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The Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea herring fishery has become the first Irish Sea fishing fleet to gain Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

5th August 2014

Irish Sea herring fishery MSC certified

5th August 2014

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Newfoundland and Labrador Government’s Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program has announced $100,000 for a new cooling system for Canadian lobster processing company, Codroy Seafoods.

5th August 2014

$100,000 for lobster processing

5th August 2014

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have announced a breakthrough in the fight against Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS).

5th August 2014

EMS breakthrough

5th August 2014

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Scottish Salmon Farms has taken delivery of its latest vessel which will work all of the companys farms on the Scottish west coast.

4th August 2014

Scottish Sea Farms latest vessel

4th August 2014

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The Royal Thai Embassy in Washington DC, US, says that significant achievements have been made in addressing international concerns about human trafficking in Thailand.

31st July 2014

Putting traffickers out of business

31st July 2014

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European Commissioner Maria Damanaki has taken the initiative to reenergise the Pelagos Sanctuary and plans to bring together France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco to discuss how the EUs policy tools,…

31st July 2014

Initiative to reenergise the Pelagos Sanctuary

31st July 2014

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A Bill to strengthen the regulation of foreign-owned commercial fishing vessels operating in New Zealand waters has passed its third and final reading in Parliament.

31st July 2014

NZ foreign vessels Bill

31st July 2014

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Scottish fishermen are calling for EU member states to vote against the European Commission’s proposal to lift trade sanctions against the Faroes for their overfishing of Atlanto-Scandian herring.

31st July 2014

Industry urged to support sanctions ban

31st July 2014

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Ocean acidification is driving changes in waters vital to Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence way of life, according to new National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration (NOAA) led research.

30th July 2014

Alaskan ocean acidification

30th July 2014

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The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has released new assessments on the status of key regional tuna stocks – skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna.

30th July 2014

Bigeye tuna at risk

30th July 2014

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The finalists of the 2014 Nor-Fishing Innovation Award have been announced.

30th July 2014

Innovation Award finalists announced

30th July 2014

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Raspberry Point Oyster Co. is to receive $205,000 in government funding to expand to meet current demand.

30th July 2014

Oyster company expansion

30th July 2014

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Thirty Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been designated in Scotland, meaning that the country’s marine species and habitats will now be better protected.

29th July 2014

Protecting Scotland’s seas

29th July 2014

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Steve Yung has been appointed the new CEO of Sealord Group Ltd.

29th July 2014

New Sealord CEO

29th July 2014

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Captain Keith Colburn, one of the stars of the hit television series Deadliest Catch, has become an Ambassador for the Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP).

29th July 2014

Deadliest Catch Ambassador

29th July 2014

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Sea Pact has announced its third Request for Grant Proposals.

29th July 2014

Sea Pact request for grant proposals

29th July 2014

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Swiss retail company Migros is the first to offer customers Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified trout, produced by certified Danforel Christiansminde Farm in Denmark.

28th July 2014

First ASC-certified trout on offer

28th July 2014

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Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-certified products are proving popular in the Dutch market and are gaining ground in Germany, according to a new report.

25th July 2014

ASC products in demand

25th July 2014

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New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is concerned over Chatham Rock Phosphate’s (CRP) mining application and says alarm bells should be ringing.

24th July 2014

New Zealand mining application questioned

24th July 2014

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The Commonwealth fishing industry has expressed its dismay at learning that the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is considering a motion to lobby major political parties to oppose large processing vessels…

23rd July 2014

Commercial fishers fight back

23rd July 2014