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UK aquaponics workshop
Macalister Elliott and Partners Ltd and Aquaponic Solutions (Australia) are running one of the first commercial aquaponics workshops to ever be held in the UK.
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NewsSpain issues record breaking fines
The Spanish Government has announced penalties that could reach more than €11m against Spanish nationals, including companies involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Vietnamese crab exports up
The Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) says that crab exports have reached nearly US$30million, with even more due to be sent abroad in the coming months.
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Global partnership to provide traceability solutions
International tuna supplier, Marbelize, and US-based Frequentz Inc, are joining forces to provide traceability solutions in compliance with the IUU Task Force Action Plan.
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NewsOcean management strategies needed
A more tailored approach to ocean management is needed in the North Atlantic to avoid depletion of valuable commercial fish stocks, according to new research led by the UK’s University of Salford.
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Mexican companies withdraw from fishing bluefin
The member companies of the Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna - representing 93% of total tuna production in Mexico – have voluntarily withdraw from fishing Pacific bluefin tuna for the next five years, including the 2015 season.
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NewsNational plan for sustainable aquaculture
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has launched a public consultation on a draft National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development.
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Aviation fuel from aquaculture
Construction has started on an integrated seawater, energy and agriculture facility at Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
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Fish oil market set to soar
The global fish oil market is set to reach US$2.63bn by 2020, hitting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.1% during 2015 – 2020, according to a new report by Allied Market Research.
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£1.7m grant to protect UK marine life
The UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.7million to ‘Capturing our Coast’, a project designed to explore how the marine environment is responding to global climate change.
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NewsBoost for fisheries in Timor-Leste
WorldFish has signed an agreement with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to develop the country’s fisheries sector.
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NGOs applaud Indonesia’s commitment
The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has announced its intention to enter its pole-and-line and handline tuna fisheries, for skipjack and yellowfin, into full Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment by the end of 2015.
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New aquaculture research projects
More than 20 new research projects have been awarded funding to address key challenges to the aquaculture sector.
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NewsPalau burns illegal fishing boats
Authorities in Palau have burned four Vietnamese ‘Blue Boat’ vessels caught engaged in illegal fishing off the Pacific island nation''s Kayangel Island.
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NewsSea Change Champion award
World Animal Protection has presented its Sea Change award to Nigel Sanders, a Swansea, Wales, based fishermen, for his innovative project that reduces the impact of lost lobster pots on the marine environment and prevents lobsters and other marine animals being unnecessarily caught.
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NewsSølvtrans orders new live fish carrier
One of the world’s largest transporters of live fish, Sølvtrans AS, has ordered another Live Fish Carrier from Rolls-Royce.
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NewsOceana criticises Denmark’s conservation ‘block’
Oceana has criticised Denmark for “blocking” a recommendation to protect threatened Baltic Sea species at a HELCOM Heads of Delegation meeting this week.
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NewsPNA to charge for FAD use
The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) have passed an initiative to trial a charge of US$1,000 on each Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) set in PNA waters.
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ASL secures BRC certification
Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) has secured prestigious BRC ‘A’ Grade certification for its seafood processing facility in Buckie, Scotland, for the second year in a row.
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NewsQuiet on the eastern grounds
Skipper of HB Grandi freezer trawler ‘Therney’, Kristinn Gestsson, has reported that fishing for saithe and Greenland halibut has been very quiet.
