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NewsShrimp fishery seeks re-certification
The Oregon pink shrimp fishery has voluntarily entered full assessment to seek MSC re-certification, four years after it was first certified.
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NewsBetter scientific advice on tuna sought
Commissioner Damanaki has written to Mr Hazin, Chairman of ICCAT, to explore the possibilities of consolidating and further improving scientific advice.
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£560,000 for English fishing industry
Over £560,000 has been granted to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and the Marine Management Organisation in the last five months.
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Seafish awards funding for oyster report
Seafish has awarded £15,000 from its Industry Project Fund (IPF) to the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) to produce a report detailing the issues pertaining to Pacific oyster cultivation in the UK.
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CFCA budget and 2012 work programme
The Community Fisheries Control Agency has adopted a budget of €9.31m for 2012, subject to adoption by the Budgetary Authority in the coming weeks.
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Damanaki responds to Pew study
This week the Pew Environment Group published the study "Mind the Gap: An Analysis of the Mediterranean Bluefin Trade".
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Exchange of views on CFP
Yesterday, Commissioner Damanaki heard the views of representatives of national parliaments of EU Member States when they gathered to discuss the proposals for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
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NewsAgreement reached to rebuild SBT
An international plan designed to rebuild the spawning stock of southern bluefin tuna was agreed at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) on 13 October 2011.
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Nutreco buys Chinese fish and shrimp feed company
Nutreco has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Zhuhai Shihai Feed Co. Ltd. (Shihai), a fish and shrimp feed company in China.
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MSC delighted with Icefish 2011
Throughout the three days of the exhibition they welcomed a variety of people to their stand. Not only did they meet Icelandic journalists, producers, NGOs, Icelandic consultancies and overseas scientists but also ICEFISH VIPs from Mexico who are key players from the Mexican commercial fishing industry. All stopped ...
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Hull fish auction buyer sought
Fishgate, Hull’s fish grading and auction facility, is up for sale, following its liquidation.
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NewsSalmon farms to reduce predator kills
Marine Harvest Canada has invested in netting to protect its fish farms from predators.
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Eltak nýtur mikillar velgengni!
Jónas Ágústsson framkvæmdastjóri Eltaks ehf. sem sérhæfir sig í vogum og umbúðatækjum af öllu tagi, sagði: „Við erum afar ánægð með sýninguna“. „Á sýningunni þar á undan hafði greinin í heild sinni orðið fyrir gríðarlegu áfalli með fjármálahruninu á Íslandi sem varð um leið og sýningin stóð yfir. ...
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Eltak has great success!
Jónas Ágústsson, Managing Director of Eltak which specializes in all types of scales and packaging equipment, said “We are extremely happy with the exhibition“. “At the last exhibition the whole industry suffered a big blow as the economic disaster hit Iceland at the same time the exhibition was ...
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NewsMarine protection for the Isle of Man
Ramsey Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man’s first Marine Nature Reserve meaning the area will be protected from damaging activities and fisheries safeguarded.
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US regrets Japan’s whaling decision
The United States has said that it deeply regrets that Japan has decided to continue its controversial whaling in the Southern Ocean.
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NewsTwo firsts for MSC
South African retailer Pick n Pay has announced that it intends to sell only sustainable products across its entire fresh, frozen and canned seafood range, by the end of 2015.
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NZ smart fishing solution praised
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has congratulated the NZ Ministry of Fisheries, MAF and the developers of a new smartphone fishing app, which has won the Wireless Government Award.
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Impact of increased demand for pole-and-line caught tuna
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a new technical resource paper on pole and line caught tuna.
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NewsCanadian snow crab landings top $250m
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reported that the value of snow crab landings for the 2011 fishing season in Newfoundland and Labrador surpassed $250 million, the highest recorded landed value since 2004.
