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A Canadian company has become one of the many to benefit from the Provincial Government’s efforts to support the development of the fishing and aquaculture industries through unprecedented funding and programming.

The 100th Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-labelled fish product in Japanese stores is announced this week. 80g packs of smoked salmon from the Alaska salmon fishery is now on sale at CO-OP…

Seafish, the UK Sea Fish Industry Authority, has announced the launch of the Seafood Information Network (SIN), the most comprehensive single database of information available to the global seafood industry at http://sin.seafish.org

Efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing for cod in the Barents Sea are paying off - with a 50% cut in illegal fishing since 2005, says WWF.

New Zealand is implementing a suite of measures to better manage the environmental impact of bottom trawling by New Zealand fishers on the high seas, Ministry of Fisheries Chief Executive Wayne McNee…

French fresh fishing vessel owner, Scapêche, has received responsible fishing certification for pollack, blue ling, monkfish and black scabbardfish taken by its three 46m trawlers.

A successful tenderer will soon be announced for the $5 million expansion of the Bribie Island Aquaculture Research Station, which will feature a state-of-the-art aquarium.

Marel Food Systems and Stork Food Systems released a statement last week saying that they are pleased to announce that European competition authorities have approved Marel’s acquisition of the Stork Food Systems…