World Fishing News – Page 553
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NewsNo confidence in groundfish assessments
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has written to NOAA''s Northeast Fisheries Science Center Science and Research Director Bill Karp regarding anticipated cuts in 2013 Annual Catch Limits.
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First Amercias tilapia farm ASC certified
Tropical Aquaculture’s Aquamar S.A farm has become the first tilapia farming operation in the Americas to achieve the ASC Certification for Responsible Tilapia Farming (ISRTA).
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Friend of the Sea scores best
Friend of the Sea has come out on top in an assessment of fisheries and aquaculture eco certification programs.
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NewsNew IMTA shellfish culture system
Jersey shellfish farmer Tony Legg has developed an innovative new abalone (ormer) culture system which could pay an important role in the expansion of mollusc farming in the UK.
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NewsLice affecting salmon mortality levels
According to a recent study carried out in part by the Scottish Oceans Institute, parasitic lice are killing a large number of free ranging salmon in European waters every year.
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NewsLargest Oz prawn fishery MSC certified
Australia’s largest prawn fishery, the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF), has gained MSC certification and products from this fishery will now be eligible to carry the blue ecolabel.
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NewsICES to use Danish database for fish data
Biologists and administrators throughout Europe will soon be using a new shared database, developed by DTU Aqua, to process data from the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the North Atlantic.
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Seafish chairman to retire
Seafish chairman, John S. Whitehead, is to retire from the role after 10 years when his current term of appointment expires at the end of December.
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NewsWWF petition to the EU Parliament
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has presented a petition containing 150,000 signatures to the European Parliament demanding more sustainable fishing practices.
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NewsNew study on Northern Devon fisheries
The UK''s maritime environmental consultancy, ABPmer, has been commissioned by the Northern Devon Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) to carry out a study which will help with the future development of the region’s fisheries.
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NewsWWF uncovers unreported tuna trade
A new study commissioned by WWF states that between 2000 and 2010, the equivalent of 18,704 tonnes of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to ICCAT.
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GAA gives Lifetime Achievement Award
During the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s GOAL 2012 conference, Dr Chingchai Lohawatanakul, president of Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC, was given a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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NewsOceana reports illegal trawling
Oceana has warned Spanish authorities about the continued illegal trawling activities in the coralligenous and maërl areas around Cabrera, off the southern coast of Majorca.
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Packaging company becomes NFI Crab Council member
Alabama-based Gilpin and Company, Inc. has become the first associate member of the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council.
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Baja Marine first Mexican FoS
Mexican Baja Marine Foods, a Tri Marine Group company, has successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea audit and its squid and sardine products can now carry the international sustainability seal of approval.
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NewsNew NZ aquaculture strategy
A new aquaculture strategy called the ''Northland Aquaculture Development Strategy’ is due to be launched in New Zealand this week.
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NewsPeru cuts fishing quota due to climate worries
The Peruvian government has cuts its commercial fishing quota as stocks of anchovy have diminished thanks to warmer water temperatures and controversial practices such as discarded catches.
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NewsWWF calls for Great Barrier Reef protection
WWF Australia is calling for protection of the Great Barrier Reef after the Queensland Government revealed draft plans for industrial development, threatening Australia’s snubfun dolphin and other marine life.
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NewsNew Valka x-ray cutting machine
Icelandic fish processor, Valka, has unveiled a new x-ray guided water jet cutting machine which it says marks a turning point in fish processing.
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NewsGAA looks for Innovation Award candidates
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is looking for candidates for its newly established award for innovative aquaculture farm practices.
