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Tasmanian company Mures Seafood has opened a $3.2m purpose built factory at Cambridge just out of Hobart.

26th November 2015

Processing factory opens in Tasmania

26th November 2015

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MSC certified tuna will be offered in its Tuna Mediterranean Salad in more than 490 restaurants by January 2016. “At McDonald’s we have a goal to source all of our food and…

25th November 2015

McDonalds to serve Pacifical MSC tuna

25th November 2015

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McDonalds Spain will become the first restaurant chain to include Pacifical skipjack tuna certified by the Marine Stewardship Council on its national menu.

25th November 2015

McDonalds to serve Pacifical MSC tuna

25th November 2015

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A Government Task Force was set up to address the situation of non EEA workers in the Irish fishing fleet, following reports of migrant labour abuse in the Irish fishing industry. Welcoming…

25th November 2015

New scheme for migrant workers in Irish fleet

25th November 2015

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Ireland has agreed on a new system for migrant workers in the fishing industry, which has been welcomed by the country’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney.

25th November 2015

New scheme for migrant workers in Irish fleet

25th November 2015

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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has prepared the draft audit manual for the seriola and cobia standard ready for pilot testing from early next year.

25th November 2015

Draft manual for seriola and cobia standard

25th November 2015

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The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for the Black Sea in 2016.

25th November 2015

2016 Black Sea fishing opportunities

25th November 2015

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A new pelagic fishing trawler ordered by Scottish owner Mewstead LLP will be built according to a Wärtsilä design and will feature a broad scope of Wärtsilä propulsion machinery.

24th November 2015

Wärtsilä designs and powers advanced trawler

24th November 2015

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A joint UK government and insurance industry workshop took place on 20 November to ensure UK compliance with illegal fishing regulations.

24th November 2015

UK holds IUU regulations workshop

24th November 2015

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Europêche has hit back at the Pew Charitable Trusts for ‘failing to respond’ to its accusation of misleading information carried in its March ‘Turning the Tide’ report.

23rd November 2015

Europêche hits back at Pew response

23rd November 2015

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AquaBounty Technologies has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its new animal drug application for the production, sale and consumption of its AquaAdvantage Salmon.

20th November 2015

AquaBounty GM salmon receives FDA approval

20th November 2015

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Regulations continue to be reduced for commercial fishing operators along with the simplification of recreational fishing rules under the Government of Western Australia’s ongoing drive to cut red tape.

19th November 2015

Reeling in the red tape

19th November 2015

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Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine tuna fishery has not met the requirements to achieve MSC certification.

19th November 2015

Echebastar fishery will not be certified

19th November 2015

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Seafish has updated its guide on traceability and consumer information for the seafood industry.

19th November 2015

Seafish updates guidance for industry

19th November 2015

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Following the 24th Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the European Commission has said that although not all of its ambitions were met, on the…

19th November 2015

Commission satisfied with ICCAT outcome

19th November 2015

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The European Commission has adopted a €113m key investment package for the Bulgarian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the period 2014-2020.

18th November 2015

EU investment package for Bulgaria

18th November 2015

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A new four-year Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) has been signed between the EU and Mauritania.

18th November 2015

EU and Mauritania sign new Protocol

18th November 2015

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Contracting parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas’ (ICCAT) have been praised by WWF for continuing to follow scientific advice and keeping the bluefin tuna recovery plan unchanged.

18th November 2015

Bluefin tuna recovery plan unchanged

18th November 2015

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Europêche, the representative body for fishermen in the EU, has written an open letter to the Pew Charitable Trusts regarding one of its reports, which it says contains untrue statements which run…

17th November 2015

Europêche accuses Pew of ‘misleading’ report

17th November 2015

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Sea Pact has announced the recipients of its fourth round of grants which will be distributed this month to three organisations advancing seafood sustainability.

17th November 2015

Sea Pact grants announced

17th November 2015