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The European Commission has proposed to cut quotas for turbot and sprat in the Black Sea for 2012.

Fisheries ministers from Norway, Sweden and Denmark have signed a joint declaration to prohibit discarding of fish in the Skagerrak from 2013.

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has announced its executive board which will lead the national association of fish and shellfish producers, feed companies and suppliers into 2012 and beyond.

The Alaska salmon fishery has entered assessment for its second re-certification.

South Seas Tuna Corp, Sealord Group, Ltd and Pataya Food Industries, Ltd have all become members of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, bringing the total to 18.

On 1 November, AFMA began ‘Operation VMS Crackdown’ to target Commonwealth fisheries operators that are not complying with the requirement to have a VMS operating at all times.