All Industry News articles – Page 215

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    The Mediterranean diet revisited

    2012-09-06T11:05:00Z

    The health benefits of eating seafood and the role of the Mediterranean diet will feature in a conference hosted by The Fishmongers’ Company in association with national charity Heart Research UK this autumn.

  • Ocean Drifters combines cutting-edge plankton science with remarkable images to popularise this unseen world
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    Plankton film distributed to UK schools

    2012-09-06T10:49:00Z

    The distribution of 7000 DVDs to be used as an educational tool for schools around the UK has been made possible with a donation from The Fishmongers’ Company, London.

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    WorldFish scientists to share expertise

    2012-09-06T10:28:00Z

    WorldFish experts on fisheries and aquaculture for development will present and contribute to discussions on sustainable aquaculture at SeaWeb’s 10th International Seafood Summit hosted in Hong Kong 6-8 September.

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    Russian sockeye salmon fishery certified

    2012-09-05T16:59:00Z

    The Ozernaya River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fishery located in the Russian Far East, on the southwest coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, has been MSC certified.

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    Europêche slams EU/Mauritania agreement

    2012-09-05T15:42:00Z

    A delegation of ship owners represented by Europêche has expressed the deep concerns of the fishing industry on the contents of the fishing agreement initialled in July by the EU and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

  • NZ Prime Minister John Key. © Crown Copyright
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    NZ commits NZ$50m to the Pacific

    2012-09-05T13:32:00Z

    New Zealand has committed NZ$50m (US$39.7m/€31.5m) over the next three years to support Pacific fisheries and oceans.

  • The Port of Savannah is getting more eco friendly
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    Georgian port gets fish friendly

    2012-09-05T12:08:00Z

    Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is continuing to do its bit for environmental stewardship – a special type of fish friendly concrete installed at the Port of Savannah is encouraging fish to thrive at the Garden City Terminal.

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    Danish retailers launch MSC campaign

    2012-09-05T10:36:00Z

    This week, Coop, Dansk Supermarked and SuperGros will turn their focus to certified sustainable seafood in a new joint nationwide marketing campaign.

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    Shortlist announced for From Field to Frier Award in National Fish & Chip Awards 2013

    2012-09-05T10:27:00Z

    The shortlist for the new From Field to Frier Award in the UK’s National Fish & Chip Awards 2013, organised by Seafish, have been announced.

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    Honorary Fishery Officers receive bravery awards for rescue

    2012-09-05T10:07:00Z

    Two Honorary Fishery Officers (HFO’s) have been awarded Royal Humane Society Bravery awards for rescuing a drowning boy at a beach in Auckland, New Zealand.

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    Tony Burke signs off on super trawler

    2012-09-04T16:54:00Z

    Tony Burke, Australian Minister for the Environment, has admitted he does not have the legal power to block the super trawler ‘Margiris’ from fishing in Australian waters.

  • Morrisons – sourcing fish direct from the quayside Photo: SSPO
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    New Morrisons' plant begins operations

    2012-09-04T15:56:00Z

    UK supermarket, Morrisons, has commenced operations at its new fish processing plant in Grimsby.

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    First silver smelt fishery gains MSC certification

    2012-09-04T12:15:00Z

    The Faroese Great Silver Smelt fishery has been successfully MSC certified and is the first MSC certified silver smelt fishery in the world.

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    WOC panel to discuss data collection from fishing vessels

    2012-09-04T12:12:00Z

    Senior fishing industry representatives and scientists will focus on the role of the fishing industry in collecting ocean, weather and climate data, and how to scale up these efforts.

  • Back row left to right: Billy Williamson (Whalsay), Ryan Galbraith (Lerwick), Arran Hunter (Bressay), Mark Fullerton (Instructor), Caroline Hepburn (Liaison Officer). Front row left to right: Ryan McGuinness (Dounby, Orkney), Kyle Stirling-Laude...
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    Brand new fishing course underway

    2012-09-04T12:09:00Z

    A brand new ‘Introduction to Commercial Fishing’ course got underway at the NAFC Marine Centre on 20 August.

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    First US Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery obtains MSC certification

    2012-09-04T11:51:00Z

    The United States east coast North Atlantic fishery for spiny dogfish, assessed as six separate units of certification, has been awarded MSC certification.

  • No quota sharing agreement was made during the meeting in London. © European Commission
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    Still no agreement on mackerel

    2012-09-04T10:57:00Z

    On 3 September European Commissioner Maria Damanaki hosted a ministerial meeting in London, aimed at resolving the continuing dispute over mackerel quota allocations in the north east Atlantic.

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    Oceana applauds EU/Norway initiative

    2012-09-04T10:49:00Z

    Oceana has welcomed the European Commission’s agreement to work with Norway to end discards in the Skagerrak.

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    Gulf Council elects new members

    2012-09-04T10:44:00Z

    The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, during its August meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, elected a new chair and vice chair for the 2012-2013 Council year.

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    ICES Annual Science Conference 2012

    2012-09-04T10:34:00Z

    The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) will hold its Annual Science Conference at the Scandic Bergen City Hotel in Bergen, Norway, 17-21 September 2012.