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Filet-O-Fish served by McDonald’s Canada are now 100% certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

19th June 2014

Canadian Filet-O-Fish MSC certified

19th June 2014

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The US Regional Fishery Management Council Coordination Committee has recommended that environmental group Oceana retracts its March 2014 report on fisheries bycatch, as it contains errors and was not independently verified.

19th June 2014

Call for Oceana to retract bycatch report

19th June 2014

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The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded Oceana a $3 million grant aimed at protecting threatened ocean habitat and marine species, and has donated an additional $7 million to ocean conservation projects over…

19th June 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio donates to ocean protection

19th June 2014

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Papua New Guinea’s National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has unveiled a new initiative to implement a state-of-the-art electronic catch documentation system (eCDS) for onboard fisheries observers.

18th June 2014

PNG unveils electronic catch system

18th June 2014

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Following a recent exposé by British newspaper the Guardian, French retailer Carrefour has stopped buying prawns from Thai supplier CP Foods.

18th June 2014

Carrefour rejects Thai prawns

18th June 2014

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Thailand has become the only government to vote against the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) strengthening of an existing international treaty on forced labour.

18th June 2014

Thailand votes against ILO Protocol

18th June 2014

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Friend of the Sea (FoS) has recertified yellowfin tuna from Ceylon Fresh Seafood (Pvt) Ltd, and has certified swordfish from the same company for the first time.

18th June 2014

Tuna and swordfish are FoS

18th June 2014

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Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) is investing £40million in the town’s harbour, and has announced the awarding of two key contracts for the design and management work.

18th June 2014

UK port investment

18th June 2014

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Preliminary sea trials by a Canadian fishing vessel using PV3 trawl doors from France based Morgère has resulted in a positive catch of nearly 40 tonnes of redfish on fishing grounds off…

17th June 2014

PV3 trawl door redfish fishing trial

17th June 2014

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The Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has submitted a formal complaint to Europe over the Scottish Government’s failure to comply with European law to protect Atlantic salmon populations in parts of Scottish…

17th June 2014

S&TA submits salmon netting complaint

17th June 2014

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The Spanish Government is committing €250,000 in funding towards the creation of a Global Record of fishing vessels in a bid to help tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

16th June 2014

Spain commits €250k to tackle IUU

16th June 2014

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Tunisian aquaculture farm L’Aquaculture Tunisienne has received Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its sea bass and seabream.

13th June 2014

FoS certification for Tunisian farm

13th June 2014

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Marine conservation in the British Virgin Isles will be the focus of a two year-long project for the UK Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) which kicked off this week.

12th June 2014

Marine conservation in the British Virgin Islands

12th June 2014

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The Scottish Government has awarded funding grants to 141 creel fishermen across the country as part of a £400,000 support package to help develop new markets.

12th June 2014

Scot’s creel fishermen awarded vital funding

12th June 2014

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Friend of the Sea (FoS) has confirmed that Epax Omega-3 concentrates have successfully completed a renewal audit, and can continue to carry the FoS seal of approval.

12th June 2014

Epax Omega-3 still FoS

12th June 2014

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The herring agreement between the European Commission and the Faroe Islands must ensure that the Faroese are not rewarded for unsustainable fishing practices, Scottish fishermen have warned.

12th June 2014

Concern over herring deal

12th June 2014

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A new study has revealed that juvenile mahi-mahi exposed to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have demonstrated a decrease their overall swimming performance by up to 37%.

12th June 2014

Oil spill impairs mahi-mahi

12th June 2014

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Oceana is calling on EU citizens to help push for the suspension of the European Commission’s plans to develop deep-sea mining operations.

11th June 2014

Oceana calls for an end to deep-sea mining

11th June 2014

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The Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a global strategy to prevent extinction and promote recovery of sawfish.

10th June 2014

Endangered sawfish strategy

10th June 2014

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The European Commission has warned the Philippines and Papua New Guinea that they risk being identified as non-cooperative countries in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

10th June 2014

Commission warns Philippines and Papua New Guinea over illegal fishing

10th June 2014