World Fishing News – Page 314
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NewsIndoor environments best for healthy shrimp
Disease and market prices are the two main problems in shrimp farming, experts have declared at the Aqua Aquaria India (AAI) 2017 show.
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NewsISSF extends tuna conservation measures
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has adopted three new and two amended conservation measures to facilitate what it calls continuous improvement across global tuna fisheries.
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NewsCoastal MP candidates urged to support CFP exit
General election candidates in coastal communities are being asked to support a pledge to exit the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) ahead of Brexit.
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NewsSamherji puts its investment into northern Iceland
Icelandic fishing company Samherji has signed an agreement with local authorities in Dalvík in the north of Iceland for a 23,000 square metre plot of land where the company plans to erect its new processing factory.
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NewsOptimar to build Aker BioMarine krill factory
Optimar will supply a complete krill factory for Aker BioMarine''s new krill fishing vessel as part of a contract worth approximately NOK300m.
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NewsPartnership advances traceability in Indonesian tuna fisheries
USAID Oceans is partnering with IPNLF to introduce a catch documentation and traceability system that will support the sustainable management of artisanal coastal fisheries and deter illegal fishing.
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NewsGuilty plea in Darwin court
Fifteen Vietnamese fishermen pleaded guilty to charges this week in an Australian court. The master and fourteen crewmen were convicted of illegal fishing and environmental protection offences for fishing in a Commonwealth Marine Reserve.
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NewsBelgian and German fisheries control
The European Commission has adopted two action plans setting out how Belgium and Germany can overcome identified shortcomings in their fisheries control systems.
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NewsAKVAconnect boosts integrated feeding
An integrated feeding software solution released late last year has seen a strong market response according to its Norwegian manufacturers.
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NewsInvesting in seabird safe tech
With Australia’s 2017-18 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) season having just started, the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the Great Australian Bight Industry Association (GABIA) are pleased to see the start of new seabird mitigation arrangements.
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NewsFirst Cleaner Fish Summit takes place
The first ever International Cleaner Fish Summit saw attendees focus on efficient use of biological control against sea lice and the benefits that cleaner fish will bring to the salmon farming industry.
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NewsFoyle fishermen sign up to litter intiative
Fishermen from Foyle Fishermen’s Co-op based in Co. Donegal, Ireland, have become members of the BIM Fishing For Litter (FFL) programme.
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NewsCommittee to examine resource levy options
Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries has appointed a cross-party committee to examine new approaches to levies on marine resources.
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NewsRedfish season opens today
According to the regulations, Icelandic vessels are allowed to start fishing for Irminger Sea redfish from today, but so far there are no Icelandic trawlers out by the 200-mile limit on the Reykjanes Ridge. Thirteen foreign trawlers are fishing just outside the EEZ limits and Russian vessels have been fishing ...
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NewsIRF promotes GSSI at Seafood Expo
Iceland Responsible Fisheries Foundation (IRF) has reported it saw a rise in demand for information about the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) during the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last month.
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Denmark’s fishing industry focus
Every two years the Danfish Exhibition brings together global fishing industry representatives to do business in Aalborg, Denmark.
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NewsChanges to Faroese fisheries management
All three parties forming the Faroese government have reached agreement on a new Parliamentary fisheries management bill, with the new regime slated to begin on the first of January of next year.
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NewsReygar fleet monitoring system
Marine innovation company, Reygar, has launched BareFLEET, a new fleet monitoring system that offers an unparalleled level of insight into all aspects of fleet performance and health.
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NewsEuropêche rejects EU lobbying claims
Europeche has dismissed accusations that fishing industry representatives influenced the EU Council’s (EC) negotiations on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas and that the Fisheries Ministers subsequently set the level of TACs above that advised by scientists.
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NewsWorld’s largest live fish carrier
The world’s largest live fish carrying vessel has been ordered by Norwegian company Sølvtrans and will immediately on delivery start a ten-year contract with fish faming company Huon in Tasmania.
