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A task force for the 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris field, which is floating towards Hawaii, has met at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) In Hawaii to share information to help…

28th February 2012

Tsunami debris task force crisis meet

28th February 2012

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The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the move by the European Commission to use emergency powers to reduce and avoid excessive discarding of haddock in the West of Scotland.

27th February 2012

SFF welcomes haddock discard move

27th February 2012

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An influential group of back-bench MPs today called for a sea change in the way fisheries are managed in the future.

24th February 2012

Call for change welcomed

24th February 2012

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Our Ocean has expressed support for Oregon legislature’s action to designate three marine reserves and protected areas off Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, and Cape Perpetua.

24th February 2012

Oregon approves three marine reserves

24th February 2012

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SEAFOOD

New Zealand seafood is rated as the ‘green protein’, a report on the environmental cost of New Zealand food production has found.

23rd February 2012

New Zealand seafood rated ‘green protein’

23rd February 2012

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A group of Florida shrimp fishermen are enjoying a significant economic boost after improving the quality of their catches by switching to Prawnfresh Plus.

23rd February 2012

Prawnfresh Plus improves catch quality

23rd February 2012

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This week the Maryland House of Delegates held a hearing on a newly introduced bill (HR 393) that would ban the sale, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins throughout the state.

23rd February 2012

Shark fin trade ban moves forward in Maryland

23rd February 2012

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A new report conducted by the NAFC Marine Centre in the Shetland Islands, has revealed that more than half of the main species landed by Scottish whitefish vessels come from stocks that…

22nd February 2012

Shetland report on data deficient fish stocks

22nd February 2012

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The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) and the Meridian Salmon Group have signed a three year agreement with Otter Ferry Seafish Ltd to commercially farm Ballan wrasse in salmon cages for the first…

22nd February 2012

Wrasse farming initiative announced

22nd February 2012

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Bakkafrost, the largest salmon farmer in the Faroe Islands, has achieved the GlobalG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard, following assessment of its business by Food Certification International (FCI).

22nd February 2012

Bakkafrost’s salmon farm certified

22nd February 2012

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From its production facility located in the Natural Reserve of Michmoret on the Israel coast, Seakura Ltd has launched a new line of organic seaweed products that have been especially produced for…

22nd February 2012

Seakura launches new organic seaweeds

22nd February 2012

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The best of Scottish produce was on display recently for an international audience in Dubai at Gulfood, one of the world’s largest food and hospitality shows.

21st February 2012

Scottish salmon Dubai’s dish of the day

21st February 2012

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Scottish seafood business Loch Fyne Oysters has secured significant investment which will allow it to capitalise on its brand and penetrate new export markets.

21st February 2012

Investment boost for Loch Fyne Oysters

21st February 2012

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Cooke Aquaculture has humanely euthanised two cages of fish in Nova Scotia after routine testing raised suspicion of the Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) virus.

21st February 2012

Cooke responds to ISA suspicion

21st February 2012

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The Aqua 2012 event, organised by the European (EAS) and World Aquaculture Societies (WAS), will take place in Prague from 1-5 September.

20th February 2012

Aqua 2012 focuses on global aquaculture

20th February 2012

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John Whitehead OBE has been re-appointed by UK Fisheries Ministers as Chair of Seafish through to December 2012, continuing in a role to which he was first appointed in June 2010.

20th February 2012

John Whitehead reappointed Seafish Chair

20th February 2012

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Simon Coveney, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine recently went to sea on an Irish Sea prawn trawler to view a demonstration of innovative fishing nets which significantly reduce unwanted…

17th February 2012

Coveney views new discard reduction nets

17th February 2012

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SEAFOOD

For the first time in its 66 year history, a Canadian is at the helm of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the largest seafood trade association in the US.

17th February 2012

Canadian chairs US seafood association

17th February 2012

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A Spanish purse seiner is the first tropical tuna vessel in the world to test the latest in electronic monitoring technology, designed to replace, or supplement, human observers.

17th February 2012

‘Electronic Eyes’ monitor tuna fishing

17th February 2012

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Nutreco has announced that CEO Wout Dekker will be leaving Nutreco by the end of 2012, marking the end of his almost 30-year career at the company, with 12 years as CEO.

16th February 2012

Nutreco CEO to step down at end of 2012

16th February 2012