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Tassal gets BAP certification
Tassal has become the first salmon producer in Australia to achieve full Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification at farm level.
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New guidelines for Natura 2000 protection
The European Commission is issuing new guidelines to improve understanding of how aquaculture can be carried out inside Natura 2000, the EU-wide network of protected natural areas.
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NewsAustralia’s MSC prawns go on sale in Japan
Japanese retail giant, Aeon, has stocked up on Australian MSC certified Spencer Gulf King Prawns, ready to sell over the Christmas period.
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SAGB calls for review of marine reserves
A scientific paper describing an increased incidence of disease in European lobsters inside the No-Take Zone of the Lundy Island Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) in the Bristol Channel, UK, was published this week.
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Fiji tuna fishery MSC certified
The fourth tuna fishery in the South Pacific, the Fiji Albacore Tuna Long Line fishery, has been awarded MSC certification.
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NewsResearch grant for salmon disease project
The Norwegian Research Council has awarded Dr Sonal Patel an ‘excellent young researcher’ grant for a project that will study why farmed salmon get pancreatic disease (PD) and how the virus that causes the disease works.
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NewsWhale meat found on sale in Denmark
The global Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) society has revealed that it has found Minke whale steaks on sale commercially in Denmark during a recent undercover operation.
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UNCLOS turns 30 but sea remains lawless
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) being signed, however, Oceana says that the current speed at which protection is implemented is too slow.
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NewsIUU fishing – a new regime for the CFP
Andrew Oldland QC, partner at UK solicitors Michelmores, looks at illegal fishing from a legal perspective.
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NewsAustralian study backs scientific approach
According to Coalition fisheries spokesman, Senator Richard Colbeck, a major study released by the Australian Government backs the efforts of agencies and fishing operators who have adopted a science based approach to fisheries management.
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NewsASC to make Chinese tilapia sustainable
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has teamed up with the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA) and WWF China to help the world’s biggest tilapia grower to operate more sustainably.
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SFF calls for parliament to focus on effort cuts facing Scottish fishing vessels
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is concerned about the cuts in days at sea that could be decided on at the end-of-the-year European Fish Council meeting in Brussels on 18 December.
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Faroese fish price doubled in four years
Despite catching less fish than four years ago, the wholesale value of fish caught by the Faroese fishing fleet was around the same last year as in 2007 because of the rise in fish prices.
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IUU tuna fishing crackdown in the Pacific
A two week surveillance operation of illegal tuna fishing in the Pacific has confirmed how necessary data collection is to stop IUU fishing in the region, reducing the loss of fish industry earnings by up to $1bn.
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NewsMainstream Canada gets another BAP
Salmon farming company, Mainstream Canada, has received two-star BAP certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) for its Pacific National Processing plant in Tofino.
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Funding for fisheries research available
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting bids for funding though the Fisheries Challenge Fund (FCF), which is available to those involved in research projects looking at fisheries management issues.
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NewsPower struggle threatens Scottish fishing industry
According to the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), a struggle between the Council of European Fisheries Ministers, the European Commission and the European Parliament over who has the ultimate power to make important fisheries management decisions, is threatening the future of the Scottish fishing industry.
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NewsFisheries workshops kick off in Jamaica
As part of the consultation process for the development of the International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines), a series of workshops are being held for the Caribbean countries in Jamaica this week.
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Greenpeace: WCPFC outcomes a “disaster”
The latest meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) took place this week in the Philippines and the outcomes have been described as a “disaster” by Greenpeace.
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NewsBreakthrough in lobster farming
Researchers from Norsk Hummer AS and SINTEF have recently succeeded in doubling survival rates among lobster larvae under farmed conditions.
