World Fishing News – Page 728
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NewsNew fisheries management organisation for the South Pacific high seas
The European Commission has welcomed the adoption of a Convention for the setting up of a new regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), to manage non-tuna fish stocks in the South Pacific, in Auckland, New Zealand.
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NEAFC adopts management measures
At its 28th Annual Meeting held in London on 9-13 November, NEAFC adopted management measures for six out of seven fisheries. Parties will continue consultations on mackerel later this year with a view to agreeing measures later.
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Marine and Coastal Access Act paves the way for Net Gain
The news that the UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill has received Royal Assent has been welcomed by Net Gain, the new project that has been set up to identify Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in the English North Sea.
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ISCZ project welcomes Marine and Coastal Access Act
Up to now, Marine Protected Areas have covered only 9.43% of English waters, but the new legislation will enable far more of the sea to be protected, in part through new Marine Conservation Zones.
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NewsFinding Sanctuary applauds Marine Bill’s Royal Assent
The UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill received Royal Assent on Thursday 12 November 2009, giving the Finding Sanctuary project a green light to progress its work with local sea users to plan new Marine Conservation Zones across the south-west.
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NewsBalanced Seas sets sail
The UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill has received Royal Assent, which means a green light for Marine Conservation Zones.
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NewsNew RIB for fisheries department
One of Liverpool, UK, based RIB specialist MST''s (Marine Specialised Technology Ltd) most recent contracts was for an MST 620WB-4 RIB for the Isle of Man branch of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry for sternramp launching from its 22m mothership the Barrule.
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NewsMulti-million rescue plan for UK fishing quay
A partnership has come to the rescue of an ageing quay structure that is essential to the future of the region’s fishing industry.
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NewsMarine Bill "beacon of hope" for UK seas
Today the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act has been introduced into the statute books. This new piece of legislation puts a duty on the UK Government, for the first time, to conserve and protect marine species and habitats.
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Famed clam fishery first to receive MSC certification in Southeast Asia
The Ben Tre clam fishery in Vietnam has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in Southeast Asia to meet the organisation’s sustainability and management standards.
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NewsAustralia confiscates 130km long deepwater gillnet
Australia has revealed it confiscated a huge gillnet set illegally in Antarctic waters earlier this year.
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Scottish selective gear trials
The first trial of new selective gears is underway in the North Sea, as Scotland''s ''land more, catch less'' approach gathers momentum.
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NewsEurope urged to reward Scottish fishermen for conservation efforts
Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead says fleets that take decisive action to tackle discards and pioneer ground-breaking schemes such as Real Time Closures should be rewarded with options to buy back days at sea and allowed to land more of what is currently discarded.
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NewsUnited States pushes for strong measures to protect bluefin tuna
Dr Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator issued the following statement urging the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to heed the scientific advice and adopt measures that will end overfishing in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean and put bluefin ...
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NewsCommissioner Borg wins Swedish Seafood Award
Joe Borg, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, was granted the Kungsfenan Swedish Seafood Award recently.
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AKVA group recirculation for Greater Amberjack
AKVA group has signed a new contract with National Prawn Company (NPC) in Saudi Arabia for the delivery of a complete UNI-recirculation marine hatchery. The hatchery is for one of the upcoming new fish species in aquaculture, the greater amberjack (Seriola Dumerilii).
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Peace of mind for fishermen
Fisherman Malcolm Gosman from Ramsgate, UK, is the latest to equip his fishing vessel with the RNLI''s innovative man overboard safety system, MOB Guardian. And he''s the first to do so at the time of fit out, meaning he''ll benefit right from the Sarah Ray''s first launch.
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Canada announces management measures for Greenland Halibut
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has announced that the Canadian total allowable catch (TAC) for the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization (NAFO) Division 0B Greenland halibut (turbot) fishery has been set at 7,000 tonnes.
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Canada calls on ICCAT to protect bluefin tuna from IUU fishing
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is holding its annual meeting from 6-15 November in Brazil. The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada recently issued the following statement:
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ICCAT must act to protect albacore stocks
With two albacore tuna stocks in need of science-based management and media attention focused on another species entirely, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is calling on the International Committee for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to defend all stocks from unsustainable fishing practices.
