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Cape Town Agreement on safety adopted
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference of fishing vessel safety, held last week in Cape Town, South Africa, has adopted a new agreement on fishing vessel safety.
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O’Neill rules out vessel decommissioning
Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister, Michelle O’Neill, has ruled out a local fishing vessel decommissioning scheme and has said that the funding for this will now assist with fleet modernisation.
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NewsFish farming industry convenes in Turkey
With 80% of Turkish fish farms based offshore and with Turkey being one of the main Mediterranean farming nations, holding the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012 in Izmir is both appropriate and timely.
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Sanford first NZ company to join WOC
Sanford Limited has become the first New Zealand company to join the World Ocean Council (WOC), significantly expanding the fishing industry’s involvement in the WOC.
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Canada invests in marine conferences
The Canadian government is investing in two marine-themed conferences aim to highlight the research and development and industrial capacity of Newfoundland and Labrador''s growing ocean technology cluster.
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NewsKaijo sonar “best of the bunch”
Alex West and Michael Tait, owners of Ocean Quest, decided to install the fully stabilised Kaijo KCS-3885Z 94Khz to provide them with long range detection as well as high target definition, particularly when fishing mackerel.
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NewsFrost supplies new fish factory
Vardin Pelagic’s new pelagic fish processing plant opened at the beginning of July in Tvøroyri, Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, and Kælismiðjan Frost tells World Fishing & Aquaculture that it is very proud to have been selected to supply the freezing equipment.
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Mainstream Canada appeals ruling
Mainstream Canada has filed an appeal of a Supreme Court of BC decision in its defamation claim against anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford.
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Salmon farm licence consultation begins
The public consultation period has begun in the licence application process for a deep sea fish farm in outer Galway Bay.
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NewsSeafood Foundation appoints new executive director
The Seafood Foundation recently appointed Linda Cornish as its new executive director who will be helping to build a new education initiative.
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NewsTesco to offer more sustainable varieties
UK supermarket Tesco is launching a new scheme called ‘Catch of the Day’ and will increase its range of sustainably caught fish by a third.
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Omega 3 supplements FoS certified
Eskimo 3 omega 3 supplements from Cardinova have been certified as Friend of the Sea.
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SFF: Proportionate and sensible fishery management key to a sustainable future
During the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum today, SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong will deliver the message that the fish and shellfish found in the seas around the UK are one of the UK’s most valuable natural resources and the Scottish fishing industry is determined to ensure their sustainable harvesting.
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New Aquaculture & Fisheries Bill
The Scottish Government has introduced the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill before the Scottish Parliament.
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NewsScottish fishing boat attacked
A Scottish shellfish supplier has told how one of his vessels was attacked by French fishermen, reports John Kinsman.
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NewsCommittee votes to reintroduce subsidies
This week the Regional Development Committee adopted its opinion on the future financing mechanism for fisheries in the EU (EMFF).
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Safety of fishing vessels conference this week in South Africa
A diplomatic conference to consider a new agreement aimed at implementing the provisions of an international treaty on fishing vessel safety has opened in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Norway study trip for award finalists
The top 10 finalists of the Independent Takeaway Fish & Chip Shop of the Year Award at this year’s National Fish & Chip Awards 2013 were invited to take part in an educational trip to Norway (1-3 October), hosted by the Norwegian Seafood Council.
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New UK net tagging scheme
Commercial fishermen in England are being encouraged to volunteer for a new net tagging scheme which may reduce the length of inspections.
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NewsUtilising wild fish around fish farms
Scientists at Nofima and the Institute of Marine Research have been studying how to utilise the abundance of fish within 100m of fish farms, where it is not permitted to fish.
