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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
Pew Critical of EU Council Decision on Deep-Sea Quotas
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 10:18
Uta Bellion, director of the Pew Environment Group's European Marine Programme, issued the following statement in response to today's decision by the EU Fisheries Council on deep-sea fishing quotas for 2011 and 2012, reports www.megafishnet.com
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A new era for Central Asian fisheries and aquaculture
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 30, 2010 10:10
Since November 2009 the Central Asian and Caucasus Republics are being supported in the rehabilitation of their fisheries and aquaculture sector by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), reports www.megafishnet.com
List of Ukrainian plants approved for export to Russian Federation
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 15:48
Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor has issued a list of fish farming/fishing/processing and storage plants/vessels from Ukraine approved for export to the Russian Federation, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ .
Vladivostok scientists discussing prospects for pollock fishery, crab TACs and potential freshwater fish harvest in 2011
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 15:47
Vladivostok-based fishery research institute TINRO-Centre has recently hold a meeting devoted to prospects for Okhotsk pollock fishery, update of the snow crab TAC and recommendations for allowable catches of Arctic char and pond smelt, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Russian vets' Directive No.FS-NV-4/621 no more valid
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 15:23
The Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)'s directive No.FS-NV-4/621 dated 02, February, 2009 has been declared no more valid, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
Russian vets introducing temporary restrictions for seafood import from Vietnamese processor
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 14:56
Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has introduced temporary restrictions for seafood shipments from a Vietnamese processor, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
China Fishery – FY2010 results improve; no concrete plan to call the bonds
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 14:20
China Fishery reported satisfactory result for fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 on higher sales volumes in the North Pacific trawling operations (+34%yoy to 231.600MT), higher fishmeal selling prices (+66.8%yoy to USD1,461/MT) and the maiden full year contribution from its South Pacific trawling operations, reports www.megafishnet.com
HB Grandi: Herring over, capelin next
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 14:00
HB Grandi's herring fishing for the year is now finished. Lundey NS was in Vopnafjordur last Wednesday with 800 tonne catch which the HB Grandi´s factory finished processing on Friday. Then Faxi RE docked the following night with 900 tonnes from its last herring trip of the year, reports www.megafishnet.com
United States Leads Push for Strong Measures to Protect Sharks and Sea Turtles
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 10:55
The 17th special meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ended today with successes in some important areas and room for improvement in others, reports www.megafishnet.com
Inland aquaculture : Better management practices for catfish aquaculture released
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 10:20
'Better Management Practices for Catfish Aquaculture' Version 3.0 was released at a national workshop in Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province, Vietnam on 24 November, reports www.megafishnet.com
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of November 2010
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 10:16
The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 29 November (starting at 10 a.m.) and (if necessary) Tuesday 30 November, reports www.megafishnet.com
Tuna commission fails again to ensure bluefin tuna recovery
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 29, 2010 09:16
Short-term interests have taken priority over sustainability and common sense at the recent meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Paris, which once again failed to establish measures sufficiently stringent to allow the severely overfished Mediterranean bluefin tuna to recover, reports www.megafishnet.com
Gagging of Scottish Government by salmon farmers exposed; FOI shows how authorities capitulated after threat of legal action
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 26, 2010 16:40
A series of Freedom of Information requests on behalf of the Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has exposed how the Scottish Government made a policy u-turn in the face of pressure, including the threat of legal action, from the salmon farming industry, reports www.megafishnet.com
Russian pollock market showing important changes
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 26, 2010 15:51
As per late November 2010 the Russian pollock market has been showing a number of important structural changes, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Marel hf. secures EUR 350 million in long-term financing
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 26, 2010 11:10
Marel signed an agreement with a group of six international banks on long-term financing in the amount of EUR 350 million. The initial average interest terms are EURIBOR/LIBOR + 320 bps and will decrease during the maturity of the loans, in line with the expected increase of the financial strength of Marel, reports www.megafishnet.com
Morpol reports financial results 3Q 2010
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 26, 2010 10:48
Morpol's operating revenues in the third quarter were well above prior year at EUR 93.3 million (EUR 67.7 million). The revenue increase was due to a combina-tion of volume growth and also higher sales prices. Overall sales volumes were 23 percent higher than prior year, reports www.megafishnet.com
Free-trade negotiations with Russia to start in early 2011
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 26, 2010 10:05
Negotiations on a free-trade agreement between Russia and Iceland are to be initiated early in the New Year, reports www.megafishnet.com
Mid West aquaculture project wins Premier’s Award
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 26, 2010 09:59
A cutting-edge brine shrimp aquaculture project near Geraldton spearheaded by the Department of Fisheries has won the 2010 Premier's Award for the Developing the Economy category, reports www.megafishnet.com
Cohen Commission to hear evidence on Wild Salmon Policy beginning November 29
INDUSTRY NEWS
November 26, 2010 09:52
The Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River will resume evidentiary hearings in Vancouver on Monday, November 29, 2010 starting with an investigation of the Wild Salmon Policy, reports www.megafishnet.com