World Fishing News – Page 714
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Nor-Fishing 2010 jubilee exhibition
In August this year Nor-Fishing will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
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NewsIFFO announcement on first RS approval
Tecnológica de Alimentos S.A. (TASA) of Peru is the first fishmeal and fish oil producer to achieve certification under the new IFFO Global Standard for Responsible Supply.
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NewsVónin plays important role in environment project
Together with the Marine Institute in Newfoundland, Vónin and Vónin Canada are working together on a project with a goal to reduce the impact that bottom trawls have on the seabed.
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NewsDover and Dungeness RNLI lifeboats work together to tow stricken beam trawler
A 22m 130-tonne beam trawler with gearbox failure required the assistance of two volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews when it broke down in the busy south west shipping lane of the English Channel on 10 February.
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Strategic cooperation agreement between CPF and AKVA
Charoen Phokphand Foods Ltd and AKVA group ASA have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for developing a complete new production system for the production of white shrimp utilising AKVA''s recirculation technology and CPF''s broad knowledge in shrimp farming.
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NewsConservationists object to MSC eco-label
Three conservation groups from British Columbia, Canada, have filed a notice of objection with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) over a recent announcement by the MSC to award its eco-label to controversial salmon fisheries on Canada’s Pacific coast.
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NewsThe future of bluefin tuna
In the run up to the CITES meeting this month, Italy and France have changed their positions on the EU bluefin tuna trade ban, the UK has lent its support to an Appendix I listing, and the European Parliament looks set to do the same.
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NewsEuropean fishing fleet owners oppose the introduction of bluefin tuna into CITES
Europêche and Cogeca Fisheries have called on the Commission and Member States “not to submit to pressure from environmentalists to decide in favour of introducing bluefin tuna into any one of the CITES annexes”.
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NewsSimrad sonar slims down and shapes up
The Simrad SX90 has recently become an even stronger proposition to support professional fishing vessels in improving catch, thanks to an extensive hardware revision.
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NewsMacduff Shipyards completes Excel
Macduff Shipyards Limited has just completed Excel BF110 for Derek and John Watt of Excel BF110LLP, which will operate from Fraserburgh through Caley Fisheries Limited.
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NewsWorld Fishing now on Twitter!
You can now keep up-to-date with the latest commercial fishing news by following World Fishing on Twitter.
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Calamarine™ certified as sustainable
Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of Calamarine™, a new high-DHA Omega-3 ingredient from Norwegian company Pharma Marine.
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NewsSeven steps to save the Baltic Sea
Ban of phosphates in detergents, cleaning up remaining Helcom hotspots and a network of marine protected areas are among seven simple actions which could help save one of the most threatened sea areas in the world, says WWF.
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NewsEP backs trade ban on bluefin tuna
Parliament voiced its support today for a ban on the trade in endangered animals, such as bluefin tuna and polar bears, and products derived from these animals.
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NewsTwo RNLI lifeboat crews assist sea damaged fishing boat
Volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews from St Ives and Penlee (UK) were launched Monday night to assist a fishing boat crew after their wheelhouse windows were smashed in by a large sea.
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NewsNordic supermarkets moving towards sustainable seafood
Nordic supermarkets are moving forward, slowly, but surely, on seafood sustainability, according to a new Greenpeace report on Scandinavian retailers’ seafood purchase policies.
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MSC appoints three new Independent Adjudicators
In line with the rapid growth of fisheries entering its seafood ecolabel and certification programme, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has increased the number of Independent Adjudicators that are available to review and resolve contested certifier decisions.
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Aquaculture funding creates jobs in Atlantic Canada
Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), has marked the success of the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP).
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Canada supports strengthened new requirements with Catch Certification
The Fisheries and Oceans Canada Catch Certification Office issues catch certificates to Canadian exporters, in accordance with the European Union regulation combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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NewsWESMAR’s new digital stabilizers
WESMAR is showcasing its new DSP4800 series stabilizers at the 2010 winter boat shows.
