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Loblaw first to sell ASC salmon in North America
Canada’s largest seller of seafood, Loblaw, is becoming the first food retailer in North America sell ASC certified salmon.
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NewsIPNLF identifies priorities
The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF)’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) held its first annual meeting at the beginning of February 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Finnish Fish Guide includes ASC labelled fish
For the first time, the Finnish Fish Guide now includes Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) labelled responsibly farmed fish.
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NewsGlobal Maritime designs offshore farm
Global Maritime has designed a new offshore based fish farm for Norwegian company Ocean Farming AS.
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NewsWild salmon company nets angling rights
A Scottish wild salmon company has acquired netting rights for wild trout and salmon in the Ythan estuary and adjacent foreshore, bucking the trend for angling bodies buying up these rights.
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NewsResearchers look at wild fish reproduction
Researchers at the UK’s University of East Anglia (UEA) believe farmed salmon should be sterilised to avoid breeding with wild fish.
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Longline training for young fishermen
A training programme has been launched in the Maldives to teach longline fishing to young fishermen.
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NewsNew Fleet One terminal on the way
Cobham SATCOM has signed a contract with Inmarsat to manufacture a new low cost terminal for the Fleet One satcoms service, due to be launched in April this year.
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No agreement on mackerel for 2014
Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, said he regrets that the mackerel stock management meeting held in Edinburgh yesterday concluded without an agreement.
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Catch management system for ‘Hunter’
A Norwegian skipper-boat owner has recently installed a completely new catch management system from VCU TCD BV aboard his ship VA-2-S ‘Hunter’.
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NewsFirst FOC certified whale watching company
Sri Lankan company ''Whale Watching With Danushka'' has become the first in the world to achieve Friend of the Sea certification for sustainable whale watching.
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NewsFish does its part to boost health
A recent study carried out by the University of Eastern Finland found that increasing the intake of fatty fish has health benefits, increasing the number of large HDL particles which boost good cholesterol levels.
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Seafish appoints new corporate relations director
Seafish has announced that Mel Groundsell has been appointed the organisation’s new corporate relations director.
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New Aqualife MD
Commercial fish health and welfare company Aqualife has appointed Ronnie Soutar as its new managing director.
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NewsGondan to build oceanographic vessel for Norway
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has ordered a new oceanographic vessel to be built by Gondan Shipyard in Spain.
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NewsCanadian lobster fishery enters MSC assessment
The Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster trap fishery has entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.
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NewsUK fisheries authority orders new patrol boat
The UK’s Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (KEIFCA) has ordered a 17m GRP Blyth Workcat for use when monitoring fishing activities around the Kent and Essex coasts.
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PANOS gets Friend of the Sea certified
America’s PANOS brands™ has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for its Yankee Clipper anchovies.
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NewsSeafood fraud: France comes out on top
A year-long investigation into fish labelling fraud carried out by researchers from Bloom, Ocean, INSERM and the Museum of Natural History revealed that species substitution in France remains low compared to other European countries.
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NewsScotland leads the way for sustainable aquaculture in Europe
Dr Keri Wallace and Dr Adam Hughes from SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL) explain Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) and its benefits.
