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Princes – who sells more tinned tuna than any other company in the UK – is going to stop using a fishing method which is responsible for killing sharks.

10th March 2011

Tinned tuna giants go shark friendly

10th March 2011

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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has decided to extend the deadline for applications to the sole discard reduction trial in response to industry feedback and queries.

9th March 2011

Sole discard reduction trial

9th March 2011

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Assistant NOAA Administrator for Fisheries Eric Schwaab has said that the US is making good progress toward meeting the mandate to end domestic overfishing.

9th March 2011

US turning a corner in ending overfishing

9th March 2011

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Bart van Olphen and Tom Kime scooped top prize for Fish Tales in the category Best Sustainable Food Book in the World at the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in Paris last week.

9th March 2011

Fish Tales wins book award

9th March 2011

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The Shellfish Association of Great Britain’s 42nd Annual Conference will take place on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May 2011 at Fishmongers’ Hall, London.

9th March 2011

Shellfish Association of Great Britain’s 42nd Annual Conference

9th March 2011

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In the annual Maine Fishermans Forum, the Bangor Daily News Reports that BOEMER is giving wind power development projects zoning rights over other uses of the ocean resources, all in the name…

8th March 2011

Spatial planning flunks first major test

8th March 2011

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The Fish Company has announced the appointment of aquaculture expert Dr Adrian Hartley, as Sales and Production Manager.

8th March 2011

The Fish Company appoints Adrian Hartley

8th March 2011

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SEAFOOD

At the end of February, the export value of Norwegian Seafood was NOK 9 billion.

8th March 2011

Record growth for Norwegian seafood

8th March 2011

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The ‘Marine Conservation Zone Project’ has today published its third set of progress reports showing the latest iterations in the project to identify Marine Conservations Zones (MCZs).

7th March 2011

MCZs: progress reports

7th March 2011

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WWF has welcomed the signing of a declaration, by Ministers from the UK, Denmark, France and Germany, which backs the gradual introduction of discard bans and commits the countries to an ambitious…

6th March 2011

Discards declaration signed by ministers

6th March 2011

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A new comprehensive analysis finds that 75% of the worlds coral reefs are currently threatened by local and global pressures.

6th March 2011

75% of coral reefs under threat

6th March 2011

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PPS has purchased the equipment pool assets along with the customer database from the Administrators of Cool Blue Box.

5th March 2011

PPS focused on Cool Blue customers

5th March 2011

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WWF has published a policy brief entitled ‘Towards the Adoption of Circle Hooks to Reduce Fisheries Bycatch in the Coral Triangle Region’.

4th March 2011

Culimer recognised for green initiatives

4th March 2011

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SEAFOOD

A Greenpeace Japan commissioned poll has found that most Japanese people want seafood to both be sustainably sourced and for fish species to be clearly labeled,.

3rd March 2011

Poll finds Japanese consumers demand sustainable seafood

3rd March 2011

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Brendan Smith, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, outlined Irelands proposals for dealing with the issue of fish discarding at a joint meeting of European Fisheries Ministers and the European Parliament.

2nd March 2011

Ireland responds to discards issue

2nd March 2011

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Following a meeting in Brussels to discuss the measures that could be taken to deal with fish discards, chaired by EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki, Scotlands Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said:

2nd March 2011

Fish discards – Scottish response

2nd March 2011

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Minister Michelle Gildernew MP, MLA has announced plans for new measures to enhance safety at Kilkeel Harbour and to hold harbour landings charges at current levels.

2nd March 2011

New safety system for Kilkeel Harbour

2nd March 2011

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SEAFOOD

US retail giant Costco has officially revised its seafood sustainability policy, a direct result of a Greenpeace campaign to pressure the retailer to remove “red-list” species and address ocean destruction.

2nd March 2011

Costco creates new seafood policy

2nd March 2011

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Commenting on plans to ban fishing discards, which were set out at an EU meeting in Brussels this week, WWF-UK’s Fisheries Policy Officer, Giles Bartlett, said:

1st March 2011

Discard meeting – WWF comment

1st March 2011

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At the first high level meeting on discards, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, said that she is considering banning discards altogether, as part of the CFP reform.

1st March 2011

Damanaki considers banning discards

1st March 2011