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Two set-net fishermen from Kaikoura, New Zealand, have been fined for breaching sustainability measures that ensure that fish stocks are used efficiently.

20th August 2015

Kaikoura fishers fined

20th August 2015

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Sustainable scallop fishing within the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) could be possible, thanks to the world’s largest ever fishing impact study led by scientists from Wales’ Bangor University.

19th August 2015

Fishing study reveals scallop fishing impact

19th August 2015

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North Sea Shipbrokers is exhibiting again at this year’s DanFish.

19th August 2015

Tonnage and quotas for sale

19th August 2015

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Funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and Marine Scotland will be used to develop and trial innovative fishing gear to reduce the amount of discards vessels will have to…

18th August 2015

Project to develop innovative gear

18th August 2015

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Kingfisher works alongside the UK cable, renewables and oil and gas industries, as well as the Danish cable industry, to continue to bring offshore hazard and structure information to fishermen throughout Europe.

18th August 2015

Free Kingfisher datasets at DanFish

18th August 2015

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Tweaking breeding methods to allow European fish farming to produce more fish efficiently, is the subject of a new EU funded project.

13th August 2015

Better breeding for fish farms

13th August 2015

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Enterprise Europe Network will be present at Danfish with representatives from a number of the organisation’s offices from Europe.

13th August 2015

Enterprise Europe Network matchmaking event

13th August 2015

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Cost counts for more than sustainability when it comes to purchasing fish, according to recent research, and taste is also a bigger influence in purchasing decisions, reports Andrew Martin.

13th August 2015

Consumers care more about cost than sustainability

13th August 2015

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North East Lincolnshire Council has secured up to £1.346m to help Young’s Seafood invest in its two sites in Grimsby, UK.

13th August 2015

Young’s secures funding to save jobs

13th August 2015

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The EU-funded DeammRecirc project is looking to find innovative solutions for aquaculture waste treatment that may reduce the costs of ‘recirculation aquaculture systems’ (RAS) that purify and reuse the water in fish…

12th August 2015

Innovative aquaculture waste treatment

12th August 2015

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Tony Lara, who appeared in the Discovery Channel’s reality TV series ‘Deadliest Catch’, has died at the age of 50, according to media reports.

12th August 2015

‘Deadliest Catch’ captain dies

12th August 2015

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On 6 August, marine conservation charity, Sea Shepherd Global, and five Sea Shepherd volunteer crewmembers were found guilty in a Danish court of breaking the Faroe Islands Pilot Whaling Act.

12th August 2015

Sea Shepherd found guilty of breaking Pilot Whaling Act

12th August 2015

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Cargills animal nutrition business has developed a new programme to help manage the risk of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) on its shrimp farms and improve profitability.

11th August 2015

Managing the risk of Early Mortality Syndrome

11th August 2015

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If predictions of ocean warming come to pass, scientists now know what to expect thanks to a new study carried out by Australia’s James Cook University (JCU) that revealed fish tend to…

11th August 2015

Escaping the heat

11th August 2015

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New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research has signed an agreement for Port Nelson to develop a purpose-built facility for its seafood research as part of a new collaborative industry hub.

11th August 2015

New science and technology hub for NZ

11th August 2015

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For the first time, human rights and ethical issues in the seafood industry will be addressed at next month’s World Seafood Congress (WSC) in Grimsby, UK.

11th August 2015

Ethics to take centre stage at WSC

11th August 2015

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For the first time, a large delegation from Poland are meeting in Trondheim for this year’s Aqua Nor.

11th August 2015

New market opportunities in Poland

11th August 2015

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Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has launched a new three-year strategy to help the State’s sea fisheries and seafood sectors meet upcoming environmental regulations.

6th August 2015

SFPA unveils new sustainable strategy

6th August 2015

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Worldwide global fishing fleets are two to three times larger than the oceans can sustainably support, says a new European Commission study published in the journal PLOS One.

6th August 2015

Overexploitation of stocks

6th August 2015

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North-East MSP, Christian Allard, has welcomed the announcement of a ‘quick to market’ route for fresh produce caught up in delays at the Channel Tunnel – which will protect Scotland’s vital seafood…

6th August 2015

Calais disruption plan announced

6th August 2015