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Norway’s exports of groundfish including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish in the first quarter of 2010 totalled NOK 2.75 billion - an increase of 13% or NOK 323 million compared with the…

14th April 2010

Record exports of Norwegian cod

14th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Ocean Conservancy has released Trash Travels: From Our Hands to the Sea, Around the Globe, and Through Time - a global snapshot of the marine debris problem facing wildlife, economies and…

14th April 2010

Report: Ocean trash one of the worst pollution problems we face

14th April 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood exports from Norway in the first quarter of 2010 were valued at NOK 12.4 billion - an increase of NOK 1.9 billion or 18% compared with the first quarter of 2009.

14th April 2010

Record exports of Norwegian seafood in Q1

14th April 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has warned that UK consumers need to greatly increase their intake of oil-rich fish in order to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.

14th April 2010

Consumers need to enrich their seafood habits

14th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (BSCZSF) is entering a new, cooperative era.

14th April 2010

Cooperative approach for the commonwealth scallop fishery

14th April 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead spoke yesterday following a meeting of the Scottish Fisheries Council in Edinburgh.

14th April 2010

Scottish Fisheries Council

14th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Delegates confirmed to attend the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2010 will come from Australia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, USA and The United Kingdom.

14th April 2010

20% off Offshore Mariculture Conference

14th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tynemouth RNLI all weather lifeboat undertook a round trip of 80 miles on Monday morning to rescue a fishing boat stranded 40 miles out in the North Sea.

14th April 2010

Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat rescues lone fisherman after vessel sinks

14th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Shetland will have a strong presence at this year’s Fishing 2010 exhibition in Glasgow and will be using the event to promote the islands as the ideal place for fishing vessels to…

14th April 2010

Shetland confirms attendance at Fishing 2010

14th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Cromer Crab Company is sourcing its live crab and lobster exclusively from the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).

14th April 2010

RFS crustaceans claw their way to the top

14th April 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

What does mathematics have to do with fishing? It turns out quite a lot.

9th April 2010

Maths + fish = sustainable fisheries

9th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Southeast US North Atlantic bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna pelagic longline fishery is entering full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Councils (MSC) certification program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

9th April 2010

Tuna fishery starts MSC assessment

9th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

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A new tracking system of bluefin tuna from catch to sale will allow closer control over the alarmingly depleting stocks in EU waters.

9th April 2010

Bluefin tuna: stricter catch tracking to deter illegal fishing

9th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has announced the appointment of Lina Condo, Lewis Creed, Bruce Hatcher, Michael O’Connor and Derek Butler, as well as the re-appointment of Donald Walker…

9th April 2010

New members appointed to FRCC

9th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was established at midnight on 1 April.

9th April 2010

Marine Management Organisation formed

9th April 2010

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INDUSTRY NEWS

The Eastern Canada offshore sea scallop fishery operating within the Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the eastern seaboard of Canada has earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

7th April 2010

Eastern Canada offshore sea scallop fishery gains MSC certification

7th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Baltic Sea 2020 Foundation, the Swedish Postcode Lottery and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have agreed to work together to stimulate initiatives that will drive measures to improve the environmental quality…

7th April 2010

Sustainable fishing and environmental improvements in Baltic Sea boosted

7th April 2010

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INDUSTRY NEWS

The Sveriges Pelagiska Producent Organisation (Swedish Pelagic Producers Organisation or SPPO) has entered its North East Atlantic mackerel fishery for full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification programme.

7th April 2010

Swedish mackerel fishery enters MSC assessment

7th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gail Shea, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced the appointment of Dr Sylvain Paradis to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

7th April 2010

Canada announces appointment to ICES

7th April 2010

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The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Working Group meeting closed at the end of March after five days of discussions about how to respond to illegal fishing.

7th April 2010

FFA members discuss tools for illegal fishing

7th April 2010