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NewsTony Burke signs off on super trawler
Tony Burke, Australian Minister for the Environment, has admitted he does not have the legal power to block the super trawler ‘Margiris’ from fishing in Australian waters.
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NewsNew Morrisons' plant begins operations
UK supermarket, Morrisons, has commenced operations at its new fish processing plant in Grimsby.
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NewsCASE STUDY: Improving yield with I-Cut 10 PortionCutter
Trusting its long-term relationship with Marel has paid off for Swedish salmon smokehouse Falkenberg Laxrökeri, which claims to have improved yield significantly by switching to an I-Cut 10 PortionCutter.
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NewsAQUAVAC® IridoV receives Singapore market authorisation
MSD Animal Health (Merck Animal Health) has gained approval from Singapore to begin marketing AQUAVAC® IridoV.
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First silver smelt fishery gains MSC certification
The Faroese Great Silver Smelt fishery has been successfully MSC certified and is the first MSC certified silver smelt fishery in the world.
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WOC panel to discuss data collection from fishing vessels
Senior fishing industry representatives and scientists will focus on the role of the fishing industry in collecting ocean, weather and climate data, and how to scale up these efforts.
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NewsBrand new fishing course underway
A brand new ‘Introduction to Commercial Fishing’ course got underway at the NAFC Marine Centre on 20 August.
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First US Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery obtains MSC certification
The United States east coast North Atlantic fishery for spiny dogfish, assessed as six separate units of certification, has been awarded MSC certification.
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NewsStill no agreement on mackerel
On 3 September European Commissioner Maria Damanaki hosted a ministerial meeting in London, aimed at resolving the continuing dispute over mackerel quota allocations in the north east Atlantic.
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Oceana applauds EU/Norway initiative
Oceana has welcomed the European Commission’s agreement to work with Norway to end discards in the Skagerrak.
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Gulf Council elects new members
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, during its August meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, elected a new chair and vice chair for the 2012-2013 Council year.
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ICES Annual Science Conference 2012
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) will hold its Annual Science Conference at the Scandic Bergen City Hotel in Bergen, Norway, 17-21 September 2012.
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NewsIndonesia hosts pole-and-line workshop
Indonesia is hosting a workshop this week that will assess the economic and social benefits of supporting the country’s pole-and-line fishery.
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NewsAPMT Callao supports local fishing community
APM Terminals has signed an agreement with the Callao regional Government, the Peruvian Navy and the Artesian Fishing Community to help achieve sustainable fishing and safe practices within the local industry.
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NewsTrident vessel trials Ibercisa winches
Trials of Ibercisa’s trawl winches are taking place in Vigo, overseen by a delegation of American shipowners, prior to installation onboard Trident Seafoods’ ‘Kodiak Enterprise’.
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NewsNovus product wins innovation award
Novus International Inc has won the 2012 North American New Product Innovation Award in Prebiotics for Animal Health for its new product Previda – a health and nutrition solution for aquatic species.
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NewsEU and Norway to end Skagerrak discards
According to a new proposal by the European Commission, the EU and Norway are to “harmonise technical and control measures for fisheries in the Skagerrak to ensure long-term sustainability of fish stocks”.
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NewsNew Atlantic bluefin tuna research projects worth €1.5m
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will be investing close to €1.5m in two big research projects on Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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NewsNor-Fishing 2012 - a busy exhibition
Nor-Fishing 2012 has been declared a success by its organisers.
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NewsGreenpeace intercepts super trawler
Greenpeace activists on an inflatable boat intercepted the world’s second largest factory fishing trawler, the FV ‘Margiris’, and are blocking the ship’s entry into Port Lincoln in South Australia.
