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NewsGreenpeace blames supermarkets for failing New Zealand's fisheries
Claims by New Zealand supermarkets that they are doing enough to ensure that the seafood they sell is from sustainably managed fisheries just don’t stack up, says Greenpeace.
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New Zealand scallop fishery enters MSC assessment
New Zealand’s southern scallop fishery, co-managed by the Challenger Scallop Enhancement Company and the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries has entered assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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NewsGhost nets hurting marine environment
Large amounts of fishing gear lost at sea or abandoned by fishers are hurting the marine environment, impacting fish stocks through ''ghost fishing'' and posing a hazard to ships, according to a new report jointly produced by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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5 NZ fisheries move into MSC assessment
A further five New Zealand fisheries have committed to making a strategic move into Marine Stewardship Council assessment. The five fisheries are:
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NewsPesca Sur 2009
Smaller than the former version but with the same spirit - this is how we can describe this third version of the exhibition.Either due to the global financial crisis or the country's fishing sector's instability, this year's event evidenced less expenditure. Also, exhibitors griped because of less visitors and a ...
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NewsEC welcomes seal product ban
The European Commission has welcomed the vote by the European Parliament confirming the first reading agreement reached between Council and Parliament on an EU Regulation banning the trading of seal products within and into the European Union.
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Maersk partners Friend of the Sea and Dolphin-Safe
The Earth Island Institute Dolphin-Safe project and Friend of the Sea have announced a partnership with Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, in providing a certification scheme which is in line with their sustainability policy and standards.
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Irish Minister announces €6.9m harbour investment
Tony Killeen, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, has announced the investment of €6.9 million in 2009 towards the provision of pontoons at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre.
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Europe a key culprit as Grand Banks cod bycatch stalls recovery
Cod bycatch was at least 70 per cent higher than target levels on the southern Grand Banks near Canada, holding back recovery of one of the world’s best known fisheries following its spectacular collapse and closure in the early 1990s, says WWF.
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German producer switches to MSC products
Germany’s well-known fish manufacturer Gottfried Friedrichs introduced the MSC eco-label for sustainable fishing to all its herring and matjes products at the beginning of this month.
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Ocean Conservancy applauds Obama administration
Ocean Conservancy has applauded the Obama administration for restoring crucial protections written into the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which the Bush administration revoked.
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Scottish Marine Bill introduced
Scotland''s first Marine Bill has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament.
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Triple certification for Norwegian fisheries
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for three Norwegian fisheries was awarded at the European Seafood Expo in Brussels last week.
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NewsGreenpeace calls on markets to pre-order sustainable skipjack tuna
Greenpeace launched guidelines and an on-line pre-order petition at the European Tuna Conference in Brussels calling on retailers, restaurants and tuna traders to pre-order and shift their supplies to sustainable and equitable skipjack tuna.
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How cities mine fish stocks
New research carried out in the Solomon Islands has drawn a direct line between the depletion of local fish stocks and their proximity to national or even local markets.
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NewsInterview on the First World Summit on Fisheries Sustainability
David Agnew, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College of LondonWhat is the reason for holding a conference focused on sustainability?Everyone – the fishing industry, environmental organisations, governments – is now concerned about the sustainability of fish stocks. Since the early 1990s there has been very little growth in the world ...
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First World Summit on Fisheries Sustainability to be held at WFE 09
The First World Summit on Fisheries Sustainability will be held at the World fishing Exhibition that takes place in Vigo, Spain, from 16-19 September 2009.
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NewsEnsuring sustainability though an international leadership alliance
Fisheries and seafood industries depend on healthy, productive marine ecosystems. Unfortunately, the marine environment and its resources are being degraded, destroyed and overexploited at an expanding rate and scale. As the primary users, fisheries, seafood and other ocean industries hold the key to their future in their own hands. Who ...
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Reinforcements from Russia and America
Here, at World Fishing, we have often brought up opinions questioning the ongoing fishery management methodology and management by quotas, as well as the underlying science, including the issue of relationship between the size of spawning stocks (SSB) and recruitment, the consequences of sustained size-selective fishing, and the validity of ...
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New FAO paper on marine debris
A new FAO technical paper, ''Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear'' highlights the fact that marine debris is a problem of increasing concern.
