World Fishing News – Page 492
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With just ten months to go the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition is already set to be a sell-out
Next year's exhibition, the 11th in the series, will be held from 25-27 September 2014 at Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland. The last event held in 2011 proved so fruitful for so many exhibitors, it is no surprise that the 2014 event is likely to be the biggest yet. National ...
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NewsProtecting the Shetland Islands
A spatial management programme has been set up to protect vulnerable seabed habitat whilst monitoring, understanding and supporting scallop fleet activities in and around the Shetland Islands.
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NewsMSC for Barents Sea fishery
Spanish association of cod fishing ship owners, Agarba, has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its Barents Sea cod fishing operations.
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NewsUAE host to world’s largest fish farm
The world’s largest fish farm has been launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Emirates Aquatic, local media reports.
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NewsMcMurdo awarded €2.5m contract
McMurdo, part of the Orolia Group, is to supply its tuna fish aggregating device (FAD) tracking buoys to Thalos SAS in a contract worth €2.5m.
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NewsArabian Gulf countries to expand fisheries sector
David Hayes reports on fisheries development plans in the Arabian Gulf.
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Aucxis develops P-Fish
Belgian business automation specialist Aucxis has developed P-Fish, an extensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package, in collaboration with five renowned fish processing companies in The Netherlands.
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NewsScottish Salmon Company Q3 results
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) PLC’s Q3 results revealed its performance has improved over the year to date compared to 2012.
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Black Sea quotas
Black Sea fishing opportunities for 2014 have been proposed by the European Commission.
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Chilean rock lobster fishery enters MSC assessment
The Chilean Juan Fernández rock lobster fishery (Jasus frontalis) has entered into independent, third party assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification programme.
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EFF deadline extended
Applicants in England can still take advantage of the funding available through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), as the deadline has been extended until 30 June 2014.
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Free fishing industry course
From early next year, those looking to pursue a career in the fishing industry will be able to take part in a free course at Coleg Llandrillo college in Wales.
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Snapper 1 monitoring programme
By 1 December this year, 25% of New Zealand’s Snapper 1 trawl fleet will have cameras or observers in place.
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MSC first for Estonia
After a year-long scientific assessment the Estonian prawn fishery has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, making it the first Estonian fishery to become MSC certified.
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NewsGoogle Earth could validate catch statistics
University of British Columbia scientists have found that large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what is being officially reported.
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NewsHelga María refit
HB Grandi’s recently refitted vessel ‘Helga María AK’ is now on its way home from Poland and is expected to dock in Reykjavík this week.
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NewsNew organisation throws fishermen a LIFEline
Fishermen from eight different European countries have created an organisation specifically to represent low impact fishermen in Europe.
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NewsAquaBounty production deemed safe for Canada
AquaBounty Technologies is now able to produce its AquAdvantage Salmon (AAS) on a commercial scale after being approved by Environment Canada.
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NewsGreat results from Thyborøn doors
Danish trawler ‘Ceton’ has a new set of 14m2 15 VF midwater doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors.
