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Workers’ organisation ETF and representatives from Europêche and Cogeca has adopted a revised social clause to be included in Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFAs) with third countries.

14th April 2014

EU partners adopt social clause

14th April 2014

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On the third and final day of the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 delegates visited the Piscicoltura del Golfo di Gaeta Soc. Coop. Agricola a R.L. (P2G) fish farm, which is situated about…

11th April 2014

OSM delegates visit P2G fish farm

11th April 2014

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The first presentation of day two of the 2014 Offshore Mariculture Conference was delivered by Neil Sims, president of the Ocean Stewards Institute and CEO of Kampachi Farms, who presented his paper…

10th April 2014

Integrating offshore mariculture and renewable energy

10th April 2014

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In a bid to minimise its environmental impact, Marine Harvest has installed Fusion Marine decking made from environmentally-friendly recycled plastic at its Ardnish Feed Trials unit at Lochailort.

10th April 2014

Marine Harvest installs ‘green’ decking

10th April 2014

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The key theme emerging from the 2014 Offshore Mariculture Conference is that aquaculture is still the future.

10th April 2014

Fish farming is still the future

10th April 2014

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Green Seafoods Ltd’s mussel processing plant in Newfoundland, Canada, has earned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

9th April 2014

Newfoundland mussel plant earns BAP certification

9th April 2014

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DNA analysis carried out in March 2014 has confirmed that Friend of the Sea labelled products are what they say they are.

8th April 2014

DNA testing confirms FoS origin

8th April 2014

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Seafood retail company, Congalsa, has become the first Spanish company to partner with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to ensure the ecological sustainability of its seafood supplies.

7th April 2014

First sustainable Spanish partnership

7th April 2014

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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published England’s first ever plans for the future of its seas to provide much-needed guidance for sustainable development.

4th April 2014

Marine milestone for England’s seas

4th April 2014

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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the UK and China, in order to strengthen fishing trade links and help safeguard exports worth £70m each year.

3rd April 2014

UK and China fish trade strengthened

3rd April 2014

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Turkish aquaculture company, Dias Group, has applied for voluntary bankruptcy due to “threatened inability to cover its debts”.

2nd April 2014

Dias Group enters bankruptcy

2nd April 2014

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Russia plans to significantly increase fish production over the coming years, thanks to the recent joining of Crimea, reports Eugene Gerden.

2nd April 2014

Big changes planned for Crimean fishing industry

2nd April 2014

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Better rules could mean better opportunities for British Colombia’s salmon farmers, a Canadian senate committee has been told by representatives from the sector.

1st April 2014

Better rules equal better opportunities

1st April 2014

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Software schemes have been developed in the north east of the USA which are claimed to obtain better prices for locally caught fish.

1st April 2014

Traceability technology getting higher prices for local US fishermen

1st April 2014

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Japan must stop its whaling programme in the Southern Ocean.

1st April 2014

Ban on ‘scientific’ whaling

1st April 2014

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World Fishing & Aquaculture is saddened to report the passing away of Jean Morgère, the man who ensured that Morgère trawl doors became renowned around the world for their superior performance.

1st April 2014

Tributes paid to Jean Morgère

1st April 2014

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Netherlands-based Westmark BV is testing a combination of legal techniques aimed to protect fishing vessels in the Gulf of Guinea, where maritime criminal activity has increased in recent years.

28th March 2014

New strategy to minimise maritime criminal activity

28th March 2014

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Swedish company SeaSam Food AB has completed a Friend of the Sea audit for its greasy back shrimps, Indian white and giant tiger prawns.

25th March 2014

Swedish prawns FoS certified

25th March 2014

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The UK Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders to design and execute a research study to identify and evaluate possible enhancements to improve norovirus removal from live oysters during shellfish depuration processes.

25th March 2014

Oyster research call

25th March 2014

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Oceana has released a report that exposes nine US fisheries that, combined, throw away almost half of what they catch.

25th March 2014

Oceana launches campaign to stop wasted catch

25th March 2014