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  • Depleted oyster production in France has limited the availability of juveniles for UK growers.
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    Big supply problems in the UK oyster market

    2010-07-14T12:04:00Z

    The supply situation for oysters in the UK market will remain difficult for at least the rest of the year, industry experts have warned.

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    Marine Stewardship Council makes new appointments

    2010-07-14T11:58:00Z

    The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has appointed Mike Wetherell to the new post of MSC chief operating officer. The post will be based in the London headquarters of the MSC.

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    Marine Harvest Q2 salmon volumes reach 68,000 tonnes

    2010-07-14T11:52:00Z

    Norwegian-based Marine Harvest has reported the following salmon harvest volumes for the second quarter: Norway 48,000 tonnes, Chile 2,000 tonnes, Canada 7,000 tonnes, Scotland 7,000 tonnes, and others 4,000 tonnes.

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    Kaliningrad revisited

    2010-07-13T16:18:00Z

    Kaliningrad has changed considerably in the last two decades but it remains a hub for fishing technology.

  • NOAA administrator Dr Jane Lubchenco.
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    Congressmen call for Lubchenco's resignation

    2010-07-13T16:10:00Z

    Congressmen Barney Frank and John Tierney have called for Dr Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the NOAA, to step down.

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    Senator demands NOAA sell unauthorised assets

    2010-07-13T16:06:00Z

    US senator Charles Schumer has called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to immediately begin selling off unauthorised purchases it made with forfeiture money and return the proceeds to the fund and fishermen who committed no wrong doing or were excessively fined.

  • European Parliament is calling for an urgent revision of the outdated common market organisation in fishery products.
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    MEPs call for fair, transparent trade in fish

    2010-07-13T05:06:00Z

    The EU''s fishing and aquaculture industries must not be exposed to unfair competition from imports, according to a new resolution adopted by European Parliament, which calls for fishery products to be classified as "sensitive" in global trade talks.

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    New forum to debate a sustainable future for the fish industry

    2010-07-13T04:58:00Z

    A new one-day conference will take place in Grimsby, UK, this week which will explore the challenges faced by the fishing and seafood industry in managing a long-term sustainable future.

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    WTO investigates Vietnam’s anti-dumping complaint

    2010-07-13T04:51:00Z

    The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has set up a panel to investigate a complaint by the Vietnamese government that American anti-dumping duties are detrimental to its shrimp exports, reports Michael Mackey.

  • The Fishing Industry Council says most fishers welcome the new quota management system for the rock lobster industry.
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    Lobster quota system details announced

    2010-07-09T08:48:00Z

    The Australian fisheries minister Norman Moore has confirmed a new quota management system for the rock lobster industry will be implemented when the season begins in November.

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    Europe blows its annual budget for fish on Friday 9 July

    2010-07-09T08:41:00Z

    New research has claimed that Europe could not feed itself on fish from EU waters for more than 189 days a year, and from today is dependent on fish from elsewhere.

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    UK fisheries delegation meets EU commissioner

    2010-07-09T08:29:00Z

    A UK fisheries delegation this week met with the new EU maritime and fisheries commissioner, Maria Damanaki, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

  • Fishing boat Dama del Mar was swept up onto land, in Constitución's fishing bay, Maguillines. There she remains to this day.
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    WF EXCLUSIVE: Chile gets ‘Back to Sea’

    2010-07-07T07:51:00Z

    Four months after the tsunamis and earthquake that shook Chile, on 27 February, the four-month old government has presented several master plans to rebuild the country’s fishing industry, writes Ian Emmett, from Constitución, Chile.

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    Italian students help fishermen secure best prices

    2010-07-07T07:44:00Z

    Italy''s University of Bari has adopted the IBM System z Cloud system to help local fisherman auction a day''s catch while still at sea.

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    New capsize warning device

    2010-07-07T07:35:00Z

    Tragic accidents at sea caused by vessel instability could easily be prevented by installing a new electronic device to warn of the danger of capsize, according to the developer of the product.

  • There are now more than 44,000 people working on the operation. (Photo: US Coast Guard)
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    BP oil spill costs pass $3bn mark

    2010-07-06T10:27:00Z

    The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has so far cost BP more than $3.1 billion (€2.5 billion), the company has said. The total includes the cost of containing the spill and cleaning up the oil, and the cost of drilling relief wells.

  • Farne’s Greenbank compactor has processed more than 45,000 fish boxes since February.
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    Leading fish smoker takes greener approach

    2010-07-06T09:57:00Z

    One of Europe’s biggest smoked salmon producers has found that it pays to recycle after installing a new Greenbank compactor.

  • McMurdo’s new SMARTFIND S5 AIS SART.
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    Smartfind S5 AIS SART gets German approval

    2010-07-06T09:48:00Z

    McMurdo Ltd’s new SMARTFIND S5 AIS SART has received full type approval from Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency authorising it for fitment to German flagged vessels in accordance with the country’s maritime regulations.

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    Premium Brands invests big in fish supplier

    2010-07-06T07:46:00Z

    Canadian food distributor Premium Brands Holdings Corporation has acquired a 76% interest in Maximum Seafood, a Toronto-based supplier of fresh and live seafood with annual sales of approximately $56 million (€44.6 million).

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    Greek seabass firm secures €15m investment

    2010-07-05T09:35:00Z

    Dias Aquaculture SA has reached an agreement in principle for a major investment into the company from Dutch private equity group Linnaeus Capital Partners BV.