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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Day Boat Seafood LLC of Lake Park, Florida has entered the US North Atlantic swordfish longline and buoy gear fishery into full Marine Stewardship Council assessment.

1st May 2012

US North Atlantic swordfish fishery enters full assessment for MSC certification

1st May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has decided to close the pelagic fishery to EU vessels in the waters of Mauritania, as the annual EU quota set at 252,654 tonnes is nearly exhausted.

1st May 2012

Closure of the Mauritania pelagic fishery

1st May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the RFMO responsible for managing tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean, concluded its annual plenary session last week in Australia.

1st May 2012

IOTC: Towards sustainable fishing

1st May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A European scientific fisheries and technical committee has approved an innovative new trawl design developed by the Scottish fishing industry for reducing discards.

1st May 2012

New trawl to reduce discards

1st May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There are concerns over the “cozy relationship” between the Novia Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NSDFA) and the aquaculture industry over a review process underway for new industrial salmon farms in…

30th April 2012

Fishy goings on in Canada

30th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish fishing industry has welcomed the unanimous vote by the European Parliament Fisheries Committee in support of trade sanctions against countries that engage in unsustainable fishing practices.

27th April 2012

Scots welcome support for sanctions

27th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A report released today by the OCEAN2012 ocean alliance reveals that inferior fish are being marketed and mislabelled as more expensive species - due to stock depletion by overfishing.

26th April 2012

Report reveals fraudulent fish labelling

26th April 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Kaviari and Prins & Dingemanse have been awarded the top prizes in the 12th annual Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels.

25th April 2012

Seafood Prix d’Elite winners

25th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Data from the 2011-12 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey show that the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is booming, fueled by a large increase in juvenile crab abundance.

24th April 2012

Blue crab population booming

24th April 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

More than 2,000 scientists from 67 countries have urged Arctic leaders to develop an international fisheries accord that would protect the unregulated waters of the Central Arctic Ocean.

24th April 2012

Over 2,000 scientists urge protection of fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean

24th April 2012