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35-yr lease granted for first US deep ocean aquaculture site
The Board of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii granted an application from Hawaii Oceanic Technology for a 35-year lease on the company’s 247-acre deep open ocean aquaculture site, permitted by the same board in October 2009.
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Vietnam aquaculture targets 10% growth
Vietnam’s fish farming industry is aiming to achieve annual growth of 8-10% until 2015, with export revenue estimated to reach $6.7 billion (€4.7 billion) by 2015 and $8 billion (€5.6 billion) by 2020.
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New guide exposes ocean acidification
Manmade ocean acidification will have profound impacts on commercial marine shellfisheries, even without a further increase of CO2 emissions, according to a new report.
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Artificial reefs boost Taiwan fishery
An artificial reef off Taiwan''s east coast has yielded a harvest of more than 230 tonnes of seafood so far this year, with value of the catch expected to grow further, according to the Fisheries Research Institute under the Council of Agriculture (COA).
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Wesmar expands distribution in Australia
Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics) has confirmed the appointment of Source Marine of Hope Island, Queensland, Australia, as its newest manufacturer’s representative in Australia.
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Marine Harvest and Covedis line-caught cod pass eco-label audit
The jiggers and liners of the Ny-Fiskur cod fleet, which supply Marine Harvest and the Swiss processor/wholesaler Covedis (provider of Manor and Sushi Zen) has passed a thorough Friend of the Sea (FOS) audit.
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Xyrex obtains Interim Interdict against Rytium over shrimp treatment products
Xyrex Ltd, the manufacturer of the Prawnfresh and Prawnfresh Plus products for the treatment for harvested shrimp, has successfully won an Interim Interdict at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, UK, against Rytium Technology FZC preventing Rytium Technology from either manufacturing, distributing or selling its Natur AD Shrimp Treat product.
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Fish for Life wins seventh award
The Findus Group’s ‘Fish for Life’ sustainable sourcing approach has won its seventh major award in three years, taking the ‘Land, Water and Ecology’ prize in the prestigious 2010 Green Business Awards.
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Malaysia to resume seafood exports to Russia
Malaysia’s export of seafood products to Russia is expected to resume by the year-end following discussions between the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) and Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal Service of Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor).
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Japan targets greater self sufficiency
David Hayes finds government plans to promote Japan’s fisheries industry focus on efforts to increase self sufficiency in seafood supply through greater efficiency in fishing practices and processing technology.
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Marine Harvest: strong Q3, output to rise
Marine Harvest reported operating revenues of NOK 3,610 million (€440.3 million/$618.2 million) in the third quarter of 2010, up slightly from NOK 3,601 million (€439.2 million/$616.7 million) recorded in the corresponding period of last year.
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SFF: Scots scallopers failed by new Isle of Man fishing rights bylaw
With the passing into statute of a new bylaw by the Isle of Man government that excludes much of the Scottish scallop fleet from Manx waters, the Scottish scallop industry has lost at a stroke the greater part of its access to an economically essential and traditional fishing ground, said ...
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Scotland’s best shellfish competition - winners announced
The annual competition run by the Association of Scottish Shellfish to find Scotland’s best mussels and oysters was held in the Corran Halls, Oban, Argyll.
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Governments urged to finalise ballast water's invasive species rules
The World Ocean Council (WOC), shipping, fisheries, aquaculture, and desalination industries have called for an urgent ratification of the Ballast Water Convention.
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Scots fisheries get £11m European funding
Scottish fisheries have been awarded close to £11 million (€12.6 million/$17.6 million) in European funding, it has been confirmed. A total of 144 companies are to share the £10.9 million grant from the European Fisheries Fund.
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Dyneema to unveil fishing net energy savings
DSM Dyneema is set to present results of new research that it says confirms that using its ultra-strong lightweight fibre in fishing nets can yield major energy savings for fishermen, and make an important contribution to the sustainability of the fishing industry.
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Hook scoops award for fishing vessel stability monitor
An innovative device developed by a UK company to prevent tragic fishing vessel accidents at sea has won a prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Award.
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Helicopter delivers salmon pens to loch
UK salmon farming company Northern Isles Salmon Ltd and aquaculture equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine solved the major logistical headache of delivering a consignment of salmon pens to a remote hill loch by mounting a specially arranged operation using a heavylift capacity helicopter.
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ICCAT: bluefin tuna stocks growing
Bluefin tuna stocks in the western Atlantic are on the rise, according to the international group responsible for their conservation, but they are still much lower than four decades ago.
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Tool assesses impact of aquaculture
Industrial scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture. This is true even when farming operations implement the best current marine fish farming practices, said researchers.