All Industry News articles – Page 81

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    UK fishing fleet survey

    2016-08-04T15:26:00Z

    UK authority, Seafish, is calling for vessel owners and skippers across the UK to participate in its annual economic survey of the UK fishing fleet.

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    Pingtan vessels to operate in Timor-Leste

    2016-08-04T13:46:00Z

    China-based Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. has announced that 13 of its fishing vessels have obtained fishing licenses from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and are expected to operate in the sea area of Timor-Leste.

  • Asia is working in collaboration to combat IUU fishing Photo: SeaDave/CC BY 2.0
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    Asian cooperation to combat IUU fishing

    2016-08-04T12:30:00Z

    ASEAN-SEAFDEC have hosted a cooperative forum in Thailand to cooperate with other Asian countries to develop a joint declaration to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and enhance sustainable fisheries development in the region.

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    EC proposes multi-annual plan for the North Sea

    2016-08-04T11:35:00Z

    The European Commission has proposed a new multi-annual plan for demersal fish stocks in the North Sea.

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    Protecting or stifling a good idea?

    2016-08-04T09:31:00Z

    Quentin Bates looks at fishing gear patents and whether they help or hinder product development.

  • A special panel discussion on Brexit has been added to the Humber Seafood Summit
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    Brexit impact takes centre stage

    2016-08-03T10:59:00Z

    The organisers of the Humber Seafood Summit have added a special panel discussion on the outcome of the EU referendum to the event’s agenda.

  • Supplies of forage fish such as capelin are in short supply in Canadian fisheries Photo: © Steph Nicholl
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    Forage fish are in trouble

    2016-08-03T10:52:00Z

    WWF-Canada warns that forage fish are in trouble, following its new assessment of Canadian fisheries for its latest report ''Food for All''.

  • Final rule for electronic reporting of trade data
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    Final rule for electronic reporting of trade data

    2016-08-03T10:07:00Z

    NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule which establishes regulations to integrate the collection of trade documentation within the International Trade Data System (ITDS).

  • River water pumped into a farm
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    Vietnam turning a blind eye to industrial pollution

    2016-08-02T15:53:00Z

    Industrial pollution of the waters of the Mekong Delta, in the southern tip of Vietnam, is taking place on an ever increasing scale, reports Andrew Martin.

  • The full case study is available on the EUMOFA website
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    Plaice in The Netherlands

    2016-08-02T15:02:00Z

    The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) has released its latest case study, ‘Price structure in the supply chain for plaice in the Netherlands.’

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    No growth in Vietnam tuna exports

    2016-08-02T12:27:00Z

    Vietnam tuna exports in the first half of 2016 have hit US$224.7m, equal to the same period last year.

  • A scan of the spotfin hatchetfish
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    Professor to digitise every fish species

    2016-07-29T09:04:00Z

    A University of Washington professor wants to scan and digitise all 25,000 species of fish on the planet.

  • AquAdvantage Salmon has now received regulatory approval in both the US and Canada
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    GM salmon receives regulatory approval in Canada

    2016-07-28T17:55:00Z

    Biotechnology company, AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. has received regulatory approval in Canada for the sale of its GM salmon which it says is an important step towards commercialisation.

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    Sardines and tuna from German importer FoS certified

    2016-07-28T15:18:00Z

    German food-importing company, Otto Franck, has successfully concluded its Friend of the Sea certification renewal audit.

  • Jerome McCartan is an experienced fisherman from Warrenpoint in County Down. Earlier this year he was working on the fishing vessel ‘Carraig Chuin’ when she sank off the coast of Kilkeel. The vessel sprung a leak and started to go down very quic...
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    MAIB reveals shocking UK fishermen death toll

    2016-07-28T14:38:00Z

    New figures from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) show that more deaths have been recorded in UK waters than in Alaskan waters where reality TV show The Deadliest Catch is filmed.

  • New Zealand longliner ‘Janas’ is owned and operated by Talley’s Ltd
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    Survey finds toothfish spawning in the Ross Sea

    2016-07-28T12:39:00Z

    A first-ever winter fisheries survey has uncovered new secrets of the Antarctic toothfish at the edge of the advancing winter sea ice in the Ross Sea.

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    Australia hosts Indonesian students

    2016-07-28T11:07:00Z

    This month the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) hosted 25 Indonesian students undertaking a Sustainable Fisheries Management Course run by the Monash University, to help develop the region’s future fisheries managers.

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    'Lab in a suitcase' for Scottish aquaculture

    2016-07-28T10:39:00Z

    Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has co-funded a new test for seawater readiness which hopes to boost Scottish exports.

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    Canada invests $68.2m in small craft harbours

    2016-07-28T10:27:00Z

    Dominic LeBlanc, Canadian Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has announced that the Government of Canada is investing $68.2 million this year in small craft harbour improvement projects across Newfoundland and Labrador.

  • Fast degrading hooks are being trialled for escape hatches on lobster pots
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    New film shows fishermen trialling ghost gear solutions

    2016-07-27T11:34:00Z

    World Animal Protection has launched a new film showing how fishermen are helping each other to protect their businesses from problematic ghost gear.