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  • Despite being on the brink of economic collapse, Portugal increased its imports of clipfish in November by a massive 61%.
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    Portugal must have Christmas clipfish

    2010-12-15T00:15:00Z

    Exports of groundfish from Norway in November totalled NOK 1.1 billion (€139 million/$187.2 million), which marks a new November export record. Exports were up in value by 32% or NOK 270 million (€34.1 million/$45.9 million) compared to the same month of last year.

  • Gareth Hodson has assumed the role of CEO at Electronic Navigation Ltd.
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    New CEO for Electronic Navigation

    2010-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The board of directors of marine electronics company Electronic Navigation Limited (ENL) has announced the appointment of Gareth Hodson as chief executive officer of the company.

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    EU agrees 2011 catch limits for Black Sea

    2010-12-14T12:30:00Z

    The EU Council of Fisheries Ministers has reached political agreement on the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for turbot and sprat fisheries in the Black Sea.

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    New board member for Bergen Group

    2010-12-14T12:08:00Z

    An extraordinary general meeting has elected Brian Chang as new board member for the Bergen Group ASA. The proposal for a new board member came from Spring Capital Resources Inc, which in November this year flagged an ownership of 33.1% of the shares in Bergen Group ASA.

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    Scallopers sign up to Responsible Fishing Scheme

    2010-12-14T12:04:00Z

    A leading Devon, UK, seafood processor is sourcing all of its scallops from Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) vessels after sponsoring four boats through the programme

  • The average export price for fresh whole Norwegian salmon in November 2010 was NOK 36.15 per kg.
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    Record Norwegian salmon exports

    2010-12-14T11:53:00Z

    Exports of Norwegian salmon in November totalled NOK 3.1 billion (€391.7 million/$528 million), an increase of 38% or NOK 853 million (€107.8 million/$145.3 million) compared to November 2009.

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    Scots mackerel fishermen urge EU action

    2010-12-14T10:47:00Z

    Scottish fishermen have called upon the European fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki to turn words into action and introduce measures that would prevent mackerel caught by Iceland and the Faroe Islands from entering EU markets.

  • Magnús Kristinsson, a shipowner and owner of Bergur-Huginn in Westman Islands, receives the 500,001st tub handed over by Daði Valdimarsson, MD of Promens Dalvik, along with Hilmar Guðmundsson, sales and marketing manager, and Sævaldur Gunnarsson...
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    Promens Dalvik passes half a million tub milestone

    2010-12-13T14:08:00Z

    Promens Dalvik recently reached an important milestone when its tub production reached numbers 500,000 and 500,001. These tubs were formally handed over by the company to two loyal clients.

  • The north-east Atlantic TAC for 2011 has been set at 646,000 tonnes.
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    EU and Norway agree mackerel quotas

    2010-12-13T11:25:00Z

    Bilateral talks between the EU and Norway to set mackerel catches in the north-east Atlantic for 2011 have resulted in the setting of a total allowable catch of 646,000 tonnes.

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    Salmon firm replaces top management

    2010-12-13T11:21:00Z

    A leading firm in the Scottish salmon industry has replaced its chairman and chief executive. The clearout of the former team in charge of the Scottish Salmon Company has been described as a move from a restructuring phase to one of growth.

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    EU Fish Council set to decide 2011 catch

    2010-12-13T11:14:00Z

    Negotiations to decide upon the final catching opportunity of the Scottish fishing fleet in 2011 got underway in Brussels on Monday 13 December. The majority of quotas have already been set at previous international talks but there will still be room to manoeuvre at the EU Fish Council to get ...

  • Product packed and ready for a major supermarket - the Ishida has brought a new precision to the pack weight.
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    New Ishida weigher flexes its mussels

    2010-12-13T10:34:00Z

    An Ishida RS-Series multihead weigher at leading French shellfish producer and processor Medithau Maree has increased production throughput and reduced giveaway for 1.4kg vacuum packed trays of ready-to-cook mussels supplied to leading supermarkets in France.

  • A new Salmon Business Confidence Survey reports that 78% of salmon companies plan to increase staff over the next five years.
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    Scottish salmon companies in the pink

    2010-12-13T10:27:00Z

    Scotland''s salmon industry has created hundreds of new jobs in the past year and is worth about £500 million (€595 million/$786.3 million) to the economy, according to a new report.

  • Endangered Steller sea lions. (Photo: NOAA)
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    Aleutian mackerel, cod fishing restricted

    2010-12-10T12:48:00Z

    NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued its final interim rule to reduce commercial fishing for groundfish stocks in the Aleutian Islands in an effort to provide more food for the endangered western Steller sea lion.

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    Argentine anchovy fishery enters MSC assessment process

    2010-12-10T12:18:00Z

    The Argentine anchovy (Engraulis anchoita), management unit Bonaerense, semi-pelagic mid-water trawl net fishery operating in the area administrated by the Joint Technical Commission of the Maritime Front (CTMFM) and north of 41ºS in the Argentine Sea, has entered full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification programme for sustainable ...

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    Mackerel talks break down

    2010-12-10T11:14:00Z

    The latest round of talks to try and reach agreement with the Faroe Islands on mackerel catching arrangements for 2011 have broken down.

  • Sodexo serves 123 tonnes of wild-caught MSC fish per year.
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    Sodexo offers MSC fish to 1m Brits

    2010-12-10T10:59:00Z

    More than one million people in the UK will be offered Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable fish in workplace restaurants, schools, hospitals and defence sites, thanks to foodservice provider Sodexo.

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    EU urged to ban removing shark fins at sea

    2010-12-10T01:15:00Z

    Shark fisheries experts say in a new report that to strengthen the European Union’s ban on shark finning, EU fishermen should no longer be permitted to remove shark fins onboard ships, and that loopholes in regulations make it possible for fishermen to fin an estimated two out of every three ...

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    Cobia available directly to UK consumers

    2010-12-10T01:00:00Z

    From January cobia will be available directly to UK consumers thanks to a new arrangement between Marine Farms and Regal Fish Supplies Ltd. Over the last six months, sales of cobia have gone from strength to strength, with Marine Farms receiving orders from across Europe, the US and South East ...

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    Alaska shrimp fishermen could receive $12,000 grant to conduct training

    2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Southeast Alaska commercial shrimp fishermen may have up to $12,000 (€9,080) available to them, but only if they sign up before 23 December for a free federal programme that provides training for people in industries suffering from foreign competition.