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Skipper Expo Int. Bournemouth 2015 has been praised for providing a great showcase for the fishing industry.

4th November 2015

Skipper Expo praised

4th November 2015

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North East MSP Christian Allard has backed calls for Seafish levies to be devolved in Scotland following news that the industry authority helped promote Norwegian fish.

4th November 2015

Calls for Seafish levies to be devolved In Scotland

4th November 2015

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Liancheng Overseas Fishery (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd (SZLC) has become the first Chinese longline fishery to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, a major step forward for China’s sustainable seafood industry.

3rd November 2015

China’s first longline fishery gets MSC certified

3rd November 2015

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The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released a report on the stock status of all fish stocks managed by the Australian Government.

2nd November 2015

ABARES Stock Status Report

2nd November 2015

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Scientists assessing biodiversity will now be able to use traces of free DNA left by organisms in the environment.

30th October 2015

Scientists to use DNA to assess biodiversity

30th October 2015

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Skipper Expo Int. Bournemouth 2015 opens on 30 October at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).

29th October 2015

Skipper Expo opens 30 October

29th October 2015

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As Dungeness crab fishing is the most deadly of all West Coast commercial fisheries, U.S. Coast Guard fishing vessel safety experts will be visiting Northern California fishing ports in early November ahead…

29th October 2015

USCG focuses on crab fishing safety

29th October 2015

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A delegation of government and business leaders from Iceland visited Nova Scotia on 27-28 October to promote opportunities for innovation in Nova Scotias seafood, aquaculture and biotechnology sectors.

29th October 2015

Delegation from Iceland visits Nova Scotia

29th October 2015

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EU Fisheries Ministers have agreed on fishing opportunities for 2016 in the Baltic Sea.

28th October 2015

Baltic catch limits set for 2016

28th October 2015

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Oceana is making a final appeal for immediate action on Mediterranean swordfish, ahead of a meeting between EU Member States to decide on the future of the stock, which Oceana says has…

28th October 2015

Action on Mediterranean swordfish

28th October 2015

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Dr Cornelius Hammer has been elected as the new president of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES,) for a three-year term, replacing outgoing president Paul Connolly.

27th October 2015

Cornelius Hammer elected new ICES president

27th October 2015

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New research has found that seals are not threatening commercial fishing stocks in Irish waters.

27th October 2015

Seals not competing with commercial stocks

27th October 2015

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The first whole lobster has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and will be sold in Lidl supermarkets across the UK.

27th October 2015

First MSC certified whole lobster

27th October 2015

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The European Commission has adopted a plan to reduce the wasteful practice of discarding in the North Sea less than a few weeks after introducing a similar draft discard ban for the…

26th October 2015

Discard plan for the North Sea

26th October 2015

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The Pew Charitable Trusts has commended US lawmakers for passing a bill that aims to strengthen international fisheries conservation and stop vessels suspected of illegal fishing from selling their catch on the…

22nd October 2015

Bill to curb illegal fishing

22nd October 2015

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A new project is aiming to minimise the environmental impacts of Australia’s largest finfish trawl fishery.

22nd October 2015

Australia launches trawl fishery project

22nd October 2015

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The South Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) will become a fully operational Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) within the next year.

21st October 2015

SIOFA to become fully operational next year

21st October 2015

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A new report by the European Court of Auditors has found that weaknesses in the management of EU fisheries agreements with third countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean are leading to…

21st October 2015

Fishing agreement weaknesses

21st October 2015

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Aramark has announced that it will transition to 100% sustainably sourced canned skipjack and albacore tuna in the US by 1 April 2016.

20th October 2015

Sustainably sourced tuna for Aramark

20th October 2015

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Oceana has urged the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU to rebuild Baltic stocks by prioritising science and long-term sustainability over politics, reminding the Council that it is legally bound to…

20th October 2015

EU urged to use science to rebuild stocks

20th October 2015