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Aquaculture advice in the Mediterranean
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 28, 2010 14:36
Nofima is the only Norwegian research institute represented in the EU project AquaMed, which aims to develop a joint European strategy for future R & D of aquaculture in the Mediterranean, reports www.megafishnet.com
Wrasse to fight salmon lice
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September 28, 2010 14:29
A few years ago, fish farms in Chile produced enormous numbers of salmon. Now the industry is on its knees as a result of several years of disease and devastation by lice, reports www.megafishnet.com
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S&TA and AST meet Natural Environment and Fisheries Minister
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 28, 2010 14:26
Paul Knight (S&TA) and Ivor Llewelyn (AST) met Richard Benyon, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Natural Environment and Fisheries, on 21 September, reports www.megafishnet.com
Vinh Hoan Corp: Investment on Collagen production project
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 28, 2010 14:21
At present, the project has finished the laboratory stage. It's expected in Q1/2011, the company will start building the plant with the total investment capital of 12 million USD in which loan accounts for 50% and designed capacity is 1,000 tons of final products per month, reports www.megafishnet.com
BASF And Solix Biofuels Collaborate To Produce Specialty Chemicals From Algae
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 28, 2010 13:57
BASF SE and Solix Biofuels, Inc. announced that they have signed an agreement to investigate the use of algae to produce certain chemicals for BASF. Solix is a leading developer of algae cultivation technology systems and will test multiple algae species in its proprietary growth system, AGSTM, for BASF. Further terms were not announced, reports www.megafishnet.com
Sealord chief takes early retirement
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 28, 2010 10:45
Sealord's general manager of corporate services, Terry Horne, is leaving the company for an early retirement, which he says will open the way to other opportunities, reports www.megafishnet.com
NAFO meeting makes ground-breaking progress on fish conservation in the Northwest Atlantic
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 28, 2010 10:27
At its Annual Meeting in Halifax, Canada last week, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted unprecedented precautionary measures for the conservation and management of the fish stocks under its purview. Decisions were made with regard to the total allowable catches for Greenland halibut and Grand Banks shrimp, and to a new moratorium on Flemish Cap shrimp, reports www.megafishnet.com
EU to advocate sustainable tuna fishing at meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 28, 2010 10:22
The European Commission will represent the EU at the annual meeting of the IATTC which started on 27 September 2010 and will go on till 1 October 2010 in Antigua, Guatemala, reports www.megafishnet.com
Nations Must Exercise Caution, Enforce Closures to Protect Bigeye Tuna Stock
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 27, 2010 09:18
Member nations of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) must continue to carry out and enforce conservation measures that appear to be allowing eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) bigeye tuna to recover from overfishing, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) warned, reports www.megafishnet.com
GL Foods Opens New HPP Plant in Strategic Distribution Hub
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 27, 2010 09:05
Responding to consumer concerns about food safety and wholesomeness, Global Leading Foods, HPP (GL Foods) has opened a new high-pressure processing (HPP) facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex to offer the advantages of the proven technology to food processors on a contract service basis, reports www.megafishnet.com
Waitrose Scottish mussels on the shelves with Friend of the Sea seal of approval
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 27, 2010 08:59
Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) rope grown mussels are the first farmed seafood in the UK to be awarded Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification, reports www.megafishnet.com
Gov. Gregoire announces $27.5 million in federal help to support salmon recovery efforts
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 27, 2010 08:50
Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that Washington was awarded $27.5 million for salmon recovery efforts by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office from the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, an annual Congressional appropriation provided to the states, reports www.megafishnet.com
Publication: ”Sustainability as a new paradigm regarding food consumption”
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 24, 2010 15:52
Researchers from Skretting ARC have contributed to the paper "Sustainability as a new paradigm regarding food consumption". The paper was published in Emerald British Food Journal, No. 5, 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com
Multiexport Foods Prepares for Salmon Sustainability Certifications
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 24, 2010 15:48
Multiexport Foods, a major producer of salmon and trout located in Puerto Montt, Chile, and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announced that they will collaborate on developing a comprehensive sustainable seafood strategy for Multiexport Foods farmed fish operations, reports www.megafishnet.com
An antidumping case against Vietnamese catfish has a big catch
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 24, 2010 15:41
At issue is a seven-year-old antidumping case alleging that Vietnamese producers sell frozen pangasius fillets in the U.S. at a price less than their cost of production. The Commerce Department last week filed notice that it wants to change how it calculates the difference between Vietnam's production cost and the selling price. The result of this esoteric adjustment could be dramatically higher duties, reports www.megafishnet.com
Morpol acquires Brookside Products Limited in UK
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September 24, 2010 15:21
Morpol ASA has acquired 100% of Brookside Products Limited, a processor of smoked salmon based in Cumbria, UK. The annual production capacity of Brookside is about 1.500 tonnes finished products. Expected turnover for 2010 is GBP 12 million, reports www.megafishnet.com
Icelandic USA Introduces New Addition to Sea Dog Family of Products
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 24, 2010 14:41
The new 4 oz. Pollock Portion is an in-between size that allows restaurant operators to offer the ultimate selection, with multiple size and species options; the complete Sea Dog line consists of an almost "foot-long" Cod Fillet Portion and a mini-sized Haddock Fillet Portion, reports www.megafishnet.com
First DDGS Trial in Japanese Aquaculture Farm Concludes Success
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 24, 2010 14:37
The April 2010 distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) fish feeding trial in Japan recently concluded with favorable results both in lower input costs and equal or greater quality fish meat. The U.S. Grains Council conducted the trial at a rainbow trout commercial aquaculture farm in the Aichi Prefecture in response to the rising cost of fish meal, a high demand ingredient throughout Asia with limited supply, reports www.megafishnet.com
Second North Sea plaice fishery earns MSC certificate
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 24, 2010 09:40
The Osprey Trawlers North Sea Twin-rigged plaice fishery has been awarded the MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certificate, making it the second North Sea plaice fishery to achieve MSC certification for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The 4 member vessels [1] of the Osprey Group will from now be able to affix the blue MSC ecolabel to their catches, reports www.megafishnet.com
Global Conference on Aquaculture: ten year review and look ahead at fast growing sector
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 24, 2010 09:35
Aquaculture has grown over the past decade to where it now provides nearly 50 percent of global supplies of fish as human food. A Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 will take place in Phuket, Thailand, with more than 700 participants from 60 countries, to evaluate where the sector stands today and face upcoming challenges and opportunities, reports www.megafishnet.com