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K•REAL® from Enzymotec Ltd. has achieved Friend of the Sea (FOS) certification for its krill oil products.

8th July 2014

Enzymotecs K•REAL® krill oil gains FOS certification

8th July 2014

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The Fishmongers’ Company has donated £100,000 to enable fishermen in the south west of England who were badly affected by severe storms earlier this year to replace lost gear and start fishing…

8th July 2014

Fishmongers’ Company buys new gear for fishermen

8th July 2014

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Seafish, UK authority on seafood, says that its latest economic figures from vessel owners suggest the profit margin for the UK fishing fleet has increased slightly from 18 to 19% with a…

8th July 2014

UK fishing remains stable

8th July 2014

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Russia plans to significantly increase fish production in the territorial waters of Norway, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, according to Ilya Shestakov, Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo).

8th July 2014

Russia to increase fish production

8th July 2014

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Young’s Seafood has confirmed that it is creating two Centres of Excellence as part of its chilled strategy to focus on the company’s core customers, simplify the business and deliver market leading…

3rd July 2014

Young’s to create two Centres of Excellence

3rd July 2014

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The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has voiced its concern over the upcoming Scottish referendum and the implications it could have on the industry.

2nd July 2014

SFF calls for industry clarification

2nd July 2014

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Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd has announced that it has finalised its joint venture with China Co-op (Hainan) Industry Development Co., Ltd., which will see the two working together as part of Pingtans…

2nd July 2014

Joint venture finalised

2nd July 2014

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The Pew Charitable Trusts has teamed up with a UK satellite technology organisation, coast guard and other fishing enforcement officers to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

2nd July 2014

Satellite technology to fight illegal fishing

2nd July 2014

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North East Scotland MSP Christian Allard is calling on people from every generation of the fishing industry to get involved and make sure that fishing is a priority in the independence debate.

2nd July 2014

Fishing should be a priority in independence debate

2nd July 2014

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The UK Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has been awarded a contract by the Ascension Island Government to conduct an independent review and provide advice on the implementation of…

1st July 2014

CEFAS wins Ascension Island contract

1st July 2014

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A new report by UK authority Seafish is calling for a re-think on a universal ban on driftnet fishing that has been proposed by the EU.

1st July 2014

Driftnet ban is unnecessary

1st July 2014

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The OSPAR Commission is set to adopt a regional action plan for the prevention and management of marine litter in the North-East Atlantic.

27th June 2014

OSPAR adopts marine litter action plan

27th June 2014

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According to the European Commission’s latest report on the state of fish stocks, stocks in the North and West of Europe are recovering, but there are still serious problems of overfishing in…

26th June 2014

EC: The Mediterranean is heavily overfished

26th June 2014

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A fisheries centre of excellence has been launched in Scotland to improve sustainable fishing throughout the sector.

26th June 2014

Scotland launches centre of excellence

26th June 2014

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The health of the global ocean is in decline and a five-year integrated rescue package is what’s needed to bring it back to life, according to a new report by the Global…

24th June 2014

Rescuing the ocean from decline

24th June 2014

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Plastic waste is estimated to cause an estimated $13 billion in financial damage to marine ecosystems, according to two reports issued at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly.

24th June 2014

Plastic waste causes $13bn in annual damage to marine ecosystems

24th June 2014

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Pevaeche’s six purse seiners have successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea renewal audit.

24th June 2014

Tuna seiners confirmed Friend of the Sea

24th June 2014

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The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has been released, and after four consecutive years on the Tier 2 Watchlist, the US Department of State has downgraded Thailand to Tier 3.

24th June 2014

Thailand downgraded in trafficking report

24th June 2014

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The gene responsible for Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) resistance in salmon has been identified by Norwegian biologists at AquaGen.

20th June 2014

AquaGen identifies IPN resistance gene

20th June 2014

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US President Barack Obama is enhancing the tools available to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud in the United States.

19th June 2014

President Obama tackles IUU fishing

19th June 2014