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NewsFurther algal biotoxin testing from Cefas
Cefas has announced that it plans to extend its shellfish testing services to cover algal biotoxins.
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VÍS stand set to make a splash!
VÍS is planning something rather special for this year's Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition. The stand will crate the illusion of being underwater with the clever use of lighting, to fool the eye in to thinking you are totally submerged. The special effect will be created using a projector from ...
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Samhentir confirmed as key sponsor
Samhentir is a leader when it comes to packaging. They keep their warehouses stocked with boxes, cartons, sheets, bags, cardboard, plastic, tape and everything necessary to care for your goods. They work with a wide array of suppliers, both in Iceland and abroad, and offer guidance on solutions and ...
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Musical welcome from Eimskip
Eimskipafélag Íslands (The Icelandic Steamship Company) was founded on January 17th 1914, making it the oldest shipping company in Iceland. Eimskip has from the beginning emphasized on shipping transport to and from Iceland, today offering total transport solutions around the world. Eimskip has offices in 16 countries worldwide ...
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Crab farm seeks compensation
Bundaberg Port is facing a compensation claim from an aquaculture company that asserts that it “wasted” hundreds of thousands of dollars to delays, blocks and obstacles when trying to set up a business on port grounds.
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NewsKenya gains aquaculture funding boost
The Kenyan Government has increased its agricultural budget and it seems that the aquaculture sector will benefit from a KES121m (US$1.28655m) share.
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NewsCod plan based on a "flawed assumption"
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has said that the strategy underpinning attempts to rebuild cod stocks around the North Sea has been fundamentally challenged.
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NewsAustralia’s orange roughy stock considered
A recent report into Australia’s eastern orange roughy stock may pave the way for a targeted quota, Simon Boag of South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association told World Fishing.
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Salmon company delays floatation
A salmon company with interests abroad has decided to delay its stock market debut onto the Santiago Stock Exchange, due to the extreme volatility of both domestic and world markets.
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NewsNisqually restoration boosts salmon
A newly restored estuary is giving juvenile salmon from throughout Puget Sound a place to feed and grow before they migrate to the open ocean.
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NewsWhelk harvests may save the day
Labrador has no less than three economic development organisations conducting separate surveys of offshore whelk populations to determine the viability of having local fishermen harvest the species.
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NewsSealord considers action against Greenpeace
Sealord is considering legal action against Greenpeace after Auckland was flooded with posters and banners that condemned the company for “unsustainable” tuna fishing methods, something which Sealord denies.
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NewsAustralian salmonids see values rise
The value of farmed salmonids rose by 13% to AU$369.1m (US$393.4m) in 2009-10, to make it Australia’s most valuable fisheries product.
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Mackerel quota decisions
HB Grandi says there are still some decisions to be taken on the last of this season’s mackerel quotas: according to the company’s pelagic division, there remains only around 2,000 tonnes to be caught.
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Fishermen play host to parliamentary delegates
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is playing host to delegates from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICE), so as to enhance their understanding of the key issues facing the fishing industry.
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Chinese fishermen suing oil company
Oil firms will be facing legal action by Chinese fishermen who say that that a spill from a ConocoPhillips platform caused the scallop population in Bohai Bay to be devastated.
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NewsFan heater caused fatal trawler blaze
A combination of “calamitous” modifications came together to cause the fire onboard Vision II which resulted in the deaths of three fishermen who were living onboard while the vessel was in port.
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NewsCFP would make fishermen “endangered species”
Spanish fishermen have warned that under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) they would become "an endangered species", and that the proposed changes would decimate the smaller sized operations.
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NewsMSC launches mislabelling investigation
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has responded to the claim, outlined in a Current Biology article, that fish had been mislabelled as being from certified sustainable stock.
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Quantity and value of UK landings increase
New statistics published by the UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) show an increase in the quantity and value of fish landed by the UK fleet in 2010 compared with 2009.
