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A study by researchers from Northumbria University has found that DHA-rich fish oil has been shown to improve blood flow to the brain during mental activity and helped reduce mental fatigue in…

26th October 2011

Fish oil could boost mental performance

26th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council has named Sandra Cedrone, a seafood industry veteran with more than 25 years experience, as senior commercial manager, Americas.

26th October 2011

Sandra Cedrone joins MSC

26th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada has issued a statement saying that the reports stating that ISA has been found in British Columbia salmon have not yet been verified by federal officials.

25th October 2011

BC ISA outbreak investigated

25th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has decided not to automatically cut fishing quotas if there is not enough information about stock levels.

25th October 2011

EC will not automatically cut quotas

25th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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The Oregon pink shrimp fishery has voluntarily entered full assessment to seek MSC re-certification, four years after it was first certified.

25th October 2011

Shrimp fishery seeks re-certification

25th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commissioner Damanaki has written to Mr Hazin, Chairman of ICCAT, to explore the possibilities of consolidating and further improving scientific advice.

25th October 2011

Better scientific advice on tuna sought

25th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Over £560,000 has been granted to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and the Marine Management Organisation in the last five months.

25th October 2011

£560,000 for English fishing industry

25th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Seafish has awarded £15,000 from its Industry Project Fund (IPF) to the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) to produce a report detailing the issues pertaining to Pacific oyster cultivation in the…

24th October 2011

Seafish awards funding for oyster report

24th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Community Fisheries Control Agency has adopted a budget of €9.31m for 2012, subject to adoption by the Budgetary Authority in the coming weeks.

21st October 2011

CFCA budget and 2012 work programme

21st October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week the Pew Environment Group published the study Mind the Gap: An Analysis of the Mediterranean Bluefin Trade.

20th October 2011

Damanaki responds to Pew study

20th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Yesterday, Commissioner Damanaki heard the views of representatives of national parliaments of EU Member States when they gathered to discuss the proposals for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

20th October 2011

Exchange of views on CFP

20th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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An international plan designed to rebuild the spawning stock of southern bluefin tuna was agreed at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) on 13…

20th October 2011

Agreement reached to rebuild SBT

20th October 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Nutreco has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Zhuhai Shihai Feed Co. Ltd. (Shihai), a fish and shrimp feed company in China.

20th October 2011

Nutreco buys Chinese fish and shrimp feed company

20th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Marine Harvest Canada has invested in netting to protect its fish farms from predators.

19th October 2011

Salmon farms to reduce predator kills

19th October 2011

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Ramsey Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man’s first Marine Nature Reserve meaning the area will be protected from damaging activities and fisheries safeguarded.

18th October 2011

Marine protection for the Isle of Man

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The United States has said that it deeply regrets that Japan has decided to continue its controversial whaling in the Southern Ocean.

18th October 2011

US regrets Japan’s whaling decision

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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South African retailer Pick n Pay has announced that it intends to sell only sustainable products across its entire fresh, frozen and canned seafood range, by the end of 2015.

18th October 2011

Two firsts for MSC

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has congratulated the NZ Ministry of Fisheries, MAF and the developers of a new smartphone fishing app, which has won the Wireless Government Award.

18th October 2011

NZ smart fishing solution praised

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reported that the value of snow crab landings for the 2011 fishing season in Newfoundland and Labrador surpassed $250 million, the highest recorded landed value since 2004.

18th October 2011

Canadian snow crab landings top $250m

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new analysis commissioned by the Pew Environment Group has found that the amount of eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna traded on the global market in 2010 exceeded the official quota by 141%.

18th October 2011

Tuna trading exceeds official quota

18th October 2011