World Fishing News – Page 599
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NewsFirst farmed fish harvest in US waters
Marine biologists at Kampachi Farms have announced the successful final harvest from the Velella Research Project, which raised fish for the first time in US Federal waters.
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NewsFaroese mackerel catch limit set
Faroese Minister of Fisheries, Jacob Vestergaard, has announced a total catch limit for mackerel fisheries in Faroese waters in 2012 of 148,375 tonnes.
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ISSF calls for “complete closure” of purse seine fishery
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its position statement for the upcoming 8th Regular Session of the WCPFC to be held this month in Guam.
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Government supports biodiesel research
Newfoundland’s Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development plans to establish a demonstration bio-refinery that will convert fish oils into biodiesel, with support from the Provincial Government.
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NewsUS fishermen to rally this month
Two years after the ‘United We Fish’ rally in Washington, US fishermen will gather again on 21 March in a demonstration supporting the amendment of the Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act.
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New FPA between EU and Mauritius
The European Union and Mauritius have initialled a new Fishery Partnership Agreement (FPA) and Protocol.
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NewsBlack news for Scottish fishing
Seventeen Scottish skippers and one processing plant have been fined millions of pounds this week for illegal pelagic fish landings which took place between 2002 and 2005.
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NewsPacific Islands encouraged to fish small
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has launched its ‘bagan’ to encourage Pacific Islanders to fish for smaller fish as the effects of climate change take a grip on their islands.
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BIM announces €1.5m for the Irish fishing industry in 2012
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has announced €1.5m (£1.3m) in grant-aid for the Irish Fishing Industry.
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NewsEnglish company orders new trawler
Whitby company Lockers Trawlers Ltd. has placed an order for a versatile 25m whitefish vessel with local boat builder Parkol Marine Engineering.
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NewsAustralian fish is sustainable fish
Professor Ray Hilborn and Dr Bob Kearney have released a paper titled, ‘Australian seafood consumers misled by prophets of doom and gloom’.
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First Chinese Omega-3 fish oil company Friend of the Sea certified
Sinomega is the first Chinese manufacturer of Omega-3 fish oils to achieve Friend of the Sea certification.
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NewsNew Faroese Fisheries Minister
It has been reported that Jákup Mikkelsen, Faroese Minister of Fisheries has been replaced by Jacob Vestergaard.
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WWF campaign nears 100,000 signatures
WWF will tell MEPs in a presentation to the petitions committee today that they need to end overfishing and save Europe’s seas and fishing industry from decline.
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Global Partnership for Oceans announced
The World Bank has announced the supporting organisations that will make up its Global Partnership for Oceans.
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Vietnam approves master plan
Vietnam’s agricultural sector will export fisheries products worth US$11 billion by 2020 under a master plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, official media have reported.
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NewsTsunami debris task force crisis meet
A task force for the 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris field, which is floating towards Hawaii, has met at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) In Hawaii to share information to help avert the crisis.
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SFF welcomes haddock discard move
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the move by the European Commission to use emergency powers to reduce and avoid excessive discarding of haddock in the West of Scotland.
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Call for change welcomed
An influential group of back-bench MPs today called for a ''sea change'' in the way fisheries are managed in the future.
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Oregon approves three marine reserves
Our Ocean has expressed support for Oregon legislature’s action to designate three marine reserves and protected areas off Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, and Cape Perpetua.
