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Hull fish auction buyer sought
Fishgate, Hull’s fish grading and auction facility, is up for sale, following its liquidation.
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NewsSalmon farms to reduce predator kills
Marine Harvest Canada has invested in netting to protect its fish farms from predators.
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Eltak nýtur mikillar velgengni!
Jónas Ágústsson framkvæmdastjóri Eltaks ehf. sem sérhæfir sig í vogum og umbúðatækjum af öllu tagi, sagði: „Við erum afar ánægð með sýninguna“. „Á sýningunni þar á undan hafði greinin í heild sinni orðið fyrir gríðarlegu áfalli með fjármálahruninu á Íslandi sem varð um leið og sýningin stóð yfir. ...
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Eltak has great success!
Jónas Ágústsson, Managing Director of Eltak which specializes in all types of scales and packaging equipment, said “We are extremely happy with the exhibition“. “At the last exhibition the whole industry suffered a big blow as the economic disaster hit Iceland at the same time the exhibition was ...
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NewsMarine protection for the Isle of Man
Ramsey Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man’s first Marine Nature Reserve meaning the area will be protected from damaging activities and fisheries safeguarded.
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US regrets Japan’s whaling decision
The United States has said that it deeply regrets that Japan has decided to continue its controversial whaling in the Southern Ocean.
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NewsTwo firsts for MSC
South African retailer Pick n Pay has announced that it intends to sell only sustainable products across its entire fresh, frozen and canned seafood range, by the end of 2015.
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NZ smart fishing solution praised
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has congratulated the NZ Ministry of Fisheries, MAF and the developers of a new smartphone fishing app, which has won the Wireless Government Award.
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Impact of increased demand for pole-and-line caught tuna
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a new technical resource paper on pole and line caught tuna.
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NewsCanadian snow crab landings top $250m
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reported that the value of snow crab landings for the 2011 fishing season in Newfoundland and Labrador surpassed $250 million, the highest recorded landed value since 2004.
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NewsTuna trading exceeds official quota
A new analysis commissioned by the Pew Environment Group has found that the amount of eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna traded on the global market in 2010 exceeded the official quota by 141%.
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Greenpeace: How subsidies are destroying oceans
Greenpeace has released a new report “Until the Last Fish – the Absurd Model of Deep Sea Fisheries” outlining how the EU Common Fisheries Policy subsidies allow the continuation of bottom trawling.
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NewsOptimism at IceFish 2011
The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2011 has been described as the most successful edition of the show in many years.
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NewsPolar’s remote controlled trawl doors
Local trawl door design and manufacturing company, Polar Fishing Gear, was very busy during the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.
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NewsDynex Data – best new product
Icelandic company Hampidjan won the Icelandic Fisheries Award for Best New Product Launched at the Show for its Dynex Data headline sounder cable.
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Optimism and attendance both up at the 2011 exhibition!
There was a general air of optimism at the 10th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition held in Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland from the 22-24 September 2011, with many exhibitors securing large orders at the event. In addition, not only was attendance up on the 2008 event by 9% to 13,547 but the ...
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NewsCanada opens Catch Certification Program Operations Centre
Gail Shea, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, attended the official opening of the new location of the Catch Certification Program Operations Centre (CCPOC) in Tignish, Prince Edward Island.
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Encouraging interests to work together
Scotland''s salmon farming industry and wild fish organisations have agreed to enter a facilitated discussion process to support the development of a positive way ahead for both sectors.
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Scotland: 2012 a pivotal year for fishing
Scotland is about to enter a crunch and potentially historic year for its fishing industry, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said recently.
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NewsGear trials good news for sea birds
Over the last six years, AFMA observers have been involved in a number of at-sea gear trials.
