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Norway’s SalmoBreed says it’s made a major breakthrough in genetic breeding programmes for PD and sea lice resistance with a new genetic method that could result in significant savings for the aquaculture…

23rd September 2015

SalmoBreed makes breeding breakthrough

23rd September 2015

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New research by an internationally renowned fisheries scientist has found that small pelagic fish are among the most sustainable sources of protein in the world.

23rd September 2015

A sustainable source of protein

23rd September 2015

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Lawrence Street Seafood Co. Inc, has joined the National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Crab Council, bringing the US organisation’s membership to 19 crab importing companies.

23rd September 2015

New NFI Crab Council member

23rd September 2015

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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) to strengthen its proposed criteria for fish feed, which it says can have significant environmental impacts on the wild-caught fish…

22nd September 2015

WWF calls for stronger fish feed standards

22nd September 2015

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Marine technology company, Aquabotix, has launched its new underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV), HydroView Pro 7M/AQ, designed specifically for missions in finfish aquaculture.

21st September 2015

Aquabotix unveils ROV for aquaculture

21st September 2015

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The MAN 32/44 Common Rail engine family has received US EPA Certification, which will enable it to take advantage of demand from the American fishing industry.

21st September 2015

MAN CR unit ready for US market

21st September 2015

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A new sustainability standards programme has been launched in New Zealand to help promote and maximise the value of aquaculture products in the country.

18th September 2015

A+ for sustainability

18th September 2015

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Australias Senator for Tasmania has attacked WWF’s Living Blue Planet report as the latest in anti-fishing propaganda and calls it more of a marketing pamphlet than a serious fisheries report.

17th September 2015

WWF accused of anti-fishing propaganda

17th September 2015

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Fisheries managers, fishers, and seafood processors across the state of Alaska are celebrating 10 years and 500,000 landing reports this month for the innovative Interagency Electronic Reporting System, better known as eLandings.

16th September 2015

Alaska celebrates eLandings milestones

16th September 2015

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Zeke Grader has died in San Francisco of cancer, aged 68.

16th September 2015

Obituary – Zeke Grader

16th September 2015

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A new report shows that foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Somali waters by foreign fleets is reducing fish stocks and has caused widespread resentment among Somali coastal communities.

15th September 2015

Somalian fleet threatened by foreign vessels

15th September 2015

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Russian and United States negotiators have signed a bilateral agreement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

15th September 2015

Russia and USA sign IUU agreement

15th September 2015

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Two new reefer/fishing support vessels owned by EF Transport (Malta) Ltd currently under construction are being fitted with Clean Marine’s exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) to ensure they comply with emissions regulations.

15th September 2015

Clean Marine systems for Atlantic reefer vessels

15th September 2015

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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) says that a Dutch Master and Owner have been fined £47,410.50 for fisheries offences in the UK.

14th September 2015

Dutch vessel prosecuted

14th September 2015

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An investigation brought by the Icelandic Central Bank against seafood company, Samherji, for incorrectly calculated fish prices has been dismissed following a lack of evidence.

11th September 2015

Samherji investigation dismissed

11th September 2015

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Environmental groups have expressed their disappointment at the outcomes of the recent meeting of the Northern Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in Sapporo, Japan.

10th September 2015

Too little, too late for tuna

10th September 2015

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A fishing farming method, often praised as being environmentally-friendly and used in southern China, actually releases “significant” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to an Oxford University study.

10th September 2015

Sustainable farming releases “significant” GHG emissions

10th September 2015

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Food research institute Nofima says that the survival of juvenile cod is the result of systematic improvements in all aspects of management which it’s pioneering with its national cod breeding programme in…

9th September 2015

Record survival for juvenile cod

9th September 2015

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The value of fish landed by Scottish vessels in 2014 increased by 18% in real terms from 2013, according to statistics published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

9th September 2015

Scottish volume and value increase

9th September 2015

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Statistics published in the Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2014 report have revealed that production of Scottish farmed salmon has leapt to its highest ever level.

8th September 2015

Record year for Scottish salmon production

8th September 2015