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News'North Korean' fishermen die in a desperate fishery
North Korea has made the global press headlines with its claim of detonating a hydrogen bomb, but Menakhem Ben-Yami reports on the fishing boats and bodies that have recently washed ashore in Japan, which appear to be North Korean.
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Moroccan cannery achieves Friend of the Sea certification
Sardines and mackerel from Moroccan fish cannery, Damsa, have obtained Friend of the Sea certification.
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Tracing escaped salmon in Nova Scotia
An advisory committee of industry and stakeholder representatives will provide advice on a practical way to trace the origin of escaped salmon, as part of the new containment management rules for finfish farms in Nova Scotia.
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Calysta to open first R&D and market introduction facility in UK
Calysta will develop the production process for FeedKind protein at its Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in Teesside, UK.
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€18m funding for Ireland’s fishery harbours
An €18m Capital Investment Package for the development of Ireland’s fishery harbour network in 2016 has been announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney.
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New IPNLF members
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has started the New Year with growth in the form of new network members.
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ICES opens call for papers
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has opened the call for papers for its Annual Science Conference (ASC) 2016.
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NewsCombined slurry and flake ice maker
Traditionally Buus Refrigeration has always made flake ice machines, but now the company is able to offer its customers a combined slurry and flake ice maker.
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NewsNOAA expands US aquaculture opportunities
NOAA has filed a final rule implementing the nation’s first comprehensive regulatory program for aquaculture in federal waters.
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NewsASC celebrates 200 certified farms
Three bivalve farms belonging to Ria Austral South America in the Queilen, Pichicolu and Hudson Channel areas of Chile, have achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification - taking the current number of ASC certified farms past the 200 mark.
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NewsFirst study on freshwater mussel stocks in 26 European countries
Scientists from 26 European countries have compiled the first comprehensive survey on the status quo of freshwater mussel species in Europe.
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NewsTucal freezers celebrate first year
Tucal’s new compact plate freezers with ammonia flooded system will soon be successfully completing their first year of operation.
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NewsPhilippines to launch 5-year fisheries plan
The Philippine Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the Philippine fisheries sector are welcoming the New Year with a five-year national fisheries plan.
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New ‘Non-entangling FADs’ standard launched
Friend of the Sea has recently introduced new criteria for the certification of tuna from sustainable fisheries, requiring the use of non-entangling Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs).
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SWFPA to fund RFS certification
The Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA) - the largest fishing association in Scotland, with approximately 200 members - has committed to supporting all of its members to apply for Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) certification.
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NewsCroatian fishing company installs energy-saving LED floodlights
Jadran Tuna, a Croatian fishing company, has installed Glamox energy-saving LED floodlights on its Carica fishing vessel.
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NewsFirst Malaysian fish genome sequenced
A research group from Monash University Malaysia has sequences the genome of a Malaysian fish, the Asian arowana.
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NewsChallenges in the South Eastern Mediterranean
A multidisciplinary scientific conference dealing with the dynamics of the Levant Basin, attended by international and Israeli experts, took place in November at the foot of Mt. Carmel, Israel. Menakhem Ben-Yami reports.
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NewsResearch vessel launched
At the end of December the new Fishery and Oceanographic Research Vessel to be operated by the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research of Bergen was launched at Gondan Shipyard in Figueras, Spain.
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NewsOceana’s 2016 wish list
Oceana has listed 10 key ocean issues that it believes should be prioritised in 2016.
