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The Malaysian Department of Fisheries (DoF) and WorldFish have signed an agreement to establish the Technical Committee on Research Collaboration.

17th June 2016

Malaysia and WorldFish establish new research committee

17th June 2016

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Maritime data and surveillance specialist, exactEarth and satellite image company, DigitalGlobe, have joined forces to help the commercial fishing industry combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

16th June 2016

New partnership to combat IUU fishing

16th June 2016

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Oceana has called on the EU and its Member States to immediately redouble EU-wide efforts to curb this year’s slowdown in the number of fish stocks that are caught at sustainable levels.

16th June 2016

Oceana calls on EC to redouble efforts to recover fish stocks

16th June 2016

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New research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) finds that rogue fishing vessels are able to secure insurance, including those that have been flagged by international watchdogs for unlawful activity.

15th June 2016

Rogue fishers should be refused insurance

15th June 2016

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Thai Union Group PCL has partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to enhance community capacity and develop sustainable fisheries in Pathiu Bay, Chumphon Province, Thailand.

15th June 2016

Project launched to support Thai coastal communities

15th June 2016

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The Russian government has finally approved a package of amendments to the federal law ‘On Fishing’, which may result in a significant change to the balance of powers in the Russian fishing…

14th June 2016

Legislative amendments may result in bankruptcy

14th June 2016

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Ukrainian company AFC Prydunayska Niva has obtained the Friend of the Sea certification for Antarctic krill.

14th June 2016

Antarctic krill fishery FoS certified

14th June 2016

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The chief executive of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement has said that a new US government fishing regulation that went into effect in May violates a conservation measure for high seas…

14th June 2016

PNA: US rule attempts to evade conservation measure

14th June 2016

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Demand for fishery and aquaculture products in the EU is strong, with consumption per capita increasing, according to the latest Monthly Highlights from European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA).

14th June 2016

EU imports increase by one billion a year

14th June 2016

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A small scale fisherman from Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK, has won World Animal Protection UK’s Sea Change Champion Award, for tackling the problem of ghost fishing gear.

13th June 2016

Sea Change Champion

13th June 2016

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A new report has projected that the fish processing market will reach US$222.71bn in terms of value, at a compound annual growth of 3.8% from 2016 to 2021 and 37,194.98 KT in…

9th June 2016

Fish processing market worth $222.71bn by 2021

9th June 2016

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The global winner of the third annual Fishackathon has been awarded to Team Akubic from Taiwan, for their Great Lakes Savior which seeks to control populations of the invasive Asian carp.

9th June 2016

Invasive species solution wins Fishackathon 2016

9th June 2016

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A workshop being hosted by Seafish at the end of June hopes to educate the seafood industry on the importance of having a Social License to Operate (SLO), and how it affects…

8th June 2016

Combatting negative consumer perceptions

8th June 2016

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The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published a new report which shows how effective management and improvements made by MSC certified fisheries are delivering measurable, positive impacts in the oceans.

8th June 2016

Sustainable catch doubled since 2010

8th June 2016

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The international Port State Measures Agreement will come into force on Sunday 5 June, following its ratification by 29 States and the European Union.

2nd June 2016

PSMA comes into force this weekend

2nd June 2016

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Marine Harvest Scotland has recycled more than a kilometre of flotation pipe from old salmon pens over the last four years, for use in the construction of marine access pontoons for its…

2nd June 2016

Decommissioned salmon pens upcycled

2nd June 2016

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The WhoFishesFar.org website has revealed that 22,085 EU vessels have operated in non-EU waters since 2008, but Oceana says that the lack of official data on those operating in Africa under private…

1st June 2016

Oceana calls for greater transparency

1st June 2016

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Young’s Seafood Limited has hosted a Dragon’s Den’ style event to find the best new, innovative packaging ideas that could transform the future of seafood.

1st June 2016

‘Dragon’s Den’ style event seeks new packaging design

1st June 2016

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This year, for the first time, up to 20 participating fishermen from across New England will use digital cameras rather than human monitors to document discards of groundfish, such as cod, haddock…

1st June 2016

US fishery to implement electronic monitoring

1st June 2016

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Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has announced the award of €4.3 million in grants to 51 seafood enterprises under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational…

31st May 2016

Ireland announces €4.3m for processing and aquaculture

31st May 2016