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The governing body of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is holding its 100th statutory meeting in Copenhagen 24-25 October.

24th October 2012

100th Council meeting explores ICES role in the Arctic

24th October 2012

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Fast food chain KFC in France, has taken its sustainability commitment to the next level with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

23rd October 2012

KFC France gets MSC certified

23rd October 2012

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The Fisheries Council has decided on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2013.

23rd October 2012

Baltic fishing opportunities agreed

23rd October 2012

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Thailand based seafood company, Narong Seafood Company Ltd, has agreed to pay US$10,000 to resolve unlicensed software allegations made by the Attorney General’s office of Massachusetts.

23rd October 2012

Thai company fined for IT piracy

23rd October 2012

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ICES has awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award to John Pope of the United Kingdom for his sustained commitment to developing ICES, as well as for his achievements in science, management, policy, and…

18th October 2012

John Pope receives ICES Outstanding Achievement Award

18th October 2012

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It has been reported widely in the media that at least 24 people have been killed and an estimated 1,500 fishermen are missing after tropical storms hit the southern coastal islands of…

17th October 2012

Fishermen missing after Bangladeshi storms

17th October 2012

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference of fishing vessel safety, held last week in Cape Town, South Africa, has adopted a new agreement on fishing vessel safety.

17th October 2012

Cape Town Agreement on safety adopted

17th October 2012

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Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister, Michelle O’Neill, has ruled out a local fishing vessel decommissioning scheme and has said that the funding for this will now assist with fleet modernisation.

17th October 2012

O’Neill rules out vessel decommissioning

17th October 2012

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With 80% of Turkish fish farms based offshore and with Turkey being one of the main Mediterranean farming nations, holding the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012 in Izmir is both appropriate and timely.

17th October 2012

Fish farming industry convenes in Turkey

17th October 2012

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Sanford Limited has become the first New Zealand company to join the World Ocean Council (WOC), significantly expanding the fishing industry’s involvement in the WOC.

17th October 2012

Sanford first NZ company to join WOC

17th October 2012

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The Canadian government is investing in two marine-themed conferences aim to highlight the research and development and industrial capacity of Newfoundland and Labradors growing ocean technology cluster.

16th October 2012

Canada invests in marine conferences

16th October 2012

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Mainstream Canada has filed an appeal of a Supreme Court of BC decision in its defamation claim against anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford.

16th October 2012

Mainstream Canada appeals ruling

16th October 2012

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The public consultation period has begun in the licence application process for a deep sea fish farm in outer Galway Bay.

16th October 2012

Salmon farm licence consultation begins

16th October 2012

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UK supermarket Tesco is launching a new scheme called ‘Catch of the Day’ and will increase its range of sustainably caught fish by a third.

16th October 2012

Tesco to offer more sustainable varieties

16th October 2012

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Eskimo 3 omega 3 supplements from Cardinova have been certified as Friend of the Sea.

16th October 2012

Omega 3 supplements FoS certified

16th October 2012

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During the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum today, SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong will deliver the message that the fish and shellfish found in the seas around the UK are one of…

16th October 2012

SFF: Proportionate and sensible fishery management key to a sustainable future

16th October 2012

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A Scottish shellfish supplier has told how one of his vessels was attacked by French fishermen, reports John Kinsman.

11th October 2012

Scottish fishing boat attacked

11th October 2012

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This week the Regional Development Committee adopted its opinion on the future financing mechanism for fisheries in the EU (EMFF).

11th October 2012

Committee votes to reintroduce subsidies

11th October 2012

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A diplomatic conference to consider a new agreement aimed at implementing the provisions of an international treaty on fishing vessel safety has opened in Cape Town, South Africa.

11th October 2012

Safety of fishing vessels conference this week in South Africa

11th October 2012

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Commercial fishermen in England are being encouraged to volunteer for a new net tagging scheme which may reduce the length of inspections.

10th October 2012

New UK net tagging scheme

10th October 2012