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NewsWestern Australia honoured at national awards
Western Australia’s seafood industry has won four out of twelve awards at the 2019 National Seafood Industry Awards, Australia’s biggest biennial celebration of the sector.
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NewsCompliance in Torres Strait good, says AFMA
Compliance with commercial fishery rules and regulations in the Torres Strait is good with only four matters requiring investigation in the last three months, according to The Australian Fisheries Management (AFMA).
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NewsAustralian stocks 'in good condition'
Australian fish stocks are in good condition according to an independent assessment of the biological status of fish stocks managed jointly or solely by the Commonwealth across 22 fisheries.
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NewsFish skin leather rocks Nairobi’s catwalks
Necks craned as the lithe Kenyan models displayed their stylish dresses, purses and shoes at the Blue Fashion show that was held as part of Kenya’s Blue Economy Conference.
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NewsThe best laid plans
Portugal is investing heavily in improving its fisheries and in a strategy that will help it become more sustainable over the long-term. Adrian Tatum reports.
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NewsDoes the West know best?
Further investment is needed, along with much tighter fisheries laws, if the West African nations are to win the battle against their depleted fish stocks. Adrian Tatum reports.
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NewsA more sustainable approach
More effort has been put into creating more sustainable fisheries on the east coast of Africa over the last few years, backed up by a large World Bank loan and grant. Adrian Tatum charts recent developments and the challenges still facing the region.
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NewsTaiwan works to avoid EU red card
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan has recently passed draft legislation and revised existing fishery regulations to comply with European Union (EU) demands for increased measures to eliminate IUU fishing by the republic’s large distant waters fishing fleet.
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NewsThe West Coast challenge
Fisheries on the West Coast of America have come under intense pressure after closures and a dramatic fall in stock levels. Adrian Tatum looks at the challenges over the last few years.
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NewsThailand steps up enforcement to avoid EU import ban
Thailand’s fishing industry is awaiting the outcome of an inspection by an EU delegation in late January of new measures being enforced by the government to combat illegal fishing and to prevent the use of trafficked labour by the fisheries industry, reports David Hayes.
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NewsHeading East
In the first of a two-part series focusing on America’s fishing industry, Adrian Tatum takes a look at some of the challenges ahead for the sector and assesses life for fishermen on the East Coast.
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NewsPhilippines steps up assistance to small scale fishermen
The Philippines government has recently launched a major investment programme to improve agricultural and fisheries production as part of long term plans to increase rural incomes and boost social development in the country’s poorest regions.
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NewsFiji battling to save it's waters
It has been a tough decade for the fishing industry in Fiji after previous years of success. Adrian Tatum assesses the situation.
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NewsFisheries development to receive US$91m support
Sustainable fisheries development along the East Africa coast and in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) region is to receive World Bank financial support, following recent approval of a US$91 million fisheries loan and grant package aimed at improving regional cooperation and management of near shore and deep sea marine ...
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NewsMoving in the right direction
Ground-breaking research into fish stocks, improved traceability and marine conservation have been the focus for Denmark’s fishing sector. Adrian Tatum reports.
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NewsPacific Island countries urged to increase tuna consumption
David Hayes looks at what fish can do to combat obesity and diabetes in Pacific Island countries.
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NewsA model industry
Norway’s fishing industry is often cited as a good example of how a sector should be run. Adrian Tatum reports on recent developments and changing times.
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NewsChinese processing industry to develop domestic market
David Hayes looks at IUU export monitoring in China and the nation’s growing domestic market.
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NewsFalling nets in the Gulf of Thailand
Alan Haig-Brown and Ananya Surangpimol explore the falling net fishery in the Gulf of Thailand.
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NewsWest African countries to boost sustainable fisheries
West African countries are cracking down on illegal fishing and starting to launch community rights based fisheries as part of new efforts to introduce sustainable fisheries management and protect their valuable marine resources.
