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Iceland’s president has dismissed the EU Common Fisheries Policy as a “colossal failure” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

28th January 2013

Iceland dismisses EU fishing policy

28th January 2013

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Portuguese sardine fishery, Anopcerco, has had its MSC certification reinstated following a positive audit, conducted by independent certifier, Intertek Moody Marine.

28th January 2013

Portuguese fishery gets MSC certificate reinstated

28th January 2013

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As part of its 10 year commitment to sustainable fishing practices, McDonald’s USA will serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fish in over 14,000 restaurants nationwide, making it the first national restaurant…

25th January 2013

McDonald’s USA to serve MSC fish

25th January 2013

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Gobal processing equipment supplier, Marel, has designed an ITM2 trimming robot to help improve high value salmon trimming.

24th January 2013

Robots to improve salmon processing

24th January 2013

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Kosher food supplier the Manischewitz Company has successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea audit and the company’s anchovies, sardines and mackerel products can now carry the FOS seal of approval.

24th January 2013

Kosher supplier achieves FOS certification

24th January 2013

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Sainsbury’s ‘Switch the Fish Day’ to encourage customers to eat alternative fish will be taking place on Friday 25 January.

24th January 2013

Sainsbury’s Switch the Fish campaign back this week

24th January 2013

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Annamalai Jeyakumari, a researcher at the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, India, has won the 2012 Peter Howgate Award for young fish technologists.

23rd January 2013

Award for young fish technologist 2012

23rd January 2013

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Cofradía de Pescadores San Martiño de Bueu has been awarded MSC certification for its small-scale razor clam fishery operations in Ría de Pontevedra.

23rd January 2013

First diver-caught razor clam fishery certified

23rd January 2013

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Six suspects were apprehended by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for fisheries violations in two separate incidents last weekend.

23rd January 2013

New Zealanders in trouble for fishery violations

23rd January 2013

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The Pesqueras Echebastar tuna fishery has become the first Spanish tropical tuna fishery to enter into full MSC assessment.

23rd January 2013

First European tropical tuna fishery seeks MSC cert

23rd January 2013

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Commenting on the recent meeting concerning the Protocol between the EU and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Europêche President, Javier Garat, said that vessel owners represented by Europêche were very unhappy with…

23rd January 2013

Europêche unhappy with EU/Mauritania Protocol

23rd January 2013

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A salmon-processing plant in Norway has become the first in Europe to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

22nd January 2013

First European BAP salmon processing cert

22nd January 2013

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The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has removed mackerel from its ‘Fish to Eat’ list following worries that the stock is being overfished.

22nd January 2013

MCS downgrades mackerel

22nd January 2013

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The new Salmonid Rearing and Trials Centre at Sparsholt College in Hamphire, UK, will officially be opened on 31 January by Robert Hughes from aquaculture feed producer Skretting.

22nd January 2013

New UK educational and research facility opens

22nd January 2013

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The SFF is pleased with the outcome of EU-Norway negotiations to decide upon quotas for shared stocks in 2013.

22nd January 2013

SFF welcomes results of EU-Norway negotiations

22nd January 2013

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The third round of fisheries negotiations between the EU and Norway has secured a “positive result” for UK fishermen.

22nd January 2013

Positive result for UK fishermen

22nd January 2013

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Certain restrictions on fishing in EU waters were removed by a European Parliament vote this week meaning that small-scale fishermen may be able to catch Baltic cod in coastal areas during closed-season…

17th January 2013

Baltic cod fishing restrictions may be reduced

17th January 2013

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Europe is gradually losing its position as the world’s leading centre of aquaculture research to China and the surrounding Asian countries, says Jean Dhont, secretary of the ASEM Aquaculture Platform, an EU…

17th January 2013

EU aquaculture research losing out to China

17th January 2013

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Oceana has described the Board of Trustees of the Archipelago of Cabrera Maritime-Terrestrial National Park in the Balearic Islands as inoperative, due to its almost total lack of activity in 2012.

17th January 2013

Oceana: National Park Board responsible for its deterioration

17th January 2013

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Fresh, frozen and canned albacore tuna from the American Albacore Fishing Association (AAFA), has achieved MSC certification for a second time for the North and South Pacific albacore fisheries.

16th January 2013

First MSC tuna fishery re-certified

16th January 2013