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NewsJRC develops new software to fight piracy
The EC’s Joint Research Centre has developed software to identify the position of ships in real time, to aid in countering piracy.
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NewsPollution hits Ha Long Bay aquaculture
According to reports the waters of Ha Long Bay in Northern Vietnam have extremely high levels of oil pollution, which is destroying the locals fishing livelihood.
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NewsGentle, rapid handling gives best salmon
A project carried out at Marine Harvest by Nofima and the Institute of Marine Research has found that gentle and short-lived crowding and pumping of salmon from the sea cages to processing vessels is best in order to achieve good quality and a long shelf life of fillets.
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NewsASC celebrates Vietnamese pangasius
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) recently held an event to celebrate the first five Vietnamese pangasius producers to gain ASC certification.
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Dutch razor clam fishery MSC certified
The Producers’ Organisation of the Dutch Fishermen’s Association (DFA) razor clam fishery today became the first introduced species fishery in the world to be awarded MSC certification.
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EP to adopt salmon management plan
Today the European Parliament will be voting to adopt a multiannual plan for salmon in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsMARELEC presents new trawl control
Belgian company MARELEC is presenting its latest trawl control system, MARELEC D.
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NewsNEAFC weak in ambition, says Oceana
The 31st annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) was held recently in London – but it was weak in ambition, according to Oceana.
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NewsIceland hits back over mackerel
Iceland has responded to Scotland’s accusation that its government is undertaking a “cynical propaganda exercise” by attempting to drive a wedge in the UK seafood industry with regards to the mackerel dispute.
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NewsCrab Council research Thai sustainability
The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Crab Council has joined the Thai Frozen Food Association’s Thai Crab Product Group, the Kung Krabaen Bay Royal Development Study Centre and Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University (RBRU) to carry out scientific research on sustainability efforts.
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WWF responds to illegal fishing warning
WWF has responded to the warning issued last week by the European Commission to eight developing countries that they risk being identified as ‘non-cooperative’ in the fight against IUU fishing.
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NewsCommission welcomes ICCAT decisions
The European Commission has said it welcomes most decisions taken at the ICCAT annual meeting held in Morocco last week, but regrets that its shark proposals were not supported.
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NewsAustralia bans supertrawler for two years
Environment minister, Tony Burke, has banned supertrawlers from fishing in Australia’s southern waters for two years, while experts carry out assessments on the possible impact on species including seals and dolphins.
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NewsFirst Swedish mussel fishery enters MSC
The Swedish Shellfish Producer Organisation (SSPO) has become the first rope grown blue mussel fishery to begin full assessment against the marine Stewardship Council’s (MCS) sustainability standard.
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Scottish fish farm invests £100,000
Scotland''s most northerly fish farm is investing nearly £100,000 in a project aimed at protecting stocks from seals, reports John Kinsman.
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Haikui Seafood upgrade complete
Haikui Seafood AG has completed the upgrade of its processing facilities for canned and frozen seafood.
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NewsNew cooker for shrimp and crustaceans
Dutch company Innotec Systems has launched its brand new Impingement-Flash Cooker - water cooking technology for shrimp and other crustaceans.
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NewsNew incentives for Scottish fishermen
The Scottish Government has proposed new incentives for fishermens'' days at sea in a bid to increase catches of monkfish and megrim, while boosting cod conservation.
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NewsWORLD EXCLUSIVE: India – cleaning up with flat-pack fish
India has logged an extra million tonnes of wild stock, and in a major development, the door of a giant consumer market is opening for foreign expertise and processors, reports Peter O’Neill from New Delhi.
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North Texas Packing earns certification
North Texas Packing Inc. (NTP) has received Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its plant in Coppell, Texas, USA.
