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Group comes up with ideas to prevent Hawaii dolphin bycatch
Fishermen who use longlines to catch ahi, mahimahi and other fish off Hawaii should use a different kind of hook so they do not accidentally severely injure or kill a rare dolphin species, a federal advisory group said.
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Salmon firm buys Western Isles farms
The last significant independent fish farming operation in Scotland’s Western Isles has been bought.
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Mumbles lifeboat rescues trawler from mussel haul
A mass of mussel shells caught in a UK trawler’s nets forced the crew to call for help after the weight of it caught difficulty in manoeuvring.
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Greenpeace urges responsible seafood buying in Japan
Greenpeace Japan has released its first seafood ranking guide “red listing” 15 fish species that should be removed from Japanese shelves, including five different species of tuna.
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NewsPlugging the gap in high pressure processing
Avure, the US company which claims 15 years experience of developing and designing machines for high pressure processing (HPP), has launched the Avure QFP 100L-600 HPP system.
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NewsAll change in Mauritania
Pieter Tesch finds the West African country is no longer willing to bow to pressure from European fishing giants. In future it wants to hold on to at least half its catch.
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Vietnam initiates plan to maintain export growth
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue its efforts and implement key initiatives to boost exports in an aim to maintain double-digit turnover growth for the year, the MoIT deputy minister Nguyen Nam Hai has said.
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NewsNorway achieves record seafood exports
Exports of Norwegian seafood in the first half-year of 2010 totalled NOK 24 billion (€2.9 billion/$3.8 billion), marking the highest export value ever recorded for a first half-year period, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
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NewsWWF: cod can recover if we control bycatch
The strong recovery of North Sea cod stocks has been acknowledged by WWF but the NGO is concerned poor management of certain stocks will undermine the species’ recovery.
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Stringent testing imposed on Bangladesh shrimp
Shrimp exported from Bangladesh to the EU will undergo stringent testing procedures after the country’s testing facilities were found to be falling short of European expectations.
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Clipper race brings new fish contracts to Humber
The Clipper Round the World yacht race which ended in the Humber, UK, has generated £1 million (€1.2 million/$1.5 million) in trade deals for the region.
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Delhaize launches sustainable seafood programme
Delhaize Group is to implement a sustainable seafood policy across its US portfolio, which comprises the stores Hannaford, Sweetbay, Bottom Dollar Food and Food Lion.
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Film planned on demise of tuna canning in American Samoa
An independent film maker from Hawaii is producing a documentary about the tuna industry in American Samoa to highlight its significance for locals and the economy.
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NewsUK caterer introduces pole and line tuna
Independent catering group CH&Co has become the first catering company in the UK to serve pole and line-caught tuna in spring water throughout its 120 restaurants nationwide.
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Rescued Scottish salmon company rebranded
Fish farming company Lighthouse Caledonia, which was saved from the brink of collapse in 2008 has changed its name to The Scottish Salmon Company.
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US oil spill panel assesses economic impact
Sal Sunseri''s P&J Oyster Company has worked Louisiana waters since 1876, making it the oldest operating oyster processor in the United States. But the future is grim, he told a recent presidential panel, due to the devastating BP spill that has been gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico Gulf ...
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NewsTime to contemplate incoming MPAs
All those with a vested interest in the UK marine environment should participate in the MPA consultation process.The UK government's vision for its marine area was first published in the 2002 document ‘Safeguarding Our Seas’. This document established the UK's vision for "clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans ...
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NewsA tale of three hatcheries
Kilic Group’s Bafa hatchery is nearly as big as a small town. (Photo: Kilic)Turkey’s three leading gilthead seabream and European seabass hatcheries could not be more different if they tried. At one end of the spectrum is the Kilic Group where everything – including the size of the fry they ...
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NewsGreenpeace: Australians can buy more sustainable tuna
The second Greenpeace Australia Canned Tuna Guide shows that public pressure on tuna companies has succeeded and Australians can now buy pole and line-caught tuna.
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Fraser River salmon fishery eco-label assessment upheld
The findings of an independent adjudicator (IA) in an objection procedure conducted as part of the Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery’s voluntary assessment against the MSC standard have been issued.
