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Vietnamese tuna company, Foodtech JSC, has become the latest organisation to join the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) as an associate participating company.

19th March 2015

New participating company joins ISSF

19th March 2015

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Ensis Fisheries Pvt. Ltd. in the Maldives has achieved Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its handline and pole and line fishery.

19th March 2015

Tuna fishery FoS certified

19th March 2015

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Action by the British government to create the worlds largest fully protected marine reserve around the Pitcairn Islands, an overseas territory in the South Pacific Ocean, has been praised by The Pew…

19th March 2015

World’s largest fully protected marine reserve created

19th March 2015

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The Nicoya Peninsula artisanal snapper fishery, located in the nearshore waters of the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, has entered the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) full assessment process,…

18th March 2015

Artisanal snapper fishery begins MSC assessment

18th March 2015

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New research published by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) finds that poor management of European fish stocks and fleet quotas is draining jobs and profits.

18th March 2015

Potential for increased employment and profits revealed

18th March 2015

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The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) has released the programme for its 46th annual conference.

18th March 2015

Programme announced for Shellfish Association conference

18th March 2015

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Hansung Enterprise Co., Ltd, a seafood processor based in Busan, South Korea, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.

18th March 2015

Korean processor achieves MSC certification

18th March 2015

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The Southern Gulf of California thread herring fishery has entered the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) full assessment process.

17th March 2015

Thread herring fishery enters assessment

17th March 2015

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The blue swimmer crab fishery in Western Australia’s Peel-Harvey inlet is seeking Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

17th March 2015

Crab fishery enters MSC assessment

17th March 2015

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This year’s Seafood Expo North America saw the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) bring together a distinguished panel to join the discussion on what drives environmental and social responsibility in aquaculture.

17th March 2015

ASC looks at driving change in aquaculture

17th March 2015

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A €17.8m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned fishery harbours and local harbour network has been announced.

17th March 2015

€17.8m investment for Ireland’s fishery harbours

17th March 2015

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UK authority Seafish has been given the green light to develop a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship for new entrant fishermen in England.

17th March 2015

New Trailblazer Apprenticeship

17th March 2015

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The Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud has released its action plan.

17th March 2015

Presidential Task Force releases IUU action plan

17th March 2015

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The Spanish government is launching an investigation into several companies for alleged links to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing under its new fisheries law.

16th March 2015

Spain tackles IUU fishing

16th March 2015

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A powerful method for analysing and predicting nature’s dynamic and interconnected systems is providing new forecasting and management tools for Canada’s premier sockeye salmon fishery.

16th March 2015

New technique improves fishery forecasts

16th March 2015

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Three new wetfish trawlers designed by Nautic for Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi will boast MAN Diesel & Turbo main engines and selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the Danish engine designer reports.

13th March 2015

MAN power and exhaust cleaning for trawlers

13th March 2015

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Global healthcare leader, MSD Animal Health, is helping protect against a common disease affecting warm water fish in Vietnam with AQUAVAC Strep Sa and NORVAX Strep Si vaccines.

12th March 2015

Vaccines for Vietnam

12th March 2015

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Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) is the first salmon company in British Columbia and the second in the world to achieve four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

11th March 2015

Four stars for Marine Harvest Canada

11th March 2015

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Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. has said that it acknowledges the recent measures taken by the Indonesian government to combat illegal fishing activities on the Arafura Sea of Indonesia, and expects these measures…

11th March 2015

Anti-IUU measures could positively affect pricing

11th March 2015

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Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada attended the first meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Atlantic Salmon on 9 March, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

11th March 2015

Canada launches Atlantic Salmon committee

11th March 2015