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The President of Russia has signed a bill that prohibits both domestic and Japanese driftnet fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Russia.

8th July 2015

Russia signs driftnet fishing ban

8th July 2015

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The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and its constituent associations met with Richard Lochhead, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment, in Glasgow on Monday to discuss the recently announced…

7th July 2015

SFF comments on MPA meeting

7th July 2015

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The 28 EU member states have agreed to the European Commissions proposal to increase the minimum size for northern sea bass from 36 to 42cm.

7th July 2015

EU raises minimum size of northern sea bass

7th July 2015

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Key fish stocks in the North Sea like cod, haddock and plaice, are rising and could result in significantly higher quotas next year, according to new scientific assessments.

7th July 2015

Key fish stocks on the rise

7th July 2015

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Iceland has ratified the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty to stop illegally caught fish from entering the market.

7th July 2015

Iceland ratifies PSMA

7th July 2015

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BP has reached an agreement in principle with the United States, state, and local governments for a settlement of civil claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of…

7th July 2015

Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement

7th July 2015

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Scientists from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) will use custom-built robots to explore the deepest parts of the ocean in a bid to discover how life is sustained thousands of…

2nd July 2015

Robots to explore the deepest ocean

2nd July 2015

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The European Commission has awarded a grant of almost €4m to the European research infrastructure for observing the oceans.

2nd July 2015

EU funds floats for better data

2nd July 2015

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Friend of the Sea, in cooperation with Lily Huang of MM FreshTM, organised Friend of the Sea awareness days at the Australian International School of Hong Kong.

1st July 2015

FoS launches school awareness project in Hong Kong

1st July 2015

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Sea Pact has opened its fourth Request for Grant Proposals.

1st July 2015

Sea Pact announces request for grant proposals

1st July 2015

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The CEO of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) is urging its members to plan ahead for the damaging effects of possible tuna revenue decline.

1st July 2015

Planning urged over possible tuna revenue decline

1st July 2015

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The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ongoing integration of forensic science as a way of combating seafood fraud and mislabelling is paying off.

30th June 2015

Project Fish SCALE awarded

30th June 2015

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Norwegian aquaculture company, MoreFish AS, is teaming up with Nofima and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute to transfer knowledge and technology to Ghana with the aim of strengthening West African aquaculture.

30th June 2015

New initiative to grow Ghana

30th June 2015

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Sea Pact has elected Guy Dean as the new chairman for its advisory council.

30th June 2015

New Sea Pact chairman

30th June 2015

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UK authority Seafish has launched its 11th annual economic survey of the UK fishing fleet.

30th June 2015

Annual economic fleet survey launched

30th June 2015

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At the recent OSPAR Commission meeting in Oostende, Belgium, a key step was taken to further protect the North-East Atlantic by the adoption of recommendations to conserve a further three species and…

29th June 2015

Protecting the North-East Atlantic

29th June 2015

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Advances in aquatic animal tracking over the past 30 years has broadened our knowledge of movements, migrations, interactions and survival, according to a new paper.

26th June 2015

Advances in aquatic animal tracking research

26th June 2015

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WWF has said it believes that the Echebastar Indian Ocean purse-seine tuna fishery cannot be certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fisheries yet, due to increasing catch levels…

25th June 2015

WWF: Tuna fishery certification is impossible

25th June 2015

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Masifundise, the NGO for fishing communities in South Africa, and Coastal Links South Africa are embarking on a project that aims to create 2,000 jobs in 20 fishing communities, over the next…

25th June 2015

Job creation in South Africa

25th June 2015

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The new RSPCA Assured ethical food label is replacing the organisation’s existing label, Freedom Food.

24th June 2015

RSPCA Assured label replaces Freedom Food

24th June 2015