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NewsICES to use Danish database for fish data
Biologists and administrators throughout Europe will soon be using a new shared database, developed by DTU Aqua, to process data from the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the North Atlantic.
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Seafish chairman to retire
Seafish chairman, John S. Whitehead, is to retire from the role after 10 years when his current term of appointment expires at the end of December.
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NewsWWF petition to the EU Parliament
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has presented a petition containing 150,000 signatures to the European Parliament demanding more sustainable fishing practices.
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NewsNew study on Northern Devon fisheries
The UK''s maritime environmental consultancy, ABPmer, has been commissioned by the Northern Devon Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) to carry out a study which will help with the future development of the region’s fisheries.
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NewsWWF uncovers unreported tuna trade
A new study commissioned by WWF states that between 2000 and 2010, the equivalent of 18,704 tonnes of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to ICCAT.
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GAA gives Lifetime Achievement Award
During the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s GOAL 2012 conference, Dr Chingchai Lohawatanakul, president of Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC, was given a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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NewsOceana reports illegal trawling
Oceana has warned Spanish authorities about the continued illegal trawling activities in the coralligenous and maërl areas around Cabrera, off the southern coast of Majorca.
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Packaging company becomes NFI Crab Council member
Alabama-based Gilpin and Company, Inc. has become the first associate member of the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council.
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Baja Marine first Mexican FoS
Mexican Baja Marine Foods, a Tri Marine Group company, has successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea audit and its squid and sardine products can now carry the international sustainability seal of approval.
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NewsNew NZ aquaculture strategy
A new aquaculture strategy called the ''Northland Aquaculture Development Strategy’ is due to be launched in New Zealand this week.
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NewsPeru cuts fishing quota due to climate worries
The Peruvian government has cuts its commercial fishing quota as stocks of anchovy have diminished thanks to warmer water temperatures and controversial practices such as discarded catches.
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NewsWWF calls for Great Barrier Reef protection
WWF Australia is calling for protection of the Great Barrier Reef after the Queensland Government revealed draft plans for industrial development, threatening Australia’s snubfun dolphin and other marine life.
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NewsNew Valka x-ray cutting machine
Icelandic fish processor, Valka, has unveiled a new x-ray guided water jet cutting machine which it says marks a turning point in fish processing.
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NewsGAA looks for Innovation Award candidates
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is looking for candidates for its newly established award for innovative aquaculture farm practices.
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NewsBaader purchases Trio Food shares
Germany’s food processing machinery specialist, The Baader Group, has purchased 100% shares of Norway’s Trio Food Processing Machinery AS.
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NewsUS gets first three star salmon operation
The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme recently gained its first three star salmon operation in North America - Northern Harvest Sea Farms.
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NewsLargest Nordic fishmeal and oil company formed
Norwegian Koppern?s and Danish TripleNine have merged to form the largest Nordic fishmeal and fish oil business.
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NewsJohn West takes pole and line tuna to Germany
UK canned fish producer, John West, has launched in Germany with the emphasis firmly on the sustainability and traceability of its 100% pole and line caught skipjack tuna.
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NewsCall for protection of Danish marine environment
A coalition of 18 ‘green’ Danish NGOs, including Oceana, has published a report on Denmark’s marine environment and is calling for better management and protection.
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NewsOSM conference statement to the FAO
Mercator Media’s Offshore Mariculture Conference went swimmingly this year – it culminated in a statement requesting the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) conduct an assessment of the access and operational frameworks for open ocean mariculture in the high seas.
