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The European Commission has given Curaçao, Ghana and Korea an extra six months to improve the illegal fishing situation in their countries.

23rd July 2014

EC extends IUU deadline for Curaçao, Ghana and Korea

23rd July 2014

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Scottish fishermen are to meet with the UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice this week to voice their concerns over catching opportunities for 2015.

23rd July 2014

Scots voice issues of concern

23rd July 2014

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The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) has express its concern that the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is considering a motion from the Break ODay & Northern Midlands councils…

23rd July 2014

Call for Australian fishing vessel ban

23rd July 2014

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The European Commission has expressed its disappointment with the outcomes of the 87th Annual meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which finished on 18 July in Lima, Peru.

23rd July 2014

European Commission worried about IATTC failure

23rd July 2014

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To combat illegal fishing in the European Union (EU), Oceans 5 has announced the formation of a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with a grant of over $1 million per year for…

23rd July 2014

Coalition formed to combat illegal fishing

23rd July 2014

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its proposed determination in the Clean Water Act 404(c) process, issuing draft protections for the Bristol Bay watershed related to the proposed Pebble Mine.

23rd July 2014

Bristol Bay commends EPA proposal

23rd July 2014

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The recent publication of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) annual report shows that there was reduction in fishermen fatalities in 2013, indicative of the wide reaching work of the industry…

22nd July 2014

UK fishermen fatalities decline

22nd July 2014

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Oceana observers, together with Italian journalist Sabrina Giannini from Reportime, have gathered evidence of fishing boats using illegal driftnets in southern Italy’s port of Bagnara Calabra.

22nd July 2014

Oceana exposes illegal fishing

22nd July 2014

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The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) has released a new report to contribute towards protection of the Weddell Sea Region, located south of the Atlantic Ocean.

21st July 2014

AOA reports on Weddell region protection

21st July 2014

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The European Commission has welcomed Morocco’s ratification of a Fisheries Protocol which is set to open the door for European vessels to begin fishing in Moroccan waters again for the first time…

16th July 2014

EU-Morocco agreement to enter into force

16th July 2014

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Crayfish researchers have discovered a new disease plaguing female signal crayfish - eroded swimmeret syndrome (ESS).

16th July 2014

Researchers discover new crayfish disease

16th July 2014

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At a parliamentary meeting on Monday, UK MPs agreed to back a call for the rights of foreign vessels to fish in UK coastal waters to be revoked and reclaimed for the…

15th July 2014

Foreign fishing rights

15th July 2014

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During a visit to the Tenth Annual Session of Pacific Fisheries Ministers last week, Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister to Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, renewed commitment to combat illegal fishing and…

15th July 2014

Australia to combat IUU fishing

15th July 2014

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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has launched a new interactive map, which shows ICES assessments of the status of fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic

15th July 2014

New interactive ICES map

15th July 2014

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The Prince of Wales is bringing together experts from the worlds of fishing and finance today to discuss ways to invest in the sustainability of the oceans.

10th July 2014

The Prince of Wales brings together fish and finance

10th July 2014

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The first and exclusive Freedom Food-labelled rainbow trout has been launched in 400 of UK supermarket Sainsbury’s stores.

9th July 2014

Sainsbury’s launches first Freedom Food rainbow trout

9th July 2014

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Asda has become the first supermarket to publish comprehensive and independent data on the fisheries that supply it, meaning that consumers can see exactly how and where Asda’s wild fish is caught.

9th July 2014

Asda publishes first transparent sourcing report

9th July 2014

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The UK authority Seafish has developed an assessment model which will help fisheries in the South West of England to identify the ecological effects of fishing and work towards becoming more sustainable.

9th July 2014

Seafish publishes ecological risk assessment

9th July 2014

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A new sustainable Seafood Guide has been published by WWF for Hong Kong consumers, based upon scientific assessments of the main fish and shellfish supply sources.

9th July 2014

WWF guides Hong Kong consumers

9th July 2014

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Following recent research suggesting that stocks of the high value sea cucumber, Black Teatfish, have recovered to a point where it can now be sustainably fished under strict managed conditions, the fishery…

8th July 2014

Trial opening of Black Teatfish fishery

8th July 2014