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The Norwegian Research Council has awarded Dr Sonal Patel an ‘excellent young researcher’ grant for a project that will study why farmed salmon get pancreatic disease (PD) and how the virus that…

12th December 2012

Research grant for salmon disease project

12th December 2012

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This week marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) being signed, however, Oceana says that the current speed at which protection is implemented…

11th December 2012

UNCLOS turns 30 but sea remains lawless

11th December 2012

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According to Coalition fisheries spokesman, Senator Richard Colbeck, a major study released by the Australian Government backs the efforts of agencies and fishing operators who have adopted a science based approach to…

11th December 2012

Australian study backs scientific approach

11th December 2012

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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has teamed up with the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA) and WWF China to help the world’s biggest tilapia grower to operate more sustainably.

11th December 2012

ASC to make Chinese tilapia sustainable

11th December 2012

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The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is concerned about the cuts in days at sea that could be decided on at the end-of-the-year European Fish Council meeting in Brussels on 18 December.

11th December 2012

SFF calls for parliament to focus on effort cuts facing Scottish fishing vessels

11th December 2012

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Salmon farming company, Mainstream Canada, has received two-star BAP certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) for its Pacific National Processing plant in Tofino.

10th December 2012

Mainstream Canada gets another BAP

10th December 2012

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According to the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), a struggle between the Council of European Fisheries Ministers, the European Commission and the European Parliament over who has the ultimate power to make important…

6th December 2012

Power struggle threatens Scottish fishing industry

6th December 2012

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Researchers from Norsk Hummer AS and SINTEF have recently succeeded in doubling survival rates among lobster larvae under farmed conditions.

6th December 2012

Breakthrough in lobster farming

6th December 2012

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Sales of Scottish mussels are predicted to soar as consumers prepare for the Festive period.

6th December 2012

Boost for Scottish mussels this Christmas

6th December 2012

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The government of South Korea has abandoned its plans to begin a ‘scientific’ whaling operation, a move which Greenpeace has called a significant step forward in global efforts to protect whale populations.

6th December 2012

S. Korea abandons scientific whaling

6th December 2012

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New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has announced that Maunganui Bay will be closed to fishing for all species, except kina, for another two years.

5th December 2012

NZ bay to remain closed for fishing

5th December 2012

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The Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters and the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University have launched a fishing vessel stability simulator in a bid to address vessel stability.

5th December 2012

Canadas new vessel stability simulator

5th December 2012

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Speaking at the Scottish Parliament, Scottish fisheries secretary Richard Lochhead has said that a proposed 20% cut in the North Sea cod quota 2013 threatens the sustainable fishing practices of Scottish fishermen.

5th December 2012

Quota cut will mean more discards

5th December 2012

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Comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner has been unveiled as the host of Seafish’s 25th National Fish & Chip Awards.

4th December 2012

Rory Bremner to host fish & chip awards

4th December 2012

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The University of Aberdeen in the UK has formed a new €6m research partnership to create new and better vaccines for farmed fish.

4th December 2012

New research partnership for vaccines

4th December 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The WWF is urging the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to implement practical rules for limiting the catch of species in the Western Central Pacific Ocean in a bid to…

4th December 2012

WWF calls for firm limits on tuna fisheries

4th December 2012

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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is trialling new line weighting methods for use with live bait in pelagic longline fisheries.

4th December 2012

AFMA trials new longline gear

4th December 2012

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Three Indonesian fishers caught ‘blast fishing’ with explosives in Australian waters in October have been convicted for illegal fishing and their two boats have been destroyed.

4th December 2012

Blast fishers’ boats destroyed

4th December 2012

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A team of scientists from the University of Miami have been studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico.

4th December 2012

Scientists study impact of DWH oil spill

4th December 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Last week the authorities of Uusimaa and the Southeast Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment banned wild sea trout fisheries in the Gulf of Finland.

4th December 2012

Finland bans wild sea trout fisheries

4th December 2012