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Re-assessment of the Alaska salmon fishery back on track
The MSC is pleased to confirm that the Alaska salmon fishery re-assessment appears to be on track for completion in the first half of 2007.
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Pelagic RAC plays instrumental role in North Sea herring TAC
The Pelagic RAC today expressed satisfaction with the North Sea herring TAC agreed as part of the EU Norway negotiations.
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Scots disappointed by TAC cuts
There has been major disappointment for the Scottish whitefish and pelagic fleets at the EU/Norway quota negotiations in Brussels following a significant cut in catching opportunities for cod and blue whiting.
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Commission proposes renewing support scheme to fisheries sector in outermost regions
The Commission has today proposed to renew the compensation scheme for additional costs incurred in marketing certain fishery products from the EU outermost regions for the period 2007-2013.
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EP approves Cape Verde fisheries partnership agreement
MEPs approved a fisheries partnership agreement with Cape Verde by a large majority today (374 to 67). The agreement only concerns tuna fishing, giving fishing rights to French, Portuguese and Spanish vessels.
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£3.7 million boost for English fishing industry
Grants worth almost £4 million to modernise and improve the competitiveness of England''s fishing industry have been announced today.
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Spy-fish to reveal secrets of the sea
A Glasgow University research team led by Dr Euan McGookin is developing a robot that will look and swim like an actual fish.
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Report card warns of climate change impacts now present throughout our seas
A report highlighting just how far climate change has already impacted the United Kingdom''s marine environment, and what might happen in the future, was published yesterday (www.mccip.org.uk/arc).
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New Zealand proposes emergency action in swordfish fishery
Minister of Fisheries Jim Anderton proposed emergency action in New Zealand’s developing swordfish fishery on 28 November, in response to unacceptable levels of bird deaths.
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Hype around sea lice overblown, according to the Fraser Institute
Pacific salmon may be more resistant to sea lice than their Atlantic counterparts and more research is needed to determine if sea lice found in fish farms are impacting wild salmon, says a new study, released today by The Fraser Institute.
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Scotland: Illegal fishing sinks to lowest levels
New evidence revealing a dramatic fall in illegal fishing in Scotland was presented on 28 November to the EU President Jose-Manuel Barrosso.
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Lobster stock conservation programmes
The NAFC Marine Centre has recently published a report detailing two lobster conservation programmes that have been carried out in collaboration with the local industry.
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ICCAT outcome announced
The outcome of the annual meeting of the international Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has been announced.
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EC proposes more money for RACs
The European Commission has proposed to increase the amount of EU financial support that Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) receive.
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Young’s commitment to sustainable seafood
This month Young’s have published a new document that details the rules that govern fish sourcing in the Young’s business. The company says that this a cornerstone of the company’s overall ‘Fish for Life’ sustainability programme.
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Another catastrophic decision for bluefin tuna – WWF
The decisions taken yesterday at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) sounds the death knell for Mediterranean bluefin tuna, says WWF.
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NZ continues to progress bottom trawling at the UN
New Zealand is heartened by a significant advance in international efforts to regulate high seas bottom trawling at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), according to the Ministry of Fisheries.
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Greenpeace blames Iceland for blocking high-seas bottom trawling moratorium
According to a Greenpeace release, UN negotiations to adopt a moratorium on high-seas bottom trawling were torpedoed last week, as a small number of influential fishing nations led by Iceland put the interests of their fishing fleets above other countries, the consensus of the marine scientific community and conservationists.
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Joe Borg welcomes consensus reached at the UN General Assembly on tackling destructive fishing practices
At the end of the preparatory meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in New York, Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, welcomed the consensus achieved by the Parties on tackling destructive fishing practices.
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Federation of Irish Fishermen formed
John Browne T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine Natural Resources, on 24 November, welcomed the news that the country''s four main fishermen''s representative groups are to unify under the banner of the new Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF).
