Fisheries – Page 80
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Russian longline fisheries sign contracts for MSC assessment
The Russian Longline Fishery Association (LFA) has signed contracts with certifier Marine Certification for the MSC assessment for its two fisheries in the Russian Far East.
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EU works to prevent unregulated fisheries in Arctic high seas
The European Union has participated in the first round of international negotiations on measures to prevent unregulated fisheries in the Arctic high seas.
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Nav-Tracker to protect Maldives fisheries
Global Ocean Security Technologies (GOST) has announced that its Nav-Tracker 3.0 VMS has been adapted for use by the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of The Maldives.
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Caley Fisheries boosts overseas expansion
Caley Fisheries announced that it has deployed Pegasus Software’s Opera 3.
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NewsResearch project on the impact of sea lice on salmon fisheries
Plymouth University and the Universidad de Chile are leading a new research project to investigate the issue of sea lice infestation.
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Control Union enhances presence in fisheries and aquaculture certification
Dutch based global certification services provider, Control Union, has acquired a minority shareholding in MacAlister Elliott & Partners Ltd (MEP) and ME Certification Ltd (MEC).
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NewsWestern Australian fisheries set for MSC assessment
Western Australia’s wild catch abalone fishery, along with the Pilbara and Kimberley trap fisheries, are set to undertake Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) full assessment.
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NewsJapan oysters ASC
Five years after the tsunami that devastated the east coast of Japan, the Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries are celebrating a major milestone.
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EC presents a regionalised approach to conservation measures for fisheries
The European Commission has presented a proposal for new conservation measures for fisheries in European seas.
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New report into Australia’s regional fisheries engagement
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released the report ‘Net worth: Australia’s regional fisheries engagement’.
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Action plan adopted for Dutch fisheries control system
An action plan has been adopted by the European Commission to boost fisheries control in the Netherlands.
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NewsIGAD approves fisheries strategy
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a trade-bloc of eight African nations focused on development and environmental control, has approved a regional fisheries and aquaculture strategy to harness, review and develop practices in the IGAD region.
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NewsMSC fisheries minimise impacts on the Arctic
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has released clarification of its requirements which ensure that MSC certified fisheries maintain the productivity, function and diversity of sensitive ecosystems.
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NewsRise in Vietnamese fisheries’ production
Vietnam’s fisheries are expected to have produced 827,000MT in the first two months of 2016, representing a 3.1% increase on the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Japan and FFA agree on fisheries cooperation
Japan and members of the Forum Fisheries Agency have agreed to sustain targeted cooperation in the fisheries sector within the Pacific Islands region.
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NewsMSC first for North Atlantic blue whiting fisheries
Two thirds of the total catch of North East Atlantic blue whiting has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable fishing practices.
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WWF calls for long-term action on Med fisheries
WWF is calling on the European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, to act with more than short-term measures to establish a real and efficient long-term recovery for Mediterranean fish stocks.
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Saint Lucia improves fisheries infrastructure
A major fisheries infrastructure project valued at US$5.2 million has started in Saint Lucia.
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NewsFirst risk assessment tool for social responsibility in fisheries
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch programme, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and the UK’s Seafish are partnering to scope out the development of a risk assessment tool for social responsibility in fisheries.
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MOU to improve coordination for sustainable fisheries
Three Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) operating in the Western Central Atlantic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase the sustainability of fisheries.
