World Fishing News – Page 600
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New Zealand seafood rated ‘green protein’
New Zealand seafood is rated as the ‘green protein’, a report on the environmental cost of New Zealand food production has found.
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NewsPrawnfresh Plus improves catch quality
A group of Florida shrimp fishermen are enjoying a significant economic boost after improving the quality of their catches by switching to Prawnfresh Plus.
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Shark fin trade ban moves forward in Maryland
This week the Maryland House of Delegates held a hearing on a newly introduced bill (HR 393) that would ban the sale, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins throughout the state.
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NewsShetland report on data deficient fish stocks
A new report conducted by the NAFC Marine Centre in the Shetland Islands, has revealed that more than half of the main species landed by Scottish whitefish vessels come from stocks that are data deficient.
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NewsWrasse farming initiative announced
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) and the Meridian Salmon Group have signed a three year agreement with Otter Ferry Seafish Ltd to commercially farm Ballan wrasse in salmon cages for the first time.
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NewsBakkafrost’s salmon farm certified
Bakkafrost, the largest salmon farmer in the Faroe Islands, has achieved the GlobalG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard, following assessment of its business by Food Certification International (FCI).
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NewsSeakura launches new organic seaweeds
From its production facility located in the Natural Reserve of Michmoret on the Israel coast, Seakura Ltd has launched a new line of organic seaweed products that have been especially produced for European consumers.
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Scottish salmon Dubai’s 'dish of the day'
The best of Scottish produce was on display recently for an international audience in Dubai at Gulfood, one of the world’s largest food and hospitality shows.
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Investment boost for Loch Fyne Oysters
Scottish seafood business Loch Fyne Oysters has secured significant investment which will allow it to capitalise on its brand and penetrate new export markets.
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Cooke responds to ISA suspicion
Cooke Aquaculture has humanely euthanised two cages of fish in Nova Scotia after routine testing raised suspicion of the Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) virus.
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NewsNo agreement on mackerel
The fifth round of negotiations on the North-East Atlantic mackerel fishery between the European Union, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands ended last week after failing to secure international agreement.
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NewsAqua 2012 focuses on global aquaculture
The Aqua 2012 event, organised by the European (EAS) and World Aquaculture Societies (WAS), will take place in Prague from 1-5 September.
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NewsJohn Whitehead reappointed Seafish Chair
John Whitehead OBE has been re-appointed by UK Fisheries Ministers as Chair of Seafish through to December 2012, continuing in a role to which he was first appointed in June 2010.
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Coveney views new discard reduction nets
Simon Coveney, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine recently went to sea on an Irish Sea prawn trawler to view a demonstration of innovative fishing nets which significantly reduce unwanted cod catches.
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Canadian chairs US seafood association
For the first time in its 66 year history, a Canadian is at the helm of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the largest seafood trade association in the US.
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‘Electronic Eyes’ monitor tuna fishing
A Spanish purse seiner is the first tropical tuna vessel in the world to test the latest in electronic monitoring technology, designed to replace, or supplement, human observers.
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Nutreco CEO to step down at end of 2012
Nutreco has announced that CEO Wout Dekker will be leaving Nutreco by the end of 2012, marking the end of his almost 30-year career at the company, with 12 years as CEO.
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John West partners with WWF-Australia
John West Australia and New Zealand has recently announced a new Sustainable Seafood partnership with the world’s largest conservation organisation, WWF.
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NewsAFMA destroys foreign fishing vessel
Indonesian fishing vessel ''Jimbar Wana'' was apprehended by AFMA on 10 December 2011, after it had been sighted by surveillance aircraft illegally fishing in the Australian fishing zone.
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Safeway announces sustainable sourcing
Safeway Inc. has announced that its own brand skipjack (chunk-light) canned tuna will be responsibly caught using free-school purse-seine methods.
