World Fishing News – Page 388
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Big Brother is watching
The growing powers of state management of fisheries - and the introduction of more and more laws, regulations, and other restrictions controlling commercial fishing operations – continue to concoct complex systems of inspection and monitoring.
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NewsPromoting sustainable blue growth for future generations
In an exclusive article for World Fishing & Aquaculture, European Commissioner, Karmenu Vella and Norwegian Fisheries Minister, Elisabeth Aspaker, discuss the importance of blue growth and ocean governance. Mr Vella is meeting with Ms Aspaker in Norway today to further strengthen the strategic fisheries relations between EU and Norway.
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Alaska celebrates eLandings milestones
Fisheries managers, fishers, and seafood processors across the state of Alaska are celebrating 10 years and 500,000 landing reports this month for the innovative Interagency Electronic Reporting System, better known as eLandings.
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NewsStarving the human supply chain
Populations of fish critical to human food security are in serious decline worldwide with some at risk of collapse, according to a new emergency edition of a WWF report called Living Blue Planet.
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NewsUp to $10m in fisheries grants available
NOAA has announced that approximately $10 million in competitive grants are available through the 2016 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, as part of its efforts to build resilient coastal communities and sustainable marine resources.
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NewsMigrant and child labour in Thailand continues
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and The Asia Foundation have recommended a series of practical policy measures in a new report which reveals the physical hazards faced by migrant child workers in Thailand’s shrimp and seafood processing industries.
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NewsMonterey Bay secures $1m in fishing rights
The Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust has acquired more than $1 million in commercial groundfish fishing quota from The Nature Conservancy.
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NewsSomalian fleet threatened by foreign vessels
A new report shows that foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Somali waters by foreign fleets is reducing fish stocks and has caused widespread resentment among Somali coastal communities.
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NewsACR introduces new AIS transceiver range
ACR Electronics has broadened its range of maritime devices with the introduction of its new Class A and Class B Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) transceivers.
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NewsNew Fisheries Minister for Faroe Islands
The Faroese Parliament has appointed Aksel V. Johannesen as the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, who in turn has appointed Høgni Hoydal as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries.
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Salmon aquaculture investment
The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government has invested $358,000 in research to support the growth of the provincial salmon aquaculture industry.
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NewsFunding announced to support Pacific fisheries
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced that the country will invest $50 million over the next three years to support the transformation of the Pacific fisheries sector.
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NewsRussia and USA sign IUU agreement
Russian and United States negotiators have signed a bilateral agreement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsClean Marine systems for Atlantic reefer vessels
Two new reefer/fishing support vessels owned by EF Transport (Malta) Ltd currently under construction are being fitted with Clean Marine’s exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) to ensure they comply with emissions regulations.
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Plans to open fish plant in Zambia
The Zambian government is working on plans to open a fish plant in Chief Machiya’s area in Mpongwe district, acting district commissioner Godfrey Zimba has said.
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Dutch vessel prosecuted
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) says that a Dutch Master and Owner have been fined £47,410.50 for fisheries offences in the UK.
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NewsGreenpeace raids illegal Pacific tuna fishing
Greenpeace’s ship, ‘Rainbow Warrior’, is doing its part to stop a Taiwanese tuna longliner illegally fishing in the tuna-rich tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.
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Samherji investigation dismissed
An investigation brought by the Icelandic Central Bank against seafood company, Samherji, for incorrectly calculated fish prices has been dismissed following a lack of evidence.
