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  • The UK Seafood Summit runs from 16 – 17 October 2019 Photo: Seafish
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    Seafish unveils Seafood Summit speakers

    2019-10-11T10:08:00Z

    Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has announced the speaker line-up for its UK Seafood Summit 2019.

  • BIM has launched Ireland's first accredited fishmonger qualification Photo: BIM
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    Ireland's first fishmonger qualification

    2019-10-10T07:23:00Z

    Ireland''s seafood development agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), has launched the country''s first accredited fishmonger qualification.

  • Pelagic longline fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico are being invited to help restore stock levels damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Photo: NOAA
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    Calling all pelagic fishers in Gulf of Mexico

    2019-10-10T07:20:00Z

    Pelagic longline fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico are being invited to help restore oceanic fish species that are yet to recover following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

  • BioMar is creating a RAS task force to focus on land-based salmon farming Photo: BioMar
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    BioMar creates RAS task force

    2019-10-09T10:32:00Z

    Fish feed company, BioMar, has created a task force to increase focus on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for land-based farming.

  • AFMA has found compliance in the Torres Strait to be good Photo: AFMA
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    Compliance in Torres Strait good, says AFMA

    2019-10-09T10:14:00Z

    Compliance with commercial fishery rules and regulations in the Torres Strait is good with only four matters requiring investigation in the last three months, according to The Australian Fisheries Management (AFMA).

  • Tropic Ribarstvo is the winner of Alltech Coppen's inaugural Inventor programme Photo: Alltech Coppens
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    Bosnian fish farm wins innovation award

    2019-10-07T10:26:00Z

    Dutch fish feed company, Alltech Coppens, has announced fish farm Tropic Ribarstvo and its invention, a peracetic acid dispenser for trout farms, as the winner of the inaugural Inventor programme.

  • Fisheries officers inspect a turtle excluder device Photo: AFMA
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    Australian stocks 'in good condition'

    2019-10-07T10:14:00Z

    Australian fish stocks are in good condition according to an independent assessment of the biological status of fish stocks managed jointly or solely by the Commonwealth across 22 fisheries.

  • Bjørdal to fit out Østerfjord factory deck
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    Bjørdal to fit out Østerfjord factory deck

    2019-10-04T15:13:00Z

    Bjørdal has contracted to deliver a complete system for processing, logistics and freezing of fish on board the new vessel for Norwegian fishing company Østerfjord, based in Austevoll.

  • High mackerel stock levels in the North East Atlantic make the fish a sustainable choice for consumers Photo: MINSA
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    Mackerel stock in ‘good shape’

    2019-10-04T09:08:00Z

    Recent scientific advice published by the International Council of the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has confirmed that mackerel is a sustainable choice for consumers, says the Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance (MINSA).

  • Seafood Imports has become the latest member of the IPNLF Photo: IPNLF
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    Seafood Imports becomes latest IPNLF member

    2019-10-04T09:04:00Z

    Seafood Imports has become the latest member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the non-profit association committed to developing and supporting responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply chains.

  • FLIR has released a new range of thermal image cameras Photo: FLIR
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    Navigate more safely with FLIR thermal images

    2019-10-03T10:29:00Z

    US camera manufacturer, FLIR Systems, has unveiled a new range of maritime thermal cameras delivering advanced awareness-enhancing technologies, safer navigation and seamless integration with onboard boat systems.

  • Sea Grant has announced federal funding of US$16m to support the aquaculture industry Photo: Sea Grant
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    Federal funding for US aquaculture projects

    2019-10-03T10:19:00Z

    Sea Grant has announced US$16 million in federal funding awards to support research projects and collaborative programmes aimed at advancing sustainable aquaculture in the United States.

  • South Australia aquaculture leases extended
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    Aquaculture leases extended in South Australia

    2019-10-03T07:00:00Z

    South Australia’s aquaculture sector is set to benefit from extensions to aquaculture lease terms from 20 to 30 years, reports Andrew Spence. Changes to the Aquaculture Act 2001 passed through the state’s parliament this week.

  • Aldi UK & Ireland has become the latest retailer to join the Ocean Disclosure Project Photo: ODP
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    Aldi joins Ocean Disclosure Project

    2019-10-02T09:57:00Z

    Demonstrating its commitment to sustainability and transparency, Aldi UK & Ireland has become the latest retailer to join the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP).

  • Factory trawler launch at Gondan
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    Factory trawler launch at Gondan

    2019-10-02T09:00:00Z

    The Gondan shipyard at Figueras in Spain has floated off a new factory trawler. Designed by Kongsberg, the new trawler will the yard’s second delivery to Norwegian company Prestfjord AS when it is delivered next year.

  • Danish companies out in force at DanFish
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    Danish companies out in force at DanFish

    2019-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Danish suppliers are highly proactive in their approach to new industry demands, are very attentive to customer needs, innovative and focused on developing the right products in close collaboration with customers and other industry partners, according to Martin Winkel, Head of Danish Export - Fish Tech, the organiser of Pavilion ...

  • Brexit seminar at DanFish International
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    Brexit seminar at DanFish International

    2019-10-02T08:00:00Z

    A seminar examining the UK’s exit from the European Union will be one of the key events at this year’s DanFish exhibition. The seminar will be held in Danish and will take place on the first day of the exhibition at 2PM in The Little Theatre.

  • NOAA report
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    Two countries twice flagged for IUU fishing

    2019-10-01T12:45:00Z

    Mexico and Ecuador have been identified in a NOAA Fisheries publication for reported IUU fishing activities, despite taking corrective action after being named in a 2017 NOAA report.

  • Fishing plastic from the Adriatic
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    Fishing plastic from the Adriatic

    2019-10-01T12:01:00Z

    In May and June this year around forty fishing boats from San Benedetto del Tronto, on Italy''s Adriatic coast, collected and brought ashore all the plastic recovered during fishing. A month after the start of the activity, FPT Industrial and the Fishing for Plastic initiative partners took stock at the ...

  • ACR Electronics new SM-3 automatic buoy marker light Photo: ACR Electronics
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    ACR Electronics unveils new COB light

    2019-09-30T13:35:00Z

    ACR Electronics has released a new automatic buoy marker light, a high-intensity LED strobe that provides brighter light in all directions for clear marking of a man-overboard site.