World Fishing News – Page 490
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NewsDecline in oysters leads to ban
UK fishermen have been left reeling after plummeting numbers of oysters in the Solent led to a ban during their peak season.
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NewsEU-Morocco fisheries agreement renewed
A new agreement has been formed that will enable fishing vessels from 11 EU countries to fish in the waters of the Kingdom of Morocco in return for an annual payment of €30m.
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NewsShellfish research programme
A team of international scientists have launched an ambitious programme to monitor the effects of climate change on shellfish that are vital to the European fishing economy.
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NewsFish stock exploitation has declined
ICES has concluded that exploitation of fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic has declined significantly during the last decade.
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NewsNZ eel fisheries up for review
A comprehensive assessment is to be carried out on the current status of New Zealand’s eel population, after an independent review revealed their numbers are up after years of decline.
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NewsMussel farm awarded grant to develop harvesting equipment
Connaigre Fish Farms Incorporated has received $33,367 from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government to develop and implement innovative deep water mussel socking and harvesting technology.
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NewsCommission disappointed by WCPFC meeting
The European Commission has expressed its disappointment on the outcome of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s (WCPFC) 10th plenary session, held 2-6 December 2013 in Australia.
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SFF: CFP has fundamental flaws
Now that the new Common Fisheries Policy is coming into force, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is warning that the new CFP has some fundamental flaws.
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NewsOffshore Mariculture Conference 2014 chairman announced
Alessandro Lovatelli has been confirmed as the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 chairman and brings over 25 years of aquaculture industry experience to the event.
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NewsUK fishermen fear green energy
Fishermen’s organisations have expressed their fears over the UK Government’s announcement to shift wind farm renewable subsidies from onshore to offshore.
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NewsCFP finally adopted
Following the final vote by the European Parliament on 10 December, the new Common Fisheries Policy has now formally been adopted, and will be applied throughout EU waters from 1 January 2014.
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MAN powered specialised fishing vessel
Norwegian shipping company Nyholmen, part of Hansen Dahl, has chosen MAN Diesel & Turbo main and auxiliary four stroke engines for its newbuild 77.25m purse seiner/trawler.
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NewsDeep-sea fishing vote
The European Parliament has voted on deep-sea fishing in the North-East Atlantic – and has voted against phasing out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnetting.
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NewsFood Alert for Action issued on smoked fish
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a ‘Food Alert for Action’ to make authorities aware that smoked mackerel, catfish, barracuda and tilapia have been processed in an unapproved establishment, trading as Lloyds & Sons.
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NewsHydropower plants kill thousands of eels
Following recent reports from ICES and HELCOM classifying several species of eel as critically endangered, Oceana says that aside from fishing, hydropower plants are also killing hundreds of thousands of eels every year.
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NewsWaste into energy
An EU-funded project, BIFFiO, will see the aquaculture, agriculture and biogas sectors working together to develop renewable energy.
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NewsCountries unite to apprehend illegal fishing vessel
INTERPOL has issued a Purple Notice to assist in identifying an illegal fishing vessel as a result of a joint effort by New Zealand, Australia and Norway.
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NewsCommission fails to make changes to overfishing
Greenpeace has spoken out about the increasing need “to take steps to ensure sustainable fishing” following the end of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 10th meeting.
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NewsIMO tackles pirate fishing
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has lifted an exemption for fishing vessels from inclusion in a crucial ship identification scheme – a major step forward in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) or “pirate” fishing.
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NewsRising ocean acidification leads to anxious fish
New research combining marine physiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and behavioural psychology has revealed a surprising outcome from increased levels of carbon dioxide in the oceans - anxious fish.
