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    35-yr lease granted for first US deep ocean aquaculture site

    2010-11-05T12:23:00Z

    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

    2010-11-05T01:00:00Z

    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.

  • If the current rate of acidification continues a wealth of marine life will be seriously damaged by 2050, suggests the new guide.
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    New guide exposes ocean acidification

    2010-11-05T00:30:00Z

    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

    2010-11-05T00:15:00Z

    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

    2010-11-05T00:00:00Z

    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

    2010-11-04T13:03:00Z

    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

    2010-11-04T12:58:00Z

    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.

  • Stephen Taylor (category director, seafood) and Dionne Parker (communications director) of Findus Group receive the Green Business Award from (left) Professor Max Wade, director of Ecology at RPS Group and (right) presenter Marcus Brigstocke.
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    Fish for Life wins seventh award

    2010-11-04T12:52:00Z

    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

    2010-11-04T00:15:00Z

    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).

  • The Japan Fishery Association is concerned its industry is less competitive and that the country is importing more fish.
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    Japan targets greater self sufficiency

    2010-11-03T11:05:00Z

    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.

  • Marine Harvest expects to harvest a total of 292,000 tonnes of salmon in 2010.
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    Marine Harvest: strong Q3, output to rise

    2010-11-03T10:43:00Z

    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

    2010-11-03T10:37:00Z

    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

    2010-11-03T10:26:00Z

    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

    2010-11-03T01:30:00Z

    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

    2010-11-03T01:30:00Z

    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

    2010-11-03T01:15:00Z

    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

    2010-11-03T01:00:00Z

    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.

  • Logistics headache: The chartered Super Puma AS332C helicopter delivered the consignment of 2.7-tonne pens to Loch Garasdale in around four hours.
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    Helicopter delivers salmon pens to loch

    2010-11-02T10:17:00Z

    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.

  • Western Atlantic bluefin numbers are up as much as 10% over 2008, according to ICCAT.
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    ICCAT: bluefin tuna stocks growing

    2010-11-02T01:30:00Z

    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.

  • GAPI: Large scale salmon production creates large scale problems.
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    Tool assesses impact of aquaculture

    2010-11-02T01:15:00Z

    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.