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According to a stock assessment by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the population of Atlantic bluefin tuna is recovering.

A new seafood label has been developed by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Central Coast Seafood in California in the US with the aim of assuring 100% catch accountability.

The Canadian Coast Guard recently received the first of three new near shore fisheries research vessels, the ‘CCGS Vladykov’ built by Meridien Maritime Inc in Matane, Quebec.

The winner of the 2012 James Dyson Award has just been announced as Britains Dan Watson, who will receive £10,000 (US$6,260) for his innovative SafetyNet system idea.

The Aberdeen Sheriff Court in Scotland has granted the City Council a Condemnation Order to dispose of more than 200 tonnes of fish being exported.

Jersey shellfish farmer Tony Legg has developed an innovative new abalone (ormer) culture system which could pay an important role in the expansion of mollusc farming in the UK.

According to a recent study carried out in part by the Scottish Oceans Institute, parasitic lice are killing a large number of free ranging salmon in European waters every year.

Australia’s largest prawn fishery, the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF), has gained MSC certification and products from this fishery will now be eligible to carry the blue ecolabel.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has presented a petition containing 150,000 signatures to the European Parliament demanding more sustainable fishing practices.

A new study commissioned by WWF states that between 2000 and 2010, the equivalent of 18,704 tonnes of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to ICCAT.

Oceana has warned Spanish authorities about the continued illegal trawling activities in the coralligenous and maërl areas around Cabrera, off the southern coast of Majorca.

A new aquaculture strategy called the Northland Aquaculture Development Strategy’ is due to be launched in New Zealand this week.

The Peruvian government has cuts its commercial fishing quota as stocks of anchovy have diminished thanks to warmer water temperatures and controversial practices such as discarded catches.

WWF Australia is calling for protection of the Great Barrier Reef after the Queensland Government revealed draft plans for industrial development, threatening Australia’s snubfun dolphin and other marine life.