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Hydrographers onboard Australia’s new Marine National Facility research vessel, ‘Investigator’, have created the first 3D images of the ocean floor around Tasmania.

12th December 2014

First 3D images of Tasmanian sea floor

12th December 2014

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Australia’s oil and gas and commercial fishing, aquaculture and seafood associations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate better cooperation, communication and consultation between the industries.

11th December 2014

Oil and gas and fishing industries come together

11th December 2014

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals for technical assistance, services and goods for The Oceans and Fisheries Partnership.

11th December 2014

Project to combat IUU fishing

11th December 2014

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The international community must continue to work together towards the sustainable use of oceans, to promote sustainable development, and to face up to the major threats confronting our marine environment.

11th December 2014

EU underlines importance of UNCLOS

11th December 2014

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Ahead of this year’s December Council the UK government has said that it will lobby hard to deliver a fair deal for the fishing industry.

11th December 2014

UK lobbies for a fair deal

11th December 2014

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Marel is helping fish processers comply with the new EU food label requirements coming into force this month with its new Innova Labelling software.

11th December 2014

Marel prepares for new EU labelling legislation

11th December 2014

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For the first time, the Spanish government, industry and NGOs are joining together in a collaboration to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

10th December 2014

Spanish collaboration to combat illegal fishing

10th December 2014

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The China Tuna Industry Group (CTI) Holding Limited has officially withdrawn its IPO application from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

10th December 2014

CTI withdraws application

10th December 2014

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A new supply relationship has been agreed between Morgère and Reid Scallop Gear to benefit French scallop fishermen.

9th December 2014

Scallop relationship formed

9th December 2014

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The EU and Norway have reached an arrangement for the 2015 management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea.

9th December 2014

EU and Norway agree North Sea TACs

9th December 2014

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Birkenhead UK based contractor MPE Interiors has supplied its manufacturing and outfitting expertise to an Irish shipyard building a new salmon farm vessel.

8th December 2014

UK outfitting expertise

8th December 2014

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Consumers are being warned not to eat certain Finest at Sea Ocean Products because they could potentially grow Clostridium botulinum, which can cause foodborne botulism - a rare but potentially life-threatening bacterial…

3rd December 2014

Finest at Sea products recalled

3rd December 2014

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Greenpeace says that the disgraced China Tuna Industry Group (CTIG) did not turn up at the eleventh Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting this week.

3rd December 2014

CTIG no-show at WCPFC meet

3rd December 2014

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The Scottish Wildlife Trust is calling for a newly discovered seabed habitat formed by an unusual, coral-like seaweed known as maerl, to be protected.

2nd December 2014

Trust calls for protection of new Scottish habitat

2nd December 2014

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The UK’s Home Office is working hard to raise awareness of slavery in the fishing sector with a new campaign, aimed to give people the confidence to help tackle the ever-growing issue,…

2nd December 2014

Fighting slavery in fishing

2nd December 2014

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Respected and admired businessman and industry leader Tom Elliott passed away on 29 November.

2nd December 2014

Tom Elliott passes away

2nd December 2014

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The European Commission has proposed a cut to the annual EU quota for turbot in the Black Sea in 2015 by 15%, to 74 tonnes.

2nd December 2014

15% turbot cut proposed

2nd December 2014

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The rights to naturally occurring oysters and mussels is transferring to Scotland from the Crown Estate.

2nd December 2014

Oyster and mussel rights transfer

2nd December 2014

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Europêche says that it will continue to push for a fair standard of employment under the Common Fisheries Policy aligned with International standards.

1st December 2014

The need for social sustainability

1st December 2014

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The Pew Charitable Trusts is calling on the European Union’s fisheries ministers to put an end to overfishing in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters and implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy…

28th November 2014

Industry puts trust in EU ministers

28th November 2014