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NewsMore boats but crew shortages in Thailand
After a bit of a lull in construction, Thailand’s Mahachai Dockyard had six trawlers in various stages of completion in mid-April of 2014, reports Alan Haig-Brown.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches sustainable sandwich
Sainsbury’s is the UK’s first retailer to launch a Marine Stewardship Council certified sustainable tuna sandwich.
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NewsWhelk fishery enters MSC programme
The Granville Bay whelk fishery has become the first whelk fishery worldwide to enter Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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NewsDigital Deep Sea launches new AIS aids
Digital Deep Sea has introduced a new range of AIS aids to navigation (AtoNs) called DigAtoN.
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Russia plans to make quota changes
The Russian government plans to tighten fishing conditions in the country, reports Eugene Gerden.
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SCS accredited to for ASC assessments
SCS Global Services has been accredited to conduct assessments under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for farmed salmon.
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Carson Roper joins BAP
Carson Roper has joined the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division as its new international business development manager.
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NewsOceana questions Baltic Sea discard ban
Oceana is questioning Baltic Sea fisheries directors’ adopted proposal to decrease the size of cod allowed for human consumption, stating it risks opening up a market for undersized fish.
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NewsCanada’s aquaculture strategy moves to next phase
Canada’s national aquaculture strategy is entering its second phase.
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NewsNOAA reports show positive trends
US commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $199 billion in sales in 2012, a gain of 7% over the previous year, with the economic impact of fishing jobs increasing 3% from 2011 to 2012, according to a new NOAA Fisheries economics report.
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NewsNew Sonic Kaijo sonar
New Norwegian purse seiner ‘Sulebas’ has been fitted with a new Seapix 3D sonar, a Sodena Ecdis 8, a Sonic Kaijo KCS3885Z sonar and a Sonic Kaijo KSE300 sonar.
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NewsDutch-Indonesian partnership to improve fish products
Indonesia and The Netherlands are entering a partnership to develop €4.5m worth of joint projects to improve fish products for Indonesian consumers.
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NewsEngine room simulator for Ghana
The Regional Maritime University (RMU) has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to deliver its K-Sim Engine simulator for its premises in Accra, Ghana.
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NewsWESMAR bow thruster to enhance fish assessments mission
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has selected a WESMAR V2-34 hydraulic bow thruster for its 95ft research vessel ‘SPENCER F. BAIRD’, during a recent overhaul.
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NewsEU and Senegal extend partnership
The European Union and the Republic of Senegal are extending their sustainable fisheries partnership following a third round of talks.
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HB Grandi on the main market
NASDAQ OMX has announced that the shares of HB Grandi hf are now being traded on the Main Market of NASDAQ OMX Iceland, under the ticker symbol GRND.
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NewsSeafish analyses 2014 TACs
Seafish has published its latest summary document showing the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) agreed by the European Union for 2014, compared with the scientific recommendations made by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
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NewsResearchers look at rainbow trout genome
An international team of researchers has mapped the genetic profile of the rainbow trout, focusing on the rate at which genes have evolved since a rare genome doubling event occurred around 100 million years ago.
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Vietnam invests in communication system
Vietnam has invested VND500m in communication systems for fishermen, reports local media.
