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Offshore mussel farm lease granted
Offshore Shellfish Ltd (OSL) has been granted a lease by The Crown Estate to develop a pioneering offshore, rope cultured mussel farm in Lyme Bay, Devon, UK. Work will soon start on a pilot project, and at its full development of 15.4sq km, the farm will be the largest of its kind in Europe. 03 Sep 2010
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Barnegat Light to recycle old fishing gear
The New Jersey port of Barnegat Light is the latest addition to the Fishing for Energy initiative, the programme providing commercial fishermen a cost-free way to recycle old and unusable fishing gear. 03 Sep 2010
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Young’s unveils premium frozen fish line
UK seafood giant Young’s has launched a new range of premium fish dishes for retail which the Findus company hopes will start the biggest category shake-up of the year. 03 Sep 2010
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HB Grandi triples pelagic production
To date, HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels have landed 27,000 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring and mackerel at its Vopnafjördur factory, representing a significant reduction in catch compared to last year, when 41,000 tonnes of mackerel and herring had been landed by this stage. 03 Sep 2010
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Aussies fear NZ will take rock lobster markets
Tasmanian rock lobster fisherman are worried New Zealand could capitalise on Australia's predicted rock lobster shortage next month. 02 Sep 2010
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Profits soar for Scots salmon company
Edinburgh-based Scottish Salmon Company has seen its first-half pre-tax profits rise year-on-year from £1.7 million (€2 million/$2.6 million) to £12.1 million (€14.5 million/$18.6 million), while turnover has doubled to £42.6 million (€51.1 million/$65.6 million). 02 Sep 2010
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Beijing Culimer moves closer to seafood heartland
Seafood supplier Beijing Culimer Seafood Im-Exporting Co Ltd has moved to a new, larger location to facilitate the company’s growth in China. 02 Sep 2010
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NTSB to hold fishing vessel safety forum
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a forum on fishing vessel safety beginning Wednesday, 13 October 2010 at 9am. The two-day forum will be chaired by NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt. 01 Sep 2010
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UK seafood training centre to shut
A centre that has helped train hundreds of people for the UK seafood industry is set to close because its funding has been withdrawn. 01 Sep 2010
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Benefits of Pacific tuna tagging being realised
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) said it is already seeing the benefits of the tuna tagging programme in the Pacific, which concluded at the end of last year. 31 Aug 2010
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Iceland minister: 'it’s our right' to fish mackerel
Iceland's fisheries minister told the UK’s Channel 4 News that his country's trawlers have the right to fish greater quantities of mackerel from its waters, despite growing protests from Scottish fishermen. 31 Aug 2010
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Boats landed €18m of illegal pelagics
Six trawlermen from Shetland, UK, face unlimited fines and multi-million pound confiscation orders for illegally landing £15 million (€18.3 million/$23.2 million) worth of herring and mackerel. 31 Aug 2010
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Greenpeace urges NZ to help save Pacific tuna
Greenpeace has called on the New Zealand government to support a plan to make the Pacific’s tuna fisheries sustainable following further reports of declining stocks. 30 Aug 2010
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Florida projects get BP funding for oil spill research
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is well represented among the 27 research projects selected by the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) Council to examine the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico. 30 Aug 2010
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Vietnam submits shrimp lawsuit to WTO
Vietnam submitted its lawsuit documents against the US imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on its frozen shrimp to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel in Geneva, Switzerland, on 20 August. 30 Aug 2010
