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The United States is seeking to renege on an agreement it signed with Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) member states.

23rd December 2015

US seeks to go back on agreement

23rd December 2015

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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has released its new updated Certification and Accreditation Requirements (CAR) which comes into operation on 1 December 2015.

23rd December 2015

Revised ASC certification and accreditation requirements

23rd December 2015

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Hilton Worldwide has announced that it is becoming the first global hotel company to serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-labelled and certified cod in its restaurants in 41 properties across the UK,…

23rd December 2015

European hotels to offer MSC certified cod

23rd December 2015

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The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Italian and Romanian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors, valued at €978m and €224m respectively.

23rd December 2015

EU adopts investment packages for Italy and Romania

23rd December 2015

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Representatives of Europêche and Cogeca have met with some of the key players in the industry with the aim of improving social and working conditions for fishermen across Europe.

23rd December 2015

Overcoming social deficiencies

23rd December 2015

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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has commenced an innovative tagging study to investigate the spawning migrations of bass.

23rd December 2015

Satellite tags deployed on bass in Ireland

23rd December 2015

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Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has withdrawn an application for a huge organic salmon farm plan in Galway Bay, Ireland.

23rd December 2015

Salmon farm application withdrawn

23rd December 2015

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The current rate of fish consumption is on track to deplete wild fish stocks within the next century, according to the Global Exchange.

22nd December 2015

Consumption depleting fish stocks

22nd December 2015

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Although the ‘big five’ fish are most popular with British consumers, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) says that sustainable seasonal favourites like lobster, crab and caviar are on sale for less than…

21st December 2015

UK consumers urged to try a bit of luxury

21st December 2015

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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D, has published the report of the Government Task Force on Non-EEA Workers in the Irish Fishing Industry.

18th December 2015

Report on Non-EEA Workers in Irish Fishing Industry

18th December 2015

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The European Commission has published the results of EU-wide control plans to assess the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of fish.

17th December 2015

EU processors welcome labelling results

17th December 2015

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Three fishing vessels from Papua New Guinea operating illegally on Warrior Reef in the Torres Strait were apprehended on 11 December by ‘ABF Cutter (ABFC) Roebuck Bay’ and ‘ABFC Cape St. George’.

17th December 2015

Vessels apprehended in the Torres Strait

17th December 2015

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The European Commission has proposed a package of measures to establish a European Border and Coast Guard to guarantee effective border control both on land and at sea.

17th December 2015

EC to establish new European Border and Coast Guard

17th December 2015

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Scientists from the University of Leicester in the UK have developed a technique to perform dietary analysis of fish by analysing microscopic tooth wear.

17th December 2015

New technique developed to analyse fish diets

17th December 2015

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The largest tuna fleet in France - Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) - has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its fleet of 13 purse seine vessels.

17th December 2015

France’s largest tuna fleet FoS certified

17th December 2015

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Greenpeace is calling on the Japanese government to cancel the whaling fleet heading to the Southern Ocean.

17th December 2015

Japanese whaling expedition condemned

17th December 2015

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The European Commission has adopted an Action Plan with Lithuania to further improve the control of Baltic fisheries, following plans for Sweden in March and Finland in May.

16th December 2015

Action Plan for Lithuania

16th December 2015

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Nutreco has invested in additional tilapia fish feed capacity in Egypt, with the opening of an extra line in its existing Egyptian plant, in the eastern part of the Nile Delta.

16th December 2015

Skretting Egypt fish feed

16th December 2015

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UK retailers and well-known tuna brands are urging fishing nations to strengthen the management of the world’s largest tuna fishery when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets next month…

16th December 2015

Better tuna management

16th December 2015

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The European Commission has published a Communication which details how the money available under the EUs five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) will be spent in the period 2014-2020.

16th December 2015

EMFF to invest €5.75bn to boost jobs and growth

16th December 2015