World Fishing News – Page 374

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    Thai Union acquires stake in German seafood leader

    2015-12-21T15:18:00Z

    Thai Union has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Rügen Fisch AG.

  • Some supermarkets have whole lobster on sale for less than £5 this Christmas
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    UK consumers urged to try a bit of luxury

    2015-12-21T10:54:00Z

    Although the ‘big five’ fish are most popular with British consumers, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) says that sustainable seasonal favourites like lobster, crab and caviar are on sale for less than a fiver right now, so it’s a good time to try them.

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    Report on Non-EEA Workers in Irish Fishing Industry

    2015-12-18T09:31:00Z

    The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D, has published the report of the Government Task Force on Non-EEA Workers in the Irish Fishing Industry.

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    EU processors welcome labelling results

    2015-12-17T14:12:00Z

    The European Commission has published the results of EU-wide control plans to assess the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of fish.

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    Vessels apprehended in the Torres Strait

    2015-12-17T13:39:00Z

    Three fishing vessels from Papua New Guinea operating illegally on Warrior Reef in the Torres Strait were apprehended on 11 December by ‘ABF Cutter (ABFC) Roebuck Bay’ and ‘ABFC Cape St. George’.

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    EC to establish new European Border and Coast Guard

    2015-12-17T13:03:00Z

    The European Commission has proposed a package of measures to establish a European Border and Coast Guard to guarantee effective border control both on land and at sea.

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    New Fisheries Minister for Norway

    2015-12-17T12:06:00Z

    Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s government has been reshuffled and Per Sandberg has now taken over as Minister of Fisheries.

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    MSC suspends Eastern Baltic Sea cod certificates

    2015-12-17T11:28:00Z

    The Marine Stewardship Council has suspended certificates for all five cod fisheries in the Eastern Baltic Sea, as Baltic cod stocks no longer meet MSC requirements.

  • Image shows the Sheepshead Seabream and Atlantic Wolffish together with images of their teeth and digital 3D model of their worn tooth surfaces. It is analysis of these 3D surfaces that reveals evidence of what the fishes ate. © University of Leicester
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    New technique developed to analyse fish diets

    2015-12-17T10:33:00Z

    Scientists from the University of Leicester in the UK have developed a technique to perform dietary analysis of fish by analysing microscopic tooth wear.

  • CFTO has achieved Friend of the Sea certification
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    France’s largest tuna fleet FoS certified

    2015-12-17T07:29:00Z

    The largest tuna fleet in France - Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) - has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its fleet of 13 purse seine vessels.

  • NEWREP-A will target 3,996 minke whales over the next 12 years. Credit: NOAA
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    Japanese whaling expedition condemned

    2015-12-17T07:25:00Z

    Greenpeace is calling on the Japanese government to cancel the whaling fleet heading to the Southern Ocean.

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    Action Plan for Lithuania

    2015-12-16T23:35:00Z

    The European Commission has adopted an Action Plan with Lithuania to further improve the control of Baltic fisheries, following plans for Sweden in March and Finland in May.

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    Skretting Egypt fish feed

    2015-12-16T23:34:00Z

    Nutreco has invested in additional tilapia fish feed capacity in Egypt, with the opening of an extra line in its existing Egyptian plant, in the eastern part of the Nile Delta.

  • Thiraphong Chansiri: “The new legislation is an important step towards consolidating a full traceability system within the Thai seafood industry”
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    Thai Union supports new fisheries legislation

    2015-12-16T23:28:00Z

    Thai Union has welcomed the recent legislation issued by the Royal Thai Government on fisheries which it said should encourage ongoing enforcement of the law and continuous improvement throughout the industry.

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    Better tuna management

    2015-12-16T23:26:00Z

    UK retailers and well-known tuna brands are urging fishing nations to strengthen the management of the world’s largest tuna fishery when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets next month in Indonesia.

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    EMFF to invest €5.75bn to boost jobs and growth

    2015-12-16T17:26:00Z

    The European Commission has published a Communication which details how the money available under the EU''s five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) will be spent in the period 2014-2020.

  • Bertie Armstrong: “This agreement reflects the healthy nature of our stocks and will bring some welcome relief to our hardworking fishermen”
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    EU-Norway fish catch agreement

    2015-12-16T17:21:00Z

    Talks between the EU and Norway to finalise catching opportunities for shared fish stocks for 2016 have concluded with increased quotas for haddock, North Sea cod and herring.

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    NELHA companies contribute to Hawaii’s record aquaculture sales

    2015-12-16T16:31:00Z

    The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) businesses have reported a surge in product sales, which is a major factor in Hawaii’s aquaculture record high sales in 2014.

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    EMFF to boost sustainable fishing in the UK

    2015-12-16T16:31:00Z

    Fishermen across the UK will be able to apply for a share of €243m in the new European Maritime and Fisheries Funding (EMFF).

  • Over 1,000 processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills are BAP-
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    BAP reaches 1,000th certified facility milestone

    2015-12-16T16:30:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program has surpassed its 1,000 certified facility milestone, 12 years after the first set of BAP standards were introduced.