The Russian Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is about to be developed with infrastructure for receiving, processing and storage of not less than 150,000 tonnes of fish annually. The deal has been struck between FGUP Natrbresurs and LLC Construction and assembly department No 12 (Republic of Dagestan), which bid for the lease agreement for the state-owned port.
A new twin-rigger/fly-shooter for Urk owners Rense and Johannes de Boer is scheduled for delivery in March 2019 from the Maaskant yard in Stellendam.
Four companies working within the Iceland Seafood Cluster have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in encouraging co-operation.
New shrimper Sajoni was christened at the Skagen quayside at the end of last year, and in proper Danish style, built for Henrik Terpet and Brian Sørensen to fish for shrimp and freeze on board. It replaces their older vessel that has served them well for the last five years.
Thai Union and Mars Petcare have detailed how an innovative digital traceability pilot programme in Thailand, implemented by the two companies alongside a coalition of industry and government groups, has helped to boost human rights in the seafood industry.
Iceland’s blue whiting fishery in the north-eastern Atlantic has been granted MSC certification and the blue tick of approval that goes with it. The fishery has been certified by conformity assessment body DNV GL against the MSC’s fisheries standard.
The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation (CFPO) has launched a website of its own that celebrates the diversity, strength and vibrancy of the Cornish fishing fleet.
As the European Parliament voted on technical measures earlier this week, French fishing industry body CNPMEM claims that with all the attention was focused on pulse fishing, a chance to deal with properly crucial legislation on mesh sizes was missed.
Last weekend two new trawlers that represent an €80 million investment by Samherji’s German subsidiary DFFU were christened at the quayside in Cuxhaven, the first new fishing vessels for the company since 1990.
Following the overwhelming vote in the European Parliament to ban the use of electric pulse beam trawling, LIFE’s Executive Director, Jerry Percy stated that ‘it is so important to reiterate yet again that our resistance to the use of electric pulse fishing was not based on ‘fake news,’ jealousy between fishermen or NGO dogma.’
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