World Fishing News – Page 584
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Prisoners trained in FSIS
Prisoners at HMP Haverigg, Cumbria, UK, are being offered a new training course in fish and shellfish industry skills (FSIS) by Lakes College.
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Award for Odeo Flare at Seawork 2012
Odeo Flare Ltd, maker of the hand-held laser safety flare, won two awards this week at the Seawork Awards held in Southampton, UK.
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Aberdeen show set for success
With just over two weeks to go until the 2nd Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen, organisers say that preparations are well in hand for another highly successful event.
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NewsNew algal toxin test to save mice
A collaboration between PETA, industry and government has developed a new way of testing the algal toxin levels of shellfish for human consumption.
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Increased commitment to sustainable tuna
WWF has welcomed efforts by the Parties to the Nauru Agreement to increase commitment to the sustainable management of tuna fisheries and minimise impact on bycatch species like sharks, turtles and marine mammals.
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NewsPrawn fishers operating responsibly
A number of Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) inspections of Northern Prawn Fishery vessels have found compliance levels to be excellent with only minor breaches detected.
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NewsForage fish - affordable and sustainable
Brazil’s Prof Lauro Madureira has addressed the question of why forage fish, which are a cheap and sustainable source of protein and micronutrients, are not used for direct human consumption.
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Marel’s largest fish processing sale
Marel has sold a new whitefish processing flowline to a seafood processor in northeast Chine – the company’s largest single sale to the fish processing industry.
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NewsSophisticated new Simrad scientific echo sounder
Simrad has expanded its scientific echo sounder portfolio with the introduction of the new multi-transceiver Simrad EK15.
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NewsAntarctica’s Southern Ocean needs protecting
A report by the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) has called for over 40% of the Antarctica region to be protected from commercial fishing and other industries.
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Olympic Seafoods a Friend of the Sea
Krill harvesting company Olympic Seafoods AS has achieved a full audit by Friend of the Sea.
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Oceana: EU Mediterranean countries jeopardise fisheries management again
On 19 May, the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) closed its annual meeting, without having taken any decision to address the steepest ever decline in Mediterranean fish stocks, says Oceana.
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Consultation on Irish seafood standard
The Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM) has developed its own certification standard for wild seafood.
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NewsSaudi Arabia and FAO step up cooperation
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to allocate $66.7m to implement FAO’s technical assistance projects in the country, according to an agreement signed during the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East.
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NewsScottish Aquaculture & Fisheries Bill
Scotland will be introducing new legislation on aquaculture and freshwater fisheries in 2013.
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NewsMSC chair to retire
Marine Stewardship Council chair, Will Martin, will retire from the Board in July 2013, after over a decade of service and leadership.
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Canadian Coast Guard to improve communication and traffic services
The Canadian Coast Guard has announced plans to modernise 12 of its Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres to improve mariners’ communication and traffic services.
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NewsESE success streak continues
Organisers of the European Seafood Exposition and Seafood Processing Europe, held in Brussels in April, have described the events as “tremendously successful”.
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NewsNew feed carrier Helen Burnie
Fish feed carrier Helen Burnie left Macduff harbour in Scotland in May, after completing trials and tests.
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NewsGAA responds to shrimp story
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has responded to a recent ABC News story on illegal antibiotics being found in imported farmed shrimp in the US.
