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  • Compact plate freezer installed in Mauritius
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    Tucal factory at full capacity

    2014-10-23T09:49:00Z

    Tucal will be ending 2014 with its factory working at full capacity to fulfil orders before Christmas.

  • Self-sampling relies on a high degree of trust and cooperation between fishermen and scientists
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    The Norwegian Reference Fleet

    2014-10-23T09:26:00Z

    It is very important that the research scientists who give advice on fisheries management issues have sound knowledge about the different fisheries; how and where the fleets operate during the season, and what and how they fish.

  • Jersey Sea Farms, Jersey Oyster Ltd and Seymour Oysters have all been certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Bivalves Standard
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    First oyster farms certified to ASC

    2014-10-22T14:34:00Z

    Three oyster farms have become the first in the world to enter assessment against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Bivalves Standard for responsible aquaculture.

  • Foundations have been laid for the ice production facility at Plymouth Fisheries
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    Ice plant starts to take shape

    2014-10-22T14:29:00Z

    Work is well underway on the vital new £1.2m ice production and chilling facilities being created at Plymouth Fisheries, UK.

  • Grotle. Courtesy of Cummins Norway
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    Owner satisfied with vessel’s performance

    2014-10-22T14:08:00Z

    In June 2013, Polish Shipyard Poltramp began the construction of a 20.99 x 8.5m longliner for a Norwegian customer.

  • Karmenu Vella
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    Karmenu Vella in charge of delivering healthy oceans

    2014-10-22T13:06:00Z

    The new European Commission, headed by President Jean-Claude Juncker, has been confirmed by the European Parliament vote.

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    New facilities for Haikui Seafood

    2014-10-22T11:30:00Z

    The Chinese subsidiary of Haikui Seafood AG is relocating its existing processing facilities to the new Dongshan Marine Biotechnology Industrial Park.

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    Plans to save the European eel

    2014-10-22T11:18:00Z

    A report on the measures taken by EU countries to ensure the recovery of European eel has been issued by the European Commission.

  • The EC has adopted plans to prepare for the discard ban. Credit: Tony Hisgett/CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    EC adopts discard plans

    2014-10-22T11:01:00Z

    The European Commission has adopted a series of discard plans to prepare for the discard ban to come into operation on 1 January 2015.

  • If agreed upon, the proposals to make the Ross Sea and East Antarctica MPAs will create some of the world’s largest marine protected areas Photo: Antarctic Ocean Alliance/John Weller
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    Honouring Antarctic conservation commitments

    2014-10-21T17:55:00Z

    The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) is calling on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to honour its conservation commitments and agree to “lasting and significant” Southern Ocean protection.

  • Quoc Viet was the first shrimp farm to apply for and receive ASC Shrimp Standard certification
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    First Asian shrimp farm ASC certified

    2014-10-21T17:17:00Z

    Vietnam’s Quoc Viet is the first Asian shrimp farm to be certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Shrimp Standard.

  • Drying mullet roe in Taiwan. Credit: comicpie/CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    The jumping mullets

    2014-10-21T16:03:00Z

    Grey mullets are funny fish. When fenced off - they''ll just jump over the net corkline and laugh at you from the outside. They may also jump back and forth - just for fun.

  • Super cooled fish, stored in tub without ice. Crredit: Skaginn/3X Technology
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    Super cooling improves quality and extends shelf-life

    2014-10-21T14:08:00Z

    Cod is considerably more valuable fresh than frozen, according to Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson, CEO of HB Grandi, one of Iceland’s largest fishing companies.

  • Tharos at sea trial - raw fresh krill arriving to the pilot plant
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    Producing krill oil at sea improves quality and saves costs

    2014-10-21T13:30:00Z

    Andrew Martin looks into the benefits of producing krill oil at sea.

  • Leonardo DiCaprio. Credit: Siebbi - ipernity.com/CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    DiCaprio donates $2m

    2014-10-21T12:12:00Z

    The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has donated a $2m grant to Oceans 5, dedicated to stopping overfishing and establishing marine reserves in the world’s five oceans.

  • A fish stall at the fish market in Dili, Timor-Leste. Credit: Holly Holmes, 2013/WorldFish
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    Aquaculture partnerships in Timor-Leste

    2014-10-21T10:38:00Z

    Two agreements that will promote aquaculture as a means to improve nutrition and reduce poverty were signed in Timor-Leste as part of a celebration of World Food Day on 16 October.

  • Ljubica. Credit: Zamakona Yards
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    ‘Ljubica’ delivered

    2014-10-21T10:18:00Z

    Tuna freezer vessel ‘Ljubica’ has been delivered by Zamakona Yards to owner group Jadran, based in Ecuador and Panamá.

  • The new stern trawler will be of Rolls-Royce design type NVC 372
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    Stern trawler design and equipment

    2014-10-20T17:37:00Z

    The Armon shipyard in Gijón, Spain, has entered into a contract to build a new £6.5m stern trawler for Norwegian fishing company, Ramoen, which will both be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce.

  • Fisheries leaders met to discuss the sustainable future of African oceans. Photo: MSC/Flickr
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    Fisheries leaders work for sustainable African oceans

    2014-10-20T10:09:00Z

    Fisheries leaders from across government, NGOs and industry gathered last week to discuss solutions to overfishing in African oceans, and how the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) programme could help towards a sustainable future.

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    New EU project looks at aquaculture challenges

    2014-10-17T11:37:00Z

    A new research project is being carried out by Malta-based AquaBioTech Group and the University of Istanbul to look at the environmental and fish health challenges faced by the European aquaculture industry.