries into independent, third-party assessment to the Marine Stewardship Council's principles and criteria for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. If successful, products would be eligible to display the blue MSC ecolabel, reports www.megafishnet.com
MSC statement in response to Food and Water Watch report
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 17, 2011 11:07
The Food and Water Europe report: "De-coding Seafood Eco-labels: How the European Commission Can Help Consumer Accesss Sustainable Seafood" claims that no seafood ecolabel is consistent with FAO Guidelines for the ecolabelling of wild-capture seafood, reports www.megafishnet.com
First Swedish cod fishery receives MSC certification
INDUSTRY NEWS
June 17, 2011 10:48
Responsible management and rebounding stocks earn Swedish Eastern Baltic cod fishery MSC ecolabel, reports www.megafishnet.com