World Fishing News – Page 747
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NewsNOAA proposes measures to rebuild blacknose and other shark populations
NOAA’s Fisheries Service is proposing several measures to end overfishing and rebuild blacknose sharks and other shark populations.
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NewsNOAA awards nine NOAA Fisheries/Sea Grant fellowships
The 2009 class of nine NOAA''s Fisheries Service/Sea Grant fellowships is the largest in the history of the program.
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Main UK tuna supplier from Sri Lanka certified sustainable
Friend of the Sea makes one more important step into the UK and European market as Tuna Retail Sales – a main supplier of tuna from the artisanal vessels of Sri Lanka - obtains certification.
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Kinki and Clean seas extend tuna breeding success
Kinki University of Japan – acknowledged as a global aquaculture leader for its artificial spawning and cultivation of Pacific bluefin tuna – has lent its experience to another aquaculture pioneer with extraordinary results.
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All Maldivian yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna fisheries enter MSC assessment
All Maldivian tuna fisheries for yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack have entered assessment for certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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DSM Dyneema commences another patent infringement court case in the EU
DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, has announced that it has started proceedings in a patent infringement lawsuit before the Court of Milan against Beijing Tongyizhong Specialty Fiber Technology & Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinotex, (a.k.a. Zhong Fang), a Chinese manufacturer of HMPE ...
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NewsNew guidelines bring hope for world's seabirds
BirdLife has taken a major step towards the identification of Marine Important Bird Areas (mIBAs) for seabirds around the globe.
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Record breaking international participation at WFE & AQA
Exhibition space booked by foreign exhibitors has increased by more than 1,000 square metres in comparison to 2003.
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NewsFideco launches first certified sustainable Whiteleg Shrimp from Vietnam
Hue Fisheries, a main producer of prawns from Vietnam, under the Fideco market brand, is launching its Friend of the Sea certified Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp into the Japanese and European market.
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Record number of applicants for the Nor-Fishing Foundation’s Innovation Prize
The Nor-Fishing Foundation''s Innovation Price has been awarded at the Nor-Fishing and Aqua Nor exhibitions in alternating years since 2003.
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Tuna 2010 centre stage for the latest in tuna developments
Returning once more to Bangkok, Thailand, next May, Tuna 2010 will be held in conjunction with the eleventh biennial INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference.
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Italian authorities take action against illegal fishing vessel
Italian marine authorities have confiscated 15km of driftnets and an illegal catch of 30 bluefin tuna and swordfish from the Italian fishing vessel Frederica II, recently.
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Learn to SALSA with Seafish and SFQC
Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has teamed up with Scottish Food Quality Certification (SFQC) to offer free pre-audit Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) mentoring and support for seafood businesses in Scotland.
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Defra funding puts MSC on the Menu
The Marine Stewardship Council eco-label will be a much more common sight on menus in England thanks to £400,000 new funding from Defra’s Greener Living Fund.
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Germany supports ban on international trade of bluefin tuna
Greenpeace has welcomed the announcement by Germany that it supports Monaco’s proposal for international trade of bluefin tuna to be banned under the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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France joins Monaco in call for international trade ban for endangered bluefin tuna
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has announced his country’s support for a ban of international trade in endangered Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, joining a growing call to list the overexploited fish under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) – before it ...
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NewsNOAA issues request for proposals for new fisheries survey vessel
NOAA has issued a Request for Proposals for construction of NOAA’s newest fisheries survey vessel, the fifth in its state-of-the-art Oscar Dyson vessels class designed for 40-day mission science deployments.
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NewsIceland's Parliament votes in favour of applying for EU membership
The Parliament of Iceland voted last week in favour of applying for membership of the European Union.
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New investments to support aquaculture projects in Quebec revealed
Entrepreneurs involved in Quebec’s aquaculture sector are receiving additional federal funding to help them innovate their operations, boost their productivity and improve their economic performance.
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FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department receives 'Special Achievement in GIS' Award
The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, in recognition of its vision, leadership and innovation in geographic information system (GIS) technology, received a ''Special Achievement in GIS'' Award from ESRI (a GIS software developer).
