World Fishing News – Page 547
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NewsDouble journalism award for Port Strategy
Port Strategy editor, Carly Fields, has won the 2012 Seahorse Journalist Award for International Editor of the Year, and one of its regular contributors, Felicity Landon, also received the Award for Supply Chain Journalist of the Year.
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Salmon netting reduced in North Sea
UK fisheries minister Richard Benyon has decided to significantly reduce the netting of salmon and sea trout off the North East Coast, a decision welcomed by the Angling Trust.
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NewsChilean salmon company achieves BAP
Chilean salmon farming company, Congelados Pacifico SA Group, has achieved three-star BAP certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).
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NewsEFF application deadline approaching
The Marine Management Organisation is reminding those seeking grants for large or technical projects from European Fisheries Fund (EFF) that the deadline for applications is 14 January 2013.
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Dyhrberg shrimp FOS certified
Krista Top Seafood Black Tiger Shrimps (Penaeus monodon) from Swiss Dyhrberg have been certified by Friend of the Sea.
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New programme to encourage children to learn more about seafood
Seafish is launching a new education programme in North Lincolnshire aimed at teaching local children the importance of eating more seafood as part of a healthy and balanced diet, to start summer term 2013.
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NewsNOAA administrator to leave in Feb
Dr Jane Lubchenco, NOAA administrator, has written a letter to NOAA staff announcing that she will be leaving the organisation in February.
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NewsUS seafood fraud under the spotlight
The latest study by Oceana on seafood mislabeling has been featured on NBC’s ''Today'' show – helping to throw the thorny issue of US seafood fraud into the international spotlight.
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Tassal gets BAP certification
Tassal has become the first salmon producer in Australia to achieve full Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification at farm level.
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New guidelines for Natura 2000 protection
The European Commission is issuing new guidelines to improve understanding of how aquaculture can be carried out inside Natura 2000, the EU-wide network of protected natural areas.
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NewsAustralia’s MSC prawns go on sale in Japan
Japanese retail giant, Aeon, has stocked up on Australian MSC certified Spencer Gulf King Prawns, ready to sell over the Christmas period.
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SAGB calls for review of marine reserves
A scientific paper describing an increased incidence of disease in European lobsters inside the No-Take Zone of the Lundy Island Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) in the Bristol Channel, UK, was published this week.
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Fiji tuna fishery MSC certified
The fourth tuna fishery in the South Pacific, the Fiji Albacore Tuna Long Line fishery, has been awarded MSC certification.
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NewsResearch grant for salmon disease project
The Norwegian Research Council has awarded Dr Sonal Patel an ‘excellent young researcher’ grant for a project that will study why farmed salmon get pancreatic disease (PD) and how the virus that causes the disease works.
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NewsWhale meat found on sale in Denmark
The global Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) society has revealed that it has found Minke whale steaks on sale commercially in Denmark during a recent undercover operation.
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UNCLOS turns 30 but sea remains lawless
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) being signed, however, Oceana says that the current speed at which protection is implemented is too slow.
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NewsIUU fishing – a new regime for the CFP
Andrew Oldland QC, partner at UK solicitors Michelmores, looks at illegal fishing from a legal perspective.
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NewsAustralian study backs scientific approach
According to Coalition fisheries spokesman, Senator Richard Colbeck, a major study released by the Australian Government backs the efforts of agencies and fishing operators who have adopted a science based approach to fisheries management.
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NewsASC to make Chinese tilapia sustainable
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has teamed up with the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA) and WWF China to help the world’s biggest tilapia grower to operate more sustainably.
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SFF calls for parliament to focus on effort cuts facing Scottish fishing vessels
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is concerned about the cuts in days at sea that could be decided on at the end-of-the-year European Fish Council meeting in Brussels on 18 December.
