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NewsIrish Sea stakeholders move to protect shellfish industry
A project has been launched to safeguard the Irish Sea''s valuable shellfish industry, including cockles, mussels and edible crab, estimated to be worth £54 million (€63 million/$79.3 million) annually.
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Nova Scotia extends Georges Bank moratorium
The Nova Scotia government has delighted the Georges Bank seafood industry and extended the moratorium on oil and gas exploration and development for a period of three years.
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NewsToothfish eco-label hangs in the balance
Independent adjudicator orders reconsideration of MSC certification.
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NewsNOAA modifies fishing closure
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has revised the areas closed to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico due to the massive BP oil spill.
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NewsNorwegian salmon exports continue growth
Salmon supplies tighten to give Norwegian producers highest export prices since June 2006.
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Seafish: new study is old news
A new report that claims UK fishing fleets work 17 times harder today than they did in the 1880s to catch the same amount of fish is fundamentally flawed, says seafood authority.
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DKSH sells eco-labelled pangasius
Agifish obtains first Friend of the Sea certification for pangasius.
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Shrimp trawl fishery closes 15 May
NOAA Fisheries Service has announced federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset (local time) on 15 May.
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NewsFirst fishmeal leaves rebuilt HB Grandi factory
Vopnafjordur factory deploys new enclosed discharging system for the first time.
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NewsStrong Q1 for Nutreco
Fish feed giant Nutreco has recorded a first-quarter revenue of nearly €1.1 billion ($1.4 billion), a 2.7% improvement on the corresponding quarter of 2009.
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NewsAlaska’s salmon fishers gear up for opening day
The countdown to the opening of the Copper River salmon fishery has begun.
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NewsDeepwater Horizon spill closes Gulf Coast fisheries
NOAA implements blanket commercial fishery closures in the wake of the oil rig disaster.
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NewsChilean government still failing fishermen
It has been more than two months since Chile''s fishing industry was obliterated by an 8.8 earthquake and tidal waves. Many fishermen feel let down by ineffective government reconstruction measures.
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NOAA requests comment on fish imports and marine mammals
NOAA is requesting public comment on options for implementing parts of the Marine Mammal Protection Act that address the incidental catch of marine mammals in foreign fisheries, including species such as whales and dolphins.
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More countries sign illegal fishing treaty
Five more nations have signed the FAO-brokered treaty that once it enters into force will deny access to fishing ports to ships involved in illegal fishing.
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Russia: When the catch is no match
The 2009 fishing season was a successful one for the Russian fishing industry, reports Georgy Zaytsev.
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NewsNorway takes the lead in eco-certification
The Norwegian Northeast Arctic cod and haddock fisheries are, as of yesterday, certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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Seafood ranking shows half of US retailers ‘pass’ on sustainability
In the fourth edition of the Greenpeace USA seafood sustainability scorecard - Carting Away the Oceans - half of the leading US supermarket chains for the first time received ‘passing’ scores for their seafood sustainability efforts.
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NewsCommercial whaling could get green light for first time in nearly 25 years
A recent proposal announced by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) would, if adopted, for the first time in almost 25 years, endorse the killing of whales in their most precious feeding grounds, the Southern Ocean.
