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WWF has voiced its concerns that the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) might fail again to implement effective measures to end overfishing of tuna at its annual meeting in Cairns,…

3rd December 2013

WWF calls on WCPFC to end overfishing

3rd December 2013

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A spatial management programme has been set up to protect vulnerable seabed habitat whilst monitoring, understanding and supporting scallop fleet activities in and around the Shetland Islands.

2nd December 2013

Protecting the Shetland Islands

2nd December 2013

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The world’s largest fish farm has been launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Emirates Aquatic, local media reports.

29th November 2013

UAE host to world’s largest fish farm

29th November 2013

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McMurdo, part of the Orolia Group, is to supply its tuna fish aggregating device (FAD) tracking buoys to Thalos SAS in a contract worth €2.5m.

28th November 2013

McMurdo awarded €2.5m contract

28th November 2013

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The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) PLC’s Q3 results revealed its performance has improved over the year to date compared to 2012.

28th November 2013

Scottish Salmon Company Q3 results

28th November 2013

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Black Sea fishing opportunities for 2014 have been proposed by the European Commission.

28th November 2013

Black Sea quotas

28th November 2013

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The Chilean Juan Fernández rock lobster fishery (Jasus frontalis) has entered into independent, third party assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification programme.

27th November 2013

Chilean rock lobster fishery enters MSC assessment

27th November 2013

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Applicants in England can still take advantage of the funding available through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), as the deadline has been extended until 30 June 2014.

27th November 2013

EFF deadline extended

27th November 2013

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From early next year, those looking to pursue a career in the fishing industry will be able to take part in a free course at Coleg Llandrillo college in Wales.

27th November 2013

Free fishing industry course

27th November 2013

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By 1 December this year, 25% of New Zealand’s Snapper 1 trawl fleet will have cameras or observers in place.

27th November 2013

Snapper 1 monitoring programme

27th November 2013

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Fishermen from eight different European countries have created an organisation specifically to represent low impact fishermen in Europe.

26th November 2013

New organisation throws fishermen a LIFEline

26th November 2013

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Belize, Cambodia and Guinea are facing trade measures after failing to show commitment to tackling illegal fishing.

26th November 2013

Three countries face sanctions

26th November 2013

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A new WWF study has found that between 2000 and 2010 the equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to the International Commission for…

26th November 2013

Report: Unreported trade of bluefin tuna

26th November 2013

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Scotland’s Salmon and Trout Association has demanded that the Scottish Government “stop prevaricating” and order an immediate cull of farmed salmon in light of the latest sea lice data.

21st November 2013

Addressing the Scottish sea lice issue

21st November 2013

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The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has been given a grant by Sea Pact, an alliance of seafood distributors that is donating to four organisations working in seafood sustainability to further special…

21st November 2013

Crab Council receives grant

21st November 2013

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The Eastern Baltic cod fishery has become the first fishery from Poland to enter into assessment against the MSC standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

21st November 2013

First Polish fishery enters assessment

21st November 2013

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The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that 27 new Marine Conservation Zones have been created to help better protect marine life, joining the UK’s 500 marine protected…

21st November 2013

UK Marine Conservation Zones created

21st November 2013

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WWF says that its new pilot project shows that the use of satellite technology in the surveillance of fishing activities can increase safety on fishing vessels and promote legal and transparent fishing…

21st November 2013

WWF calls for satellite technology surveillance

21st November 2013

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The Vatican has warned that migrant workers within the commercial fishing sector are in danger of being exploited as a result of globalisation and labour shortages.

21st November 2013

Vatican warns of exploitation of fishers

21st November 2013

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The global certifiers have joined together to identify common requirements for sourcing fishmeal and oil (FMFO) to improve sustainable global aquaculture practices.

20th November 2013

Responsible sourcing of fishmeal and oil

20th November 2013