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Esri has joined the ocean business alliance World Ocean Council and will support its international initiatives for sustainable development and conservation of the ocean.

25th July 2012

Esri joins World Ocean Council

25th July 2012

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A total of 10 Scottish fishing skippers have been ordered to pay almost £1.2 million after admitting their involvement in a so-called black fish operation, reports John Kinsman.

24th July 2012

Scots to pay £1.2m for black fish scam

24th July 2012

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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) Industry Pty Ltd have been working together to trial the use of new devices to enable CMOs to collect data and…

24th July 2012

New technology could improve data collection

24th July 2012

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The European Commission has published a legislative proposal to phase out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnet fishing within two years in European waters.

24th July 2012

Bottom trawl and gillnet ban proposed

24th July 2012

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BIM has announced the appointment of Kieran Calnan as chairman of the board.

24th July 2012

BIM gets new chairman

24th July 2012

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Seafish has said that industry trials of revolutionary fishing gear have been successful in reducing ground impact caused by beam trawlers and further reducing fish discards.

24th July 2012

Revolutionary ground impact trial success

24th July 2012

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The Norwegian saithe fishery is seeking re-assessment under the MSC’s program for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

23rd July 2012

Saithe fishery seeks MSC re-assessment

23rd July 2012

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The consultation process was launched this week for the application of ‘Irish Salmon’ for registration as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).

23rd July 2012

Consultation begins for Irish Salmon PGI

23rd July 2012

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A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan (Alaska) law enforcement team directed the operator of a commercial fishing vessel to return to port after several safety violations were discovered onboard on 17 July.

20th July 2012

Vessel terminated for safety violations

20th July 2012

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The release of the independent certifier’s annual surveillance report for South Africa’s hake trawl fishery has confirmed that it will retain its Marine Stewardship (MSC) certificate in sustainability.

19th July 2012

South African hake fishery retains MSC cert

19th July 2012

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UK consumer magazine Which? has said that some of the labels on fish sold in supermarkets are misleading and shoppers often arent given the information they need to buy sustainably.

19th July 2012

Some fish labels misleading, says Which?

19th July 2012

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is testing wild salmon off the coast of British Columbia to determine the status of infectious haematopoietic necrosis, infectious pancreatic necrosis and infectious salmon anaemia.

19th July 2012

BC: Salmon disease surveillance underway

19th July 2012

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Following the introduction of a new longline policy in the Solomon Islands, the first offload of longline catch by Southern Sea Investment in the country’s capital, Honiara, took place at the beginning…

18th July 2012

First catch under new policy offloaded

18th July 2012

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Moored underwater cameras have exposed the secret lives of orange roughy nearly 900m below the ocean surface.

18th July 2012

The secret lives of orange roughy

18th July 2012

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Clearwater Seafoods Inc. has achieved MSC certification of its Arctic surf clam fishery.

18th July 2012

Clearwater achieves MSC certification

18th July 2012

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The Canadian government has announced this week that it will make significant investments to repair, construct and maintain harbours across Canada – vital to support the country’s commercial fishing industry.

17th July 2012

Canadian government invests in fishing harbours

17th July 2012

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The European Commission has proposed to cut the TAC for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay by 30% for the 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013 fishing season.

17th July 2012

Commission proposes 30% anchovy TAC cut

17th July 2012

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The launch of Viet Nam’s first ever fish auction system is getting closer, following discussions between authorities, fishers and traders in Hue City, held 6 June.

17th July 2012

Fish auction edges nearer in Viet Nam

17th July 2012

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Oceana has welcomed the new chairwoman of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), Helle Pilsgaard, in her new position, and looks forward to the two-year Danish Chairmanship of HELCOM.

17th July 2012

Oceana welcomes Danish HELCOM chair

17th July 2012

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Crown Prince Seafood has confirmed its commitment to more responsible fishing practices for all of the tuna it sources for its Crown Prince Natural line of products.

17th July 2012

Crown Prince confirms sustainable sourcing

17th July 2012