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Oceana has listed 10 key ocean issues that it believes should be prioritised in 2016.

7th January 2016

Oceana’s 2016 wish list

7th January 2016

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The UK’s Seafish has published a report with recommendations on how the whole seafood supply chain can be supported through the implementation of the landing obligation, which will be phased in by…

7th January 2016

Potential impacts of the landing obligation

7th January 2016

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Einar Eg Nielsen, Professor of Fish Genetics at DTU Aqua, has used modern genetic analyses to examine why the West Greenland cod disappeared.

7th January 2016

DNA tool makes it possible to ‘travel back in time’

7th January 2016

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Snakehead (Channidae spp), which lives in fresh and brackish water in Asian countries, is popular with domestic consumers, but not surprisingly the name prevents the species from being marketed on a large…

6th January 2016

New name could provide new market opportunities

6th January 2016

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Norway exported an all-time high of cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish last year, in terms of export value.

6th January 2016

Record year for Norwegian codfish exports

6th January 2016

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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has approved a successful new seabird mitigation device known as a ‘bird baffler’ for use in Australia’s southern trawl fisheries.

5th January 2016

‘Bird baffler’ approved in Australia

5th January 2016

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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has published its 2016-17 total allowable catch (TAC) recommendations paper for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark fishery (SESSF).

5th January 2016

AFMA publishes SESSF 2016-17 TAC recommendations

5th January 2016

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The Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fishery has become the first US clam fishery to enter Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

5th January 2016

First US clam fishery enters MSC assessment

5th January 2016

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One in six people in the UK are eating more fish and seafood than they were a year ago, according to a survey for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

5th January 2016

One in six UK consumers eating more fish

5th January 2016

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Young’s Seafood has won the Top Campaign in Frozen Food: Fish, awarded by industry magazine the Grocer.

31st December 2015

Young’s TV advert named top campaign

31st December 2015

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A tilapia farm in Belize, run by Fein Catch, is the first farm of its kind the country to gain ASC certification.

30th December 2015

Belize tilapia farm gains ASC cert

30th December 2015

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Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has been awarded a contract to build a fishing vessel which will be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce.

29th December 2015

Kleven Rolls-Royce trawler contract

29th December 2015

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A north-east MSP is demanding answers about the ongoing job loss saga at Young’s Seafood. The processing giant is in the process of cutting hundreds of jobs at its Fraserburgh factory following…

23rd December 2015

Job loss saga continues

23rd December 2015

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Tuvalu has become the latest Parties to Naura Agreement (PNA) member nation to implement the Vessel Day Scheme for its longline fishing industry.

23rd December 2015

Tuvalu joins Longline Vessel Day Scheme

23rd December 2015

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The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative (AYK SSI) Steering Committee is seeking nominations to fill a vacancy on its Scientific Technical Committee (STC).

23rd December 2015

AYK SSI seeks Scientific Technical Committee member

23rd December 2015

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A new exhaustive and user-friendly snapshot of the European fisheries and aquaculture industry in 2015 is now online, along with the new and improved EUMOFA website.

23rd December 2015

‘The EU fish market’ report 2015

23rd December 2015

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Omega-3 supplements from Eniva are now carrying the Friend of the Sea seal of approval, certifying that the fish oil ingredient originates from approved FoS sustainable fisheries.

23rd December 2015

Omega-3 supplements FoS certified

23rd December 2015

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The latest edition of fishing industry magazine, ‘Quay Issues’, has been published by Seafish.

23rd December 2015

‘Quay Issues’ published

23rd December 2015

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The PT Centralpertiwi Bahari (CP Prima) feed mill in Lampung province, Indonesia has become the country’s first feed mill to become Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified.

23rd December 2015

First Indonesian feed mill earns BAP certification

23rd December 2015

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The Palau Congress has voted unanimously to ratify the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA).

23rd December 2015

Palau to ratify Port State Measures Agreement

23rd December 2015