Border Protection Command (BPC) together with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has apprehended a foreign fishing vessel suspected of illegally fishing within Australian waters.
ACV Storm Bay, operating under the command of BPC, detained an illegal foreign fishing crew and their vessel within the Australian Fishing Zone on Saturday, 20 October 2012.
The vessel was boarded 106 nautical miles north of Long Reef off the north western coast of Western Australia.
FREETOWN - Living in a country with a 70 per cent youth unemployment rate, fishing along the long Atlantic Coast is one of the few options left for Sierra Leonian youth in terms of work. But pirate fishers and an uninterested government are threatening their livelihood.
Albert Johnson helps unload a net full of shimmering silver herring from his fishing boat, a 25-foot wooden canoe painted bright red, bobbing on the water in front of the rocky beach. He untangles the small fish from the net while market sellers crowd the shore, waiting to purchase the catch. "I've been working as a fisherman for a few years now. For us, it is the only means of livelihood," says Johnson, who lives in the fishing community of Goderich, a suburb of Sierra Leone's capital city, Freetown.
The Environment Court has ordered a marine farming company in liquidation to pay NZD 13,650 in costs to Marlborough Sounds resident Cliff Marchant and Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay.
Judge Jon Jackson said in his written decision he accepted the claim for costs against Port Gore Marine Farms, but not the Marlborough District council.
The claim was made after the Environment Court overturned a decision by the council to renew the consent for two mussel farms at Port Gore in the outer Sounds and confirmed its decision to decline a third, in April.
LUNENBURG, (NS) - High Liner Foods Incorporated announced on 25 Oct. that it will host a conference call on Friday, 9 November, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. ET (11:30 a.m. AT) to discuss its third quarter 2012 financial results. The North American frozen seafood company will report its financial results on Thursday, 8 November, 2012.
To access the conference call by telephone, dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. Please connect approximately 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call to ensure participation. The conference call will be archived for replay by telephone until Friday, 16 November, 2012 at midnight. To access the archived conference call, dial 1-855-859-2056 and enter the reservation number 48345826.
Marel Q3 2012 results: Slower growth with improving profit margins
Revenues for Q3 2012 totalled 164.3 million, a decrease of 2.8% compared to the third quarter of 2011 [169.1 million]. Revenues YTD are up by 10.6 per cent compared with 9 months 2011.
EBITDA was 20.5 million or 12.5 per cent of revenues [Q3 2011: 25.8 million].
Operating profit (EBIT) was 14.1 million or 8.6 per cent of revenues in Q3 2012 [Q3 2011: 19.5 million].
Net result for Q3 2012 was 8.4 million [Q3 2011: 10.5 million]. Basic earnings per share in Q3 were EUR 1.15 euro [Q3 2011: EUR 1.42].
Cash flow from operating activities was 13.7 million and net interest-bearing debt was 261.1 million at the end of the quarter.
The order book amounted to 151 million at the end of the quarter compared to 196.81 million at the end of Q3 2011.
Aker Seafoods ASA will publish its interim report for the third quarter on Thursday 1 November 2012. On the day of the release, representatives of the company will present the accounting figures at Shippingklubben, Haakon VIIs gate 1, Oslo, Norway. The presentation begins at 09:00 a.m. CET. All interested parties are welcome to attend. No advance registration is required.
Aker Seafoods will submit its interim report to the Oslo Stock Exchange prior to the 09:00 presentation. Presentation material will be available at www.newsweb.no or www.akersea.com.
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) BAP certification is an assurance to consumers that the seafood they are eating comes from a responsible producer who takes care to protect the marine environment.
This application is consistent with Cooke Aquaculture’s long-term commitment to producing healthy seafood while also growing healthy communities and ensuring the marine environment is preserved for generations to come. The marine resources in which Cooke Aquaculture operates are vital to the company’s success now and in the future.
BLACKS HARBOUR, NB, CANADA – Cooke Aquaculture Inc.’s subsidiary, Salmones Cupquelan, has earned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its salmon farms in Chile, which produce salmon under the Heritage Salmon brand.
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) BAP certification is an assurance to consumers that the seafood they are eating comes from a responsible producer who takes care to protect the marine environment.
This application is consistent with Cooke Aquaculture’s long-term commitment to producing healthy seafood while also growing healthy communities and ensuring the marine environment is preserved for generations to come. The marine resources in which Cooke Aquaculture operates are vital to the company’s success now and in the future.
The BAP standard is audited and certified by independent, third-party certification bodies in an effort to promote responsible practices throughout the aquaculture industry, specifically in the production processes. BAP is a certification system that combines site inspections and effluent sampling with sanitary controls, therapeutant controls and traceability controls. BAP is a set of standards developed by GAA that gives seafood retailers, food service companies, and the end consumers’ confidence that the seafood they sell, purchase and eat comes from a socially, economically and environmentally responsible producer.
ANCHORAGE - State researchers looking for answers to Alaska’s diminishing king salmon returns were urged Tuesday to take a look at the critical days after smolt leave fresh water and to closely examine how humans may affect salmon in marine waters.
“The two leading hypotheses for things that might cause declines of chinook salmon in the ocean are climate change and fishing,” said retired University of Washington fisheries biologist Kate Myers.
Fishing industry: Two Irish seafood companies will launch a new brand specifically aimed at the Chinese market on 24 October.
The Atlantic Gold brand is a joint project between Atlanfish and Rockabill Shellfish and will include a range of shellfish such as prawns, crab, lobster, razor clams and scallops, as well as whitefish products.
It will initially be available to the food service sector but will later be extended to retail.
Southwest Atlantic Squid Index: Illex Squid (Illex Argentinus) China
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Fishing Exports Increased by 10.4% in Q1 Argentina
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