Latest News – Page 660
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NewsIridium for fisheries - an ideal choice?
Representatives from electronics supplier, EMA Group, have responded to a recent article published in WF* about an Inmarsat broadband satellite service solution being used on fishing vessels for monitoring their activity and for sending electronic catch reports.
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NewsThis month all roads lead to Boston
Seafood Processing America (SPA), held in conjunction with the International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS), opens its doors on 20 March for three days.
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NewsLongline bycatch capped at 17 Pacific loggerhead turtles
A court-ordered settlement means that only 17 Pacific loggerhead turtles can be accidentally hooked by the swordfish industry’s longliners in Hawaii each year.
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NewsPPS launches new ‘Easy-Clean’ fish box
The PPS group has announced the launch of the new PPS ‘Easy-Clean’ fish box in 15kg and 25kg capacities.
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SinkaBerg-Hansen chooses AKVA software
Sinkaberg-Hansen AS has signed a contract for the installation and deployment of a new production control system for salmon with AKVA group Software AS.
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NewsLaunch of Young's Seafood Limited
Young''s Seafood, The Seafood Company and Findus UK will be brought together to create Young''s Seafood Limited, the UK''s largest supplier of fish and seafood to retailers and consumers.
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NewsValentine’s boom predicted for mussels
Valentine’s Day looks set to bring a boom for Scotland’s shellfish farmers with sales of mussels predicted to double as consumers snap-up up the ‘new food of love’.
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Morpol becomes Meridian Salmon Group
Morpol has announced that the new name of its UK salmon farming operations will be Meridian Salmon Group.
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NewsRACs and ICES plan increased cooperation
ICES and RACs are planning to form regional task forces to tackle the problem of weak stock assessments impaired by deficiencies in the data used to estimate abundance and advise on management measures.
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NewsSupport for Scottish aquaculture
Scottish Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham met today with European Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki to highlight Scotland''s successful aquaculture industry.
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NewsPangasius shortage to hit Europe’s whitefish market
A shortage of pangasius, caused by increased costs forcing producers out of business, will severely limit supplies of this cheap alternative ‘whitefish’ species, particularly to the EU where importers are reluctant to pay more for the now popular fish.
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NewsMajor focus on gear performance and discards
Fishing 2011 is the UK’s flagship annual fishing event and the emphasis on fishing gear will highlight the international fishing industry’s determination to reduce discards. Whilst this will ultimately only be achieved by major changes in the way that fisheries managed and regulated, fishermen can play their part by using ...
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NewsEnd IUU: Remove the weak links
Prior to the implementation of the EU’s IUU regulation in January 2010, member states annually imported €1.1 billion-worth of illegal fishThe general feeling in political circles is that the first year of the European Union’s illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing regulation (No 1005/1008) was a success. However, many of ...
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High Liner Foods commits to sustainable seafood sourcing
High Liner Foods Inc. has announced a commitment to source all of its seafood from certified sustainable or responsible fisheries and aquaculture farms by the end of 2013.
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NewsRoyal red shrimp fishing waters reopened in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA has reopened 4,213 square miles (10,911 sq km) of area it had previously closed to royal red shrimp fishing in the Gulf of Mexico in response to the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Fish associations link up
The Fishmongers'' Company and the Shellfish Association of Great Britain have announced an initiative to assist the New Under Ten Fishermen''s Association in their representation of fishermen in the under 10m fleet.
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NewsMussel fishery enters MSC programme
Seafood Shetland in partnership with the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has entered its mussel fishery for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Assessment.
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NewsEster J ready for e-monitoring
Ester J is using an electronic monitoring system as part of a research program to better determine the rate of interaction between sea lions in areas off the Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sectors of the South Australian coast.
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SFF welcomes move for greater cooperation
The SFF has welcomed the decision by international scientists and regional fisheries groups to work more closely together so as to tackle the problem of weak fish stock assessments caused by inadequate data.
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GAAIA: Salmon farming kills
The newly-formed Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture (GAAIA) has launched a international campaign against Big Aquaculture.
