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Twenty UK fish and chip shops have made the shortlist for the 2015 Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award, part of Seafish’s 2015 National Fish & Chip Awards.

9th September 2014

Fish and Chip shop of the year award 2015

9th September 2014

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China’s Huatai Biopharm, a US FDA cGMP approved manufacturer and supplier of ultra-pure and highly concentrated marine Omega-3 EPA/DHA fatty acids, has positively concluded the Friend of the Sea Chain of Custody…

9th September 2014

Chinese fish oil achieves FoS certification

9th September 2014

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A Norwegian Antarctic krill fishery has entered assessment for the Marine Stewardship Council’s standard for sustainable fishing.

9th September 2014

Krill fishery enters MSC assessment

9th September 2014

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The Scottish Fishermen’s Trust (SFT) is supporting a range of fisheries science and conservation projects, providing grants in excess of £100,000 so far this year.

4th September 2014

SFT supports Scottish marine projects

4th September 2014

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Following Russia’s announcement on 7 August to ban imports of certain fisheries products from the European Union, the European Commission has said that it is working closely with Member States authorities to…

4th September 2014

EC on Russian trade ban

4th September 2014

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The Scottish Association for Marine Science has joined forces with EU peers from 10 other countries to develop a new textile that the partners believe can revolutionise seaweed farming.

4th September 2014

Seaweed farming revolution

4th September 2014

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Thai Union Frozen Public Company Limited (TUF) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of MerAlliance, a leading European smoked-salmon producer.

4th September 2014

TUF to acquire MerAlliance

4th September 2014

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In response to the European Commission’s proposal on fishing opportunities for the main commercial fish stocks in the Baltic Sea, Oceana has applauded the Commission for its proposals being mainly in line…

4th September 2014

Oceana responds to Baltic TAC proposals

4th September 2014

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Friend of the Sea certification for New Zealand’s CRAMAC5 has been renewed, following a successful renewal audit.

4th September 2014

Red rock lobster FoS

4th September 2014

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New research from Seafish has revealed that the UK’s kids have very little awareness when it comes to edible fish species, except if they are made into fish fingers.

2nd September 2014

Kids don’t know their fish from their fish fingers

2nd September 2014

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Friend of the Sea (FoS) is expanding in Italy as retail chain Despar, one of the country’s main supermarket brands, joins the programme.

2nd September 2014

FoS programme expands in Italy

2nd September 2014

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European fisheries sector organisation, Europêche, says that economic disruption caused by the Russian ban on EU seafood products is being made worse by the lack of action by the European Commission.

1st September 2014

Russian imports ban continues to cause disruption

1st September 2014

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Newspaper reports in the middle of August that the British government was delaying publication of an official review of the integrity and assurance of food supply networks have raised fears that food…

31st August 2014

Food security still an issue in the UK

31st August 2014

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Ross Dougal has been elected as the new president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) at the organisation’s annual general meeting.

28th August 2014

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation appointments

28th August 2014

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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has recently invested in business intelligence software which will assist in the detection of quota evasion.

28th August 2014

New software to detect fraud

28th August 2014

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Deep sea camera systems have revealed that trawl and longline fisheries are having little impact on seafloor biodiversity around Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

28th August 2014

Cameras reveal limited impact of fishing

28th August 2014

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Marine Harvest achieved an operational EBIT of NOK1.220m (US$197,591) in the second quarter of 2014 – a record high for the Norwegian seafood company.

27th August 2014

Marine Harvest scoops record high profit

27th August 2014

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The UK’s Marine Biological Association has highlighted long term changes across the UK marine systems, the subject of new paper published by the Royal Society.

26th August 2014

Sustained observations of the sea

26th August 2014

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With less than 20 days to go until the future of Scotland is decided in a vote for independence, North East MSP Christian Allard is ‘Fishing for Yes’.

26th August 2014

‘Fishing for Yes’

26th August 2014

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Oceana has launched a website to gather information on sick, dead and “disappearing” fish in the Baltic Sea in a bid to increase available knowledge and improve research and studies.

22nd August 2014

Oceana website dedicated to Baltic data

22nd August 2014