World Fishing News – Page 860
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New Board member for MSC
The Trustees of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) welcomed the appointment of John Connelly to the MSC Board yesterday.
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New CEO for CEFAS
A new Chief Executive has been appointed to lead the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas). Dr Richard Judge took over yesterday.
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Commission welcomes the ratification of EU/Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement
The European Commission has welcomed the news of the ratification of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) by the Kingdom of Morocco.
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Seaweek, seals and SeaNet – working toward a healthy marine environment
Turtle and Seal Excluder Devices (TEDs and SEDs), and other ways to minimise and manage bycatch starred at yesterday''s launch of Seaweek 2007 at Constitution Dock in Hobart.
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Bill to safeguard sustainable fisheries
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has introduced a bill today to amend the Fisheries Act 1996 designed to safeguard the ongoing sustainability of New Zealand’s fisheries.
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Funding supports new fisheries jobs
More than 300 new jobs will be created as a result of £2.3 million funding to improve and modernise fisheries and aquaculture businesses around Scotland.
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Concern over situation of high-seas fish species
Although the proportion of the world’s marine fish stocks rated by FAO as overexploited or depleted has remained stable over the past 15 years, the status of certain highly migratory and high-seas species is cause for serious concern, a new report from the UN agency warned today.
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Scottish catching sector committed to sustainable fishing
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will tell a seminar in Brussels tomorrow (6 March) that the Scottish catching sector is fully committed to sustainability and has made huge strides in meeting its environmental responsibilities.
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ASDA may reverse monkfish ban
The NAFC Marine Centre was pleased that staff members Leslie Tait and Chevonne Laurenson were part of a Scottish delegation that met with ASDA on Friday to discuss the recent ban that it introduced on the sale of monkfish in its stores.
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Major fisheries meeting: time for action – WWF
From March 5-9th, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy is holding the 27th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI).
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UN: Beware of 'alien' fish
It might not match the thrills of alien body-invaders-from-outer-space horror movies, but the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is issuing an expanded database to warn of the unintended dangers that can arise from introducing non-endemic species into different regions of the world, especially alien fish farming.
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Burry Inlet cockle fishery re-certified to MSC standard
The traditional cockle fishery in the Burry Inlet estuary in Wales has achieved re-certification to the MSC’s environmental standard.
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Millions of tons of fish thrown away each year
Oceana asks the European Commission for a plan to completely eliminate discards.
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Agreement to purchase trawler with quota
The price of the trawler, including the fishing rights with delivery obligations to Finnmark, is NOK 44 million.Assuming that the structuring opportunities continue, the plan is to allocate the quota to one of Finnmark Havfiske's existing trawlers in 2007.The purchase is an important part of Aker Seafoods' plan regarding securing ...
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NewsDelivery of “War Raog IV”
"War Raog IV"The vessel will sail under the French flag and Concarneau (CC899971) in France is the port of registry.The overall length of the vessel is 17m, the breadth moulded 6.5m and the depth to main deck is 3.1m. The gross register tonnage is 66.86 UMS.The fuel oil capacity is ...
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NewsMOB Guardian safety boost
The Isle of Man government has agreed funding to support improved safety measures for the island’s fishing fleet.
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Chemring Marine to handle marine pyrotechnics
A new company, Chemring Marine Ltd, has been formed to handle two of the world’s leading pyrotechnic brands for the leisure and commercial marine sectors.
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Boeing buys C-Map
The Boeing Company recently announced it has concluded its purchase of C-Map, a leading provider of digital maritime cartography, data services and other navigational information.
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McMurdo acquired by Digital Angel
Late last year, Digital Angel Corp’s UK subsidiary Signature Industries, entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets and customer contracts of McMurdo Ltd, the UK’s premier manufacturer of emergency location beacons, from Chemring Group PLC.
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Viking recalls RescYouTM life rafts
Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S is recalling its RescYouTM life rafts, after being informed that there are potential problems with the pressure relief valves.
