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NewsNew processing plants certified to BAP
Consumers now have access to more fish from Best Aquaculture Certified (BAP) facilities after the certification of several new processing plants in Ecuador and the United States.
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FAO and Norad to undertake value-chain analysis of fish sector
FAO and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have signed an agreement to undertake a comprehensive value-chain analysis of international fish trade with an impact assessment of the small-scale sector.
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NewsProtecting fisheries in the pacific - part 2
A Clark's anemonefish, taken in Borneo, Malaysia. Credit: Wikimedia/Jens PetersenAn estimated 120 million people depend on fisheries for their economic and food security on the vast marine resources in the Coral Triangle which covers a 5.7 million square kilometre expanse of ocean.Coral Triangle countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the ...
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NewsOffshore Mariculture 2010 – date change announced
Mercator Media, organiser of the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2010, has announced new dates for the conference to avoid a clash with another European event. Offshore Mariculture 2010 will now be held from the 16-18 June 2010 at the Hilton Imperial Hotel, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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New Zealand tops global fisheries research
A comprehensive international fisheries science assessment has rated New Zealand the world’s top performing country for managing its marine and fishery resources, Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced recently.
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NewsSTX Finland polar supply and research vessel
STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a contract for construction of a polar supply and research vessel. The ship with a value of approximately EUR 116 million will bring some 600 man-years of work. The ship will be built in the Rauma shipyard ...
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Norwegian court revokes Scanmar sensor patents
Marport Canada Inc. has announced that it has received a decision from the Oslo District Court in Norway on its patent litigation with Scanmar AS. The Court’s ruling gave Marport a clear victory in its defense against Scanmar’s claims of patent infringement and ruled in favor of Marport’s pleading of ...
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NewsGTZ and GAA sign pangasius letter of intent
The Global Aquaculture Alliance and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ) have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the development and implementation of a public-private partnership for sustainable pangasius production in Vietnam.
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EPAX AS Omega-3 oils Friend of the Sea
Leading omega-3 supplier EPAX AS was awarded Friend of the Sea (FOS) certification for its sustainable marine sourcing and production methods and will soon offer its Omega-3 oils as having a documented and traceable origin from sustainable fisheries.
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Deepwater set gillnets banned in the South Pacific Ocean
A ban on the use of deepwater set gillnets was announced at the close of a meeting to establish a regional fisheries management organisation that will have legally-binding control over fishing in the South Pacific Ocean.
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NOAA's statement on ICCAT meeting
NOAA issued the following statement about the outcome of the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
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NewsNOAA releases expanded World Ocean Database
NOAA has released the World Ocean Database 2009, the largest, most comprehensive collection of scientific information about the oceans with records dating as far back as 1800. This product is part of the climate services provided by NOAA.
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Management measures announced for Greenland Halibut in Canada’s North
The Canadian total allowable catch (TAC) for the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization (NAFO) Division 0B Greenland halibut (turbot) fishery has been set at 7,000 tonnes. This is an increase of 1,500 tonnes from last year. Nunavut will receive 90 per cent of the increase and Inuit fishers in Nunavik will ...
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Five Nova Scotia harvesters fined
The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Gulf Region, has announced the sentences imposed to five Gulf Nova Scotia area fish harvesters for violating the fisheries regulations.
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NewsWorkers in St. Thomas benefit from investment in new vessels
Canada has announced that Kanter Marine of St. Thomas, Ontario has been awarded a $360,000 contract for two new hydrographic survey launches for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).
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Pew urges stronger action to save bluefin tuna and sharks
In response to ICCAT''s recent meeting, where it set the catch limit for bluefin at 13,500, Susan Lieberman, Director of International Policy for the Pew Environment Group said:
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NewsEC welcomes ICCAT’s action
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) has adopted a number of new multi-annual management plans which align fishing opportunities with the latest scientific opinions, say the European Commission.
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WWF - tuna commission fails
WWF is renewing its calls for an international trade ban in Atlantic bluefin tuna, after it says the commission responsible for managing stocks, failed to agree on measures that will ensure the recovery of the species.
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NewsGreenpeace - tuna commission gets worse?
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has failed once again to act beyond the interests of a few tuna fishing and farming industries, warned Greenpeace at the end of the ICCAT annual meeting.
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NewsCanada presses ICCAT further to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following statement at the conclusion of the ICCAT annual meeting.
