World Fishing News – Page 816

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    Icelandic® USA, Inc. announces MSC certification

    2007-05-31T12:07:00Z

    Icelandic® USA, Inc. announced last week that it has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to begin marketing a variety of sustainable species.

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    Research vessel project: tender notice issued

    2007-05-31T11:55:00Z

    The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), a UK government agency, is seeking to place a contract for research vessel capabilities from April 2008.

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    NZ: Pacific Island fisheries under threat from over-fishing

    2007-05-31T11:47:00Z

    "The state of Pacific tuna fisheries is the key issue on the table," Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said today at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee annual meeting being held in Wellington.

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    Scotland: Fishing income increases

    2007-05-31T11:44:00Z

    The total value of fish landed by Scottish vessels increased by six per cent to £370 million in 2006 - according to provisional figures released yesterday by Scottish Executive National Statistics.

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    Seafood giants join forces to combat pirate fishing in the Barents Sea

    2007-05-31T11:14:00Z

    Eight of Europe’s largest and most influential seafood companies have signed and addressed a joint letter to the Norwegian government, committing to do their best to avoid illegal Barents Sea cod and have called on the Norwegian government to provide up to date black lists so companies can live up ...

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    Management buyout for FCS

    2007-05-31T11:07:00Z

    Food Certification Scotland Ltd (FCS) – a third party food sector inspection and certification body - has successfully completed a management buyout that will provide the company with a strong platform for diversification into new areas of operation.

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    New MCA Chief Executive

    2007-05-31T11:04:00Z

    Peter Cardy took over as Chief Executive at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency on Tuesday.

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    Joe Borg travels to Japan

    2007-05-31T11:00:00Z

    Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, will arrive today in Tokyo for a three-day visit to Japan.

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    Thousands march for whales

    2007-05-29T10:29:00Z

    Thousands of people in dozens of countries marched on Sunday to call for whale protection as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) started its annual meeting.

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    New fishing agreement between NZ and Solomon Islands

    2007-05-29T10:25:00Z

    "A fishing agreement between New Zealand and the Solomon Islands formalises friendly ties regarding fisheries between the two Pacific nations," Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton announced at the signing ceremony today.

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    Young’s continues drive into MSC fish

    2007-05-25T10:48:00Z

    Young’s has continued the drive to increase the availability of sustainable seafood with the UK’s very first MSC scallops.

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    New Zealand: Fisheries QMS celebrated

    2007-05-25T10:44:00Z

    Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has paid tribute to those involved with the establishment of the Quota Management System (QMS). "The quota system was not universally popular when it was introduced, but now that 20 years have tested it, we can measure its success: Export revenue from fishing has increased seven ...

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    £3m boost for English fishing industry

    2007-05-25T10:41:00Z

    Grants worth £3 million to modernise and enhance the competitiveness of England''s fishing industry have been awarded following an assessment panel.

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    Responsible Fishing Scheme website goes live on first anniversary

    2007-05-24T14:58:00Z

    Following a successful first year for the UK Responsible Fishing Scheme, Seafish is proud to announce that a dedicated website for the scheme is now available at www.seafish.org/rfs.

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    Seafish encourages exporters to apply for funding

    2007-05-24T13:49:00Z

    Seafish is making an Export Development Fund (EDF) available to the seafood industry. The fund is intended to develop the UK seafood industry''s standing in the international seafood export market. The total budget for 2007/8 will be £75k, and will be available to businesses in a competitive bidding process.

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    EU concludes fisheries partnership agreement with Guinea Bissau

    2007-05-24T13:44:00Z

    The European Commission, on behalf of the Union, and the Republic of Guinea Bissau initialled a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement in Brussels earlier today.

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    US prepares to host International Whaling Commission

    2007-05-24T13:41:00Z

    The United States will host the 2007 annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Anchorage, AK, on May 28-31, 2007.

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    Marine Harvest Norway to close processing plant

    2007-05-24T13:39:00Z

    As a result of the merger between Marine Harvest and Fjord Seafood the merged company has two processing plants at Helgeland; Halsa and Herøy.

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    SFF formally welcomes new minister

    2007-05-24T12:24:00Z

    The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will tomorrow officially welcome Richard Lochhead as he makes his first public engagement as Fisheries Minister.

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    New software for GEONET

    2007-05-23T11:40:00Z

    IXTrawl S.A.S., wills be launching its new software for the GEONET system at FISHING 2007.