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Micro-plastics entering the food chain are increasingly being found in the oceans and could prove to be as harmful to marine life as larger debris like plastic bags, a new report suggests.

30th April 2015

Plastic particles threaten marine life

30th April 2015

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Five finalist teams have been selected to compete for the US$2m Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE, a global competition to create pH sensor technology to accurately measure ocean acidification.

29th April 2015

Ocean acidification measurement competition

29th April 2015

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Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, in conjunction with dining services partner, Sodexo, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.

29th April 2015

Marist College earns MSC certification

29th April 2015

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A full judicial review into the UK government’s decision on how to allocate the UK fishing quota has been given the green light by the High Court.

28th April 2015

UK fishing quota war

28th April 2015

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The Primefish project, led by MATIS, has received €5m in funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme to help improve the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

27th April 2015

Primefish project gets EU funding

27th April 2015

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Iceland-based corporate bank, Íslandsbanki, has released its ‘United States Seafood Market Report’ that provides an insight into key trends and issues shaping the industry.

27th April 2015

Íslandsbanki releases US market report

27th April 2015

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FROM Nord has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its herring, following a year of rigorous science-based assessment by independent auditors.

24th April 2015

French herring achieves MSC ecolabel

24th April 2015

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US-based sustainable life science firm, Calysta Inc, is set to launch a new fish feed ingredient that it says could reduce the industry’s reliance on unsustainable fish stocks.

23rd April 2015

Sustainable fish feed alternative unveiled

23rd April 2015

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The lucrative fishing industry that plays a vital role in feeding the world’s growing population needs more support from European governments, according to a recent Europêche survey.

22nd April 2015

Europeans fish for government support

22nd April 2015

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Sanford has confirmed that it is closing the company’s Christchurch mussel processing facility.

22nd April 2015

Sanford confirms facility closure

22nd April 2015

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The Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers has endorsed a common approach to the multiannual Baltic Plan.

22nd April 2015

EU Ministers endorse Baltic Plan

22nd April 2015

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Friend of the Sea has said that it has received requests for certification from two major Latin America tuna shipowners whose vessels set nets on dolphins to catch tuna.

22nd April 2015

Tuna fleets not a Friend of the Sea

22nd April 2015

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Thailand has been put on formal notice by the European Commission for not taking sufficient measures in the international fight against illegal fishing (IUU).

21st April 2015

Yellow card for Thailand

21st April 2015

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The Australian government has banned supertrawlers – vessels of more than 130m in length – from fishing in Australian waters.

20th April 2015

Australia bans supertrawlers

20th April 2015

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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled against dolphin-safe labels for canned tuna following Mexico’s complaint that amended US labelling rules are discriminatory.

17th April 2015

WTO rules against ‘dolphin-safe’ labels

17th April 2015

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A Norwegian salmon oil, salmon meal and marine peptones producer has achieved Friend of the Sea certification.

16th April 2015

Biomega fish oil FoS certified

16th April 2015

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Norwegian fish vaccine manufacturer Pharmaq has chosen to invest heavily in large-scale GMP production of viruses for fish vaccines in a new facility at Kløfta, its largest ever investment.

16th April 2015

Pharmaq invests in production

16th April 2015

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Gosse Boon, chief financial officer (CFO) of Nutreco is leaving the company as of 1 July 2015.

16th April 2015

CFO Gosse Boon to leave Nutreco

16th April 2015

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An Australian fisheries research project is demonstrating how prawns and worms can be grown in the same integrated system, leading to increased productivity and better waste management.

14th April 2015

Prawn and worm farming research

14th April 2015

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Last week, Interpol-wanted vessel ‘Thunder’ was scuttled in the waters of Sao Tome and Principe off the West African coast, following 110 days of pursuit by the Sea Shepherd vessel ‘Bob Barker’.

14th April 2015

‘Thunder’ sinking could have been deliberate

14th April 2015