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A series of surveillance flights over waters off New South Wales and Victoria has shown all boats following rules for compulsory usage of seabird mitigation devices in the Commonwealth South East Trawl…

17th July 2012

Oz fishers compliant with seabird rules

17th July 2012

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Oceana has agreed with scientists of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), who have called for caution in Atlantic fisheries for shortfin mako sharks.

17th July 2012

Call for shark management measures

17th July 2012

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Alessandro Lovatelli, Aquaculture Officer, Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service (FIRA), Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO of the UN, has been confirmed as keynote speaker at the Offshore Mariculture Conference (OSM) 2012.

16th July 2012

Keynote speaker for OSM 2012

16th July 2012

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Oceana is disappointed with votes on the report by Marek Gróbarczyk adopted by members of the EU Parliament Fisheries Committee this week - it is pushing for stronger action to be taken.

12th July 2012

Oceana calls for management plan

12th July 2012

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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its latest statistical report The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Structure and Activity.

12th July 2012

New UK fishing industry report published

12th July 2012

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The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced that MRAG Americas Inc. will serve as independent auditor of the ProActive Vessel Register (PVR).

12th July 2012

ProActive Vessel Register to be reviewed

12th July 2012

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Independent DNA testing on randomly selected MSC-labelled products shows that the MSC traceability certification requirements continue to deliver a very high degree of consumer assurance.

12th July 2012

DNA testing delivers positive results

12th July 2012

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The Scotian Shelf snow crab trap fishery has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.

12th July 2012

First NA snow crab fishery MSC certified

12th July 2012

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A Christchurch man has been sentenced in Christchurch District Court for selling his recreationally caught rock lobster.

12th July 2012

Recreational rock lobster catch sold to undercover fishery officer

12th July 2012

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Oceana has welcomed the news that the EU has finally voted in favour of strictly protecting ten threatened species of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea, under Annex II of the…

11th July 2012

Sharks and rays protected in the Med

11th July 2012

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Seafish has announced its support for the new Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI).

11th July 2012

Seafish supports sustainable initiative

11th July 2012

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Swiss seafood supplier, Fredag, has been able to extend its offer of Friend of Sea (FOS) certified products because its supply of Black Tiger and Vannamei Shrimps has recently gained FOS approval.

10th July 2012

Fredag extends its Friend of the Sea offering

10th July 2012

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The FAO has published its 2012 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, highlighting the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture.

10th July 2012

SOFIA 2012 published

10th July 2012

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Norwegian ship designer, Skipskompetanse, has recently signed a contract to develop two new purse seiner trawlers for a Taiwanese owner - delivery will be in the first half of 2013.

9th July 2012

New Skipskompetanse trawler contracts

9th July 2012

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9th July 2012

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9th July 2012

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Australian comms expert, Beam Communications Pty Ltd, has received an initial order worth US$170K for a major trial of Inmarsat Oceana Terminals on Chinese fishing vessels.

5th July 2012

Inmarsat trial for Chinese fishing vessels

5th July 2012

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Piriou has received an order for the construction of a 22m Danish seine trawler from the Armement Cooperatif Artisanal Vendeen (ACAV). The vessel will be delivered in early 2013.

4th July 2012

Piriou Danish seine trawler first

4th July 2012

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The latest International Council of the Sea (ICES) report reveals that North Sea Cod stocks are on the increase for the sixth year in a row.

3rd July 2012

Figures suggest UK cod quota increase

3rd July 2012

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The Associated Press has reported that some US Indian tribes fishing rights under treaty rights with the federal government are at risk because of disappearing salmon habitats.

2nd July 2012

US tribal fishing rights under threat

2nd July 2012

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Oceana has raised concerns that more than half of fish species in Spain’s Cabrera National Park are not sufficiently protected against poachers and it wants an enlargement of the reserve.

2nd July 2012

Oceana calls for Cabrera enlargement

2nd July 2012