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    Pew urges ‘thoughtful approach’ to catch shares

    2010-06-09T08:59:00Z

    The Pew Environment Group has voiced its concern about the proposed US west coast trawl fishery catch share programme, following the publication of a new study by Ecotrust.

  • According to NOAA, 250 stocks or stock complexes have known overfishing determinations: 212 (85%) are not subject to overfishing and 38 (15%) are subject to overfishing. (Photo: NOAA)
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    NOAA: Slightly less overfishing in the US

    2010-06-08T09:06:00Z

    There has been a small reduction in the number of US fisheries that are deemed as being overfished, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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    Fusion wins Ghana aquaculture contract

    2010-06-08T08:53:00Z

    Fusion Marine has won an order to supply aquaculture equipment for a new tilapia farm in Ghana in the first modernisation project of this type for the West African country.

  • Findus’ Fish for Life programme scoops the Management prize at the European Business Awards for the Environment.
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    Findus wins top European environment award

    2010-06-07T10:50:00Z

    At a prestigious ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on 2 June, European Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, announced the Findus Group/Young’s Fish for Life programme for seafood sustainability was the overall winner of the ‘Management’ category of the European Business Awards for the Environment.

  • NOAA officials assess how samples are processed aboard the research vessel Caretta and the chain of custody protocols used when handling specimens associated with the oil spill. (Photo: NOAA)
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    BP boss confident of Gulf clean-up

    2010-06-07T10:18:00Z

    BP said its latest efforts to tackle the Gulf of Mexico crisis are likely to capture the "vast majority" of the oil spewing out into the ocean.

  • HB Grandi's Venus HF started fishing redfish at the beginning of May.
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    Trawlers fishing well on deep sea redfish

    2010-06-04T08:12:00Z

    The four HB Grandi’s factory trawlers that have been fishing on deep sea redfish for the past few weeks have reported good catches and that all four vessels have been able to maintain close to full production of 40-50 tonnes of raw fish per day.

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    Clearwater secures Canada’s first MSC-certified lobster fishery

    2010-06-04T08:03:00Z

    Eastern Canadian offshore lobster has become the latest addition to Clearwater Seafoods'' Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified offerings, joining Canadian sea scallops, Argentine scallops and Canadian coldwater shrimp.

  • Schwaab: Fisheries have been vital to the prosperity of US coastal communities for centuries.
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    Protecting US marine resources

    2010-06-03T09:05:00Z

    Schwaab: Fisheries have been vital to the prosperity of US coastal communities for centuries.WF: How are you planning to implement policies such as catch shares, which seem to have sparked significant controversy in the US fishing industry ES: Catch share programmes, which include individual fishing quotas and limited access ...

  • The Gulf fishery closure boundary as of June 1, 2010. The closure area may be updated daily as necessary. (Image: NOAA)
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    One-third of Gulf of Mexico now closed

    2010-06-03T08:57:00Z

    NOAA has again extended the northern and southern boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to limit the impact of the spreading BP oil spill.

  • BAP certification standards for pangasius farms are also close to release.
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    Aquaculture programme achieves food safety benchmark

    2010-06-03T08:50:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme has completed its benchmarking against the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) food safety requirements.

  • Herring production going well at Vopnafjördur. (Photo:HB Grandi/Jón Sigurðarson)
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    HB Grandi reports solid start to herring production

    2010-06-03T08:39:00Z

    Herring production got underway at HB Grandi‘s Vopnafjördur factory on 31 May when Lundey NS arrived with 300 tonnes of herring on board.

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    Publix works on improved seafood grading system

    2010-06-03T08:33:00Z

    Publix Super Markets Inc is embarking on a new seafood grading system. The US company, which failed Greenpeace’s Sustainable Seafood Scorecard for the second year, has hired a conservation group to assess seafood sold at its stores.

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    Filthy oceans and misinformation

    2010-06-02T11:13:00Z

    Highlighting the misinterpretation of commercial fishing data.

  • Lundey NS leaves for the Atlanto-Scandian herring fishing grounds.
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    Slow start to herring fishery

    2010-06-02T08:52:00Z

    HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels got off to a leisurely start on Atlanto-Scandian herring as Lundey NS arrived on fishing grounds 180 nautical miles north-east of Vopnafjördur at midday on Friday 28 May.

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    HM King Harald to open Nor-Fishing 2010

    2010-06-02T08:48:00Z

    HM King Harald will officially open the Nor-Fishing 2010 event in Trondheim, Norway, on 17 August this year. The minister of fisheries and coastal affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, will also attend together with prominent guests from the fisheries authorities of several other countries.

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    UK supplier gives chefs peace of mind over oysters

    2010-06-02T08:41:00Z

    Channel Fisheries (CF) has started supplying oysters which are guaranteed to be free from the Norovirus bug.

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    Australian CRC scoops innovation award

    2010-06-02T08:38:00Z

    The Australian Seafood CRC was awarded the prize for Excellence in Innovation at the recent Cooperative Research Centre Association Conference held in Alice Springs, Australia.

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    Value of Mekong’s pangasius exports to climb

    2010-06-01T09:32:00Z

    Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has forecast the Mekong Delta will export 600,000 tonnes of pangasius products this year.

  • A feasibility study on setting up a farm using closed re-circulating aquaculture systems will be prepared in September.
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    Abu Dhabi to farm bluefin

    2010-06-01T08:30:00Z

    The Abu Dhabi government hopes to soon begin bluefin tuna culture, using advanced technological support from a top Japanese university, officials have disclosed.

  • The 2010 Brussels seafood show drew visitors from more than 140 countries.
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    Brussels show hailed a success

    2010-05-28T12:12:00Z

    The 18th annual European Seafood Exposition and 12th annual Seafood Processing Europe pulled 24,266 buyers and sellers from around the globe last month.