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Norway’s Akva Group has signed its second contract with Russian Sea-Aquaculture LLC for another complete Akva cage farm to be installed in the Murmansk region.

2nd January 2013

First new contract of the year for Akva

2nd January 2013

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Norwegian seafood company, Marine Harvest, has sold its 31.3% stake in the countrys salmon breeding company, Aqua Gen, for NOK173m (GB£19.1m).

2nd January 2013

Marine Harvest sells share in Aqua Gen

2nd January 2013

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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has become the first compliant aquaculture programme to be approved as a new associate member of the global association for sustainability standards, ISEAL.

31st December 2012

ASC approved as ISEAL member

31st December 2012

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According to a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the value of aquaculture has increased by 8% to around AUS$948m in 2010/2011.

28th December 2012

Australian aquaculture increases in value

28th December 2012

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Seattle based naval architecture firm, Jensen Maritime, has been awarded the ‘New Wave Award’ for the concept and design of the Northern Leader, which is currently under construction by J M Martinac…

27th December 2012

Jensen Maritime awarded for innovation

27th December 2012

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The UK’s only producer of sea bass, Anglesey Aquaculture, has hailed its first year of business as a great success after securing a series of high profile contracts with a large number…

20th December 2012

Anglesey sea bass popular with industry

20th December 2012

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During the Agriculture and Fisheries Council that took place this week, the Council reached agreement on fishing opportunities for 2013 for the main commercial fish stocks of the Atlantic, the North Sea…

20th December 2012

EC: “Satisfactory” outcome of Fish Council

20th December 2012

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PPS East is supplying CEFAS (The Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) with fish boxes for use onboard boats involved in a simulation of a discard ban that is funded by…

20th December 2012

CEFAS trial simulates discard ban

20th December 2012

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AFMA reports that at the start of the commercial Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing season on 1 December the most recent scientific assessment showed that the species is rebuilding well.

20th December 2012

Australia’s SBT stock strong

20th December 2012

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The UK’s National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) has launched a new iFish4Chips smartphone app in order to lend some support to the fish and chip industry.

19th December 2012

Fish and chips gets smarter

19th December 2012

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Arroyabe brand tuna canned by Spanish Conservas La Gaviota has recently undergone a chain of custody audit for yellowfin and skipjack tuna from approved Friend of the Sea suppliers and can now…

19th December 2012

Arroyabe tuna now Friend of the Sea

19th December 2012

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According to the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association (ACFFA), two new salmon farms have been approved for Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia, to help develop the fishing industry and economy in Southwest Nova…

19th December 2012

New salmon farms approved for Nova Scotia

19th December 2012

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Nofima’s iPhone app ‘How fresh is your fish’ has been updated to include matjes herring.

19th December 2012

Matjes herring in iPhone app

19th December 2012

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BIM is continuing work on a €2.2m project which aims to stabilise the market price of brown crab in the short term and to establish a European quality standard for the species.

19th December 2012

Brown crab project work continues

19th December 2012

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The Scottish fishing industry is to benefit from £5.8m allocated to 121 projects from the latest round of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).

19th December 2012

£5.8m for Scottish fishing projects

19th December 2012

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Environmental groups are insisting that the planned expansion of the fish farming industry along the west coast of Ireland will lead to diminishing wild stocks and be detrimental for the local community…

18th December 2012

Protests over Irish fish farm proposals

18th December 2012

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WWF reports that the European Parliament has voted 13 to 10 in favour of the draft report by Ulrike Rodust on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Basic Regulation.

18th December 2012

EP votes in favour of sustainability

18th December 2012

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According to New Zealands Ministry for Primary Industry (MPI), a Tauranga based commercial fishing company, Fine O Muir Limited, has been fined for making false statements on fishing returns and fishing inside…

18th December 2012

NZ fishers fined for false statements

18th December 2012

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The Council of European Fisheries Ministers are meeting in Brussels on 18 and 19 December to agree on the 2013 catch limits for the main commercial species in the North East Atlantic.

18th December 2012

Oceana urges member states to follow scientific advice

18th December 2012

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Elaine Hayes has been announced as the new chair of Seafish for three years, as of 1 January 2013.

18th December 2012

Elaine Hayes new Seafish chair

18th December 2012