All Industry News articles – Page 371

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    Bright future for offshore fish farming says aquaculture expert

    2008-09-23T10:48:00Z

    The future for offshore finfish farming is good with new technologies and designs enabling the majority of sea areas to be exploited for cage culture, a leading aquaculture expert will tell the Offshore Mariculture conference in Alicante, Spain.

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    Fisheries fund open for business

    2008-09-23T10:42:00Z

    The new European Fisheries Fund (EFF) will support investment in sustainable fisheries for the next six years in Scotland and is now open for business.

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    Fish sex testing attracts research grant

    2008-09-23T09:42:00Z

    Dr Ioanna Katsiadaki, a researcher from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and based in Weymouth, UK, has received confirmation of grant funding for her work to replace, reduce or refine the use of animals (the “3Rs”) in research and testing.

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    A strong voice for fishing communities

    2008-09-22T14:10:00Z

    Fishermen across Scotland are to play a central role in the improved management of inshore fisheries, helping to ensure a vibrant, prosperous and sustainable future for themselves and the communities they support.

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    Commission launches mid-term review of the CFP

    2008-09-18T10:02:00Z

    The European Commission has endorsed a paper put forward by Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Joe Borg containing an analysis of the achievements and shortcomings of the functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy further to its reform in 2002.

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    Scottish fishing income increases

    2008-09-11T10:35:00Z

    Figures published by Scotland''s Chief Statistician indicate the value of fish catches landed by Scottish vessels increased by one per cent in real terms in 2007.

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    Baltic states failing to protect most damaged sea

    2008-09-11T10:27:00Z

    Nine Baltic sea states all scored failing grades in an annual WWF evaluation of their performance in protecting and restoring the world’s most damaged sea.

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    Commerce Department re-appoints Benigno Sablan to Fishery Management Council

    2008-09-11T10:25:00Z

    The Commerce Department has announced the re-appointment of Benigno M. Sablan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.

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    Seafish responds to MCS Fish to Eat/Avoid list

    2008-09-11T10:23:00Z

    Philip MacMullen, Seafish Head of Environmental Responsibility, said:

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    Latest advice on fish sustainability published

    2008-09-11T10:22:00Z

    The UK Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has published its latest advice to consumers on fish sustainability, including those it recommends to ''eat'', and those to ''avoid''.

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    Conserving Scotland's fish stocks

    2008-09-11T10:21:00Z

    New measures to reduce discards of Scotland''s valuable fish stocks were announced this week.

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    Close Med bluefin fishery now, says independent expert group

    2008-09-10T12:49:00Z

    WWF welcomes the conclusions reached by an independent expert panel that all activity should be suspended in the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery, and sanctuaries should be created in all main spawning areas as a matter of urgency in order to save the endangered species.

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    Kongsberg Maritime buys GeoAcoustics

    2008-09-10T12:46:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has signed an agreement to purchase the UK based sonar company GeoAcoustics Ltd of Great Yarmouth, for approximately NOK42m (approximately EUR5.3m).

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    Marine Institute welcomes European strategy

    2008-09-10T12:45:00Z

    The Irish Marine Institute (Foras na Mara) has welcomed the European Commission’s "European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research: A coherent European Research Area framework in support of a sustainable use of oceans and seas".

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    Belgian fishing with blinders to pay £43,000 and forfeit gear

    2008-09-10T12:43:00Z

    Owners and the master of the Belgian beam trawler "Neptunus" were ordered to pay a total of £43,374 in fines and costs by Lowestoft Magistrates, UK, on Monday 8 September after pleading guilty to fishing with blinders in both trawl nets.

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    New push for lobster sustainability laws

    2008-09-10T12:42:00Z

    It is time for regulators to adopt a minimum size requirement for Spiny Lobsters harvested from the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic, according to the US National Fisheries Institute (NFI).

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    Fisheries Committee votes on measures to hasten cod recovery

    2008-09-10T12:39:00Z

    The Fisheries Committee has adopted a report on the Commission''s proposal aimed at strengthening a recovery plan for cod stocks.

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    First MSC-certified airline in the world

    2008-09-05T20:18:00Z

    Since September 1 there is sustainable fish with MSC-certification on the menu of Dutch airline KLM. For KLM this is the next step in realising more sustainable flights.

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    SFF welcomes Scottish Marine Bill with a note of caution

    2008-09-05T20:17:00Z

    Setting out the Scottish Government’s plans for the year ahead, First Minister Alex Salmond included the Scottish Marine Bill – a bill for the ‘protection for the Marine Environment’.

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    New future for Scotland's seas

    2008-09-05T20:15:00Z

    A new future for Scotland''s seas, balancing conservation and economic growth, will be the focus of a Moray Firth Partnership public meeting in Inverness on 10 September.