ANNONCER
Visserijberdijf W. Melissant & Zn of Goedereede, Netherlands takes delivery of GO 1 Wouter Adriaantje from Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam. Wouter Adriaantje has a length over all of 26.99 m, beam of 6.9 m, and depth of 3.8 m.
On May 21st 2010 the first AQUALIFE containers with live lobsters landed at the new AQUAPORT facility in URK, Holland. This marks the beginning of the transportation corridor for live shellfish & crustaceans between Halifax, Canada and Urk, Holland, via ocean freight containers rather than air freight.
Wärtsilä will start the execution of the restructuring measures in
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Dutch Dover sole gill net fishery today celebrated the season’s first catch of Dutch MSC certified Dover sole at the European Seafood Exhibition (ESE). Rupert Howes, MSC Chief Executive, was presented with the first catch, and congratulated the gill net fishers on their success in securing MSC certification.
The Dutch North Sea plaice-directed fleet has entered full assessment
The Dutch Organization of Professional Rod and Line Fishermen (VBHL) have entered full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. The VBHL rod and line sea bass fishery will be assessed against the MSC standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. This is the latest step in fulfilling the Dutch demersal fleet’s 2008 commitment to enter all their fisheries in the MSC programme by 2012.
F/V Time Bandit, a crab fishing boat, is undergoing a ‘green re-fit’ before earning the green.
Netherlands suspended culture mussel fishery has entered MSC certification assessment, says SGS, the certification body.
he Dutch parliament voted to amend the government’s 2010 budget to make an additional 500,000 euros available for fishery assessment and certification. The decision means that The Netherlands have now allocated a total of €1.5m towards fishery certification. In 2008, the Dutch demersal fleet committed itself to MSC certification as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with WWF, North Sea Foundation and the Fisheries Minister. The additional funding will be made available through the European Fisheries Fund budget.
The budget amendment follows a proposal from a coalition of MPs representing all three of the parties that form the Dutch coalition government: Ad Koppejan MP (Christian Democratic Appeal), Lutz Jacobi MP (Dutch Labour party) and Ernst Cramer MP (Christian Union).
The Dutch Producers’ Organisation Mussel Culture (in Dutch : PO Mosselcultuur) has started assessment to the internationally recognised MSC standard for sustainable fishing.
The assessment announcement follows the allocation of a certification grant from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for which the fishery successfully applied. In total a subsidy of 1 million euro with a maximum of 100,000 euro per applicant was available. Applications could be made until September 1st 2009.