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NewsNigeria invests US$7.28m in aquaculture
Nigeria’s Bayelsa government is investing N1.17bn (US$7.28m) in its aquaculture operations to boost food production for local consumption and export.
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NewsBaader takes over Seafood Innovations
The Baader Group has taken over the business activities of Seafood Innovations Pty Ltd. and Seafood Innovations International Group Pty Ltd. in Australia.
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NewsRoadmap to transform Pacific tuna fisheries
Small Pacific islands are to see greater economic benefits with the promotion of more sustainable and locally owned and operated tuna fisheries, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
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NewsDeductions announced from 2013 quotas
EU Member States that overfished in 2012 will suffer deductions from their 2013 quotas.
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BAP for Australia
Australia’s first processing plant has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsIceland calls for a fair solution on mackerel
Carly Wills interviews Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, following his call for an early meeting of the Coastal States to find a solution to the ongoing dispute over mackerel catch in the North Atlantic.
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UK ratifies Maritime Labour Convention
The United Kingdom has ratified the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).
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NewsSalmon fishing and a traumatic tale
Menakhem Ben-Yami reviews two very different fishing books.
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NewsIreland’s biggest fish resource is difficult to process
Ireland is the leading EU quota holder of boarfish (Capros aper) at 56,666 tonnes.
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New fish farm service vessel
Akdeniz Shipyard and Hordafor AS have signed a letter of intent for the building of a new fish farm service vessel.
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NewsRussia’s largest aquaculture plant
Russian Salmon Company, one of Russia’s largest fish producers, has announced plans to establish a large-scale aquaculture complex in the Murmansk region of Russia, which will specialise on the production of juvenile Atlantic salmon and trout, reports Eugene Gerden.
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NewsSeafood mislabelling – an expensive business
In its latest report into seafood fraud, Oceana has found that commonly swapped species in the United States can cost up to twice as much as their cheaper counterparts.
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NewsThe key to sustainable aquaculture
For the first time scientists have been able to develop a completely vegetarian diet that works for marine fish raised in aquaculture, the key to making aquaculture a sustainable industry.
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NewsNew heavy duty floodlight from Hella marine
Hella marine is addressing the needs of commercial vessels with its new ultra heavy-duty AS 5000 LED floodlight.
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NewsNo ‘green’ canned tuna in Spain
Greenpeace Spain has published the first Spanish tinned tuna ranking, joining the global Greenpeace campaign for improved sustainability and transparency in the industry.
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NewsNAFC undertakes fish tagging
As part of a project on data deficient fish species, the NAFC Marine Centre’s Science and Technology department has tagged and released a range of different demersal fish species at various locations around Shetland.
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NewsThree-star shrimp from Belize Aquaculture
Belize Aquaculture Ltd. has become the first shrimp company in Belize and the second in Central America approved to offer three-star BAP shrimp.
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NewsGame changer for prawn industry
After 10 years of research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) scientists have perfected the Novacq™ prawn feed additive.
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Seafish appoints two new directors
Seafish has recently appointed two new directors, who joined the organisation in July to help deliver and implement the group’s new corporate plan.
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Morpol closes US sales office
Salmon processing company Morpol has announced that the US sales office, Morpol America, will close on 30 August 2013.
