All Industry News articles – Page 166

  • Barrie Deas, chief executive of the NFFO said, “The Government’s recent decision to shift its subsidy to offshore wind-farms underlines the need to strengthen protection for our most important fishing grounds.”
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    UK fishermen fear green energy

    2013-12-10T16:27:00Z

    Fishermen’s organisations have expressed their fears over the UK Government’s announcement to shift wind farm renewable subsidies from onshore to offshore.

  • The new Common Fisheries Policy has formally been adopted. Credit August Linnman/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    CFP finally adopted

    2013-12-10T14:58:00Z

    Following the final vote by the European Parliament on 10 December, the new Common Fisheries Policy has now formally been adopted, and will be applied throughout EU waters from 1 January 2014.

  • The European Parliament has voted against phasing out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnetting. Credit: Skagman/CC BY 2.0
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    Deep-sea fishing vote

    2013-12-10T13:41:00Z

    The European Parliament has voted on deep-sea fishing in the North-East Atlantic – and has voted against phasing out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnetting.

  • A 'Food Alert for Action' has been issued for a range of smoked fish at Lloyds & Sons, including mackerel
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    Food Alert for Action issued on smoked fish

    2013-12-10T12:31:00Z

    The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a ‘Food Alert for Action’ to make authorities aware that smoked mackerel, catfish, barracuda and tilapia have been processed in an unapproved establishment, trading as Lloyds & Sons.

  • ICES advice for 2014, applicable for the widely-distributed and migratory stock of European Eel, is for all human-caused mortality  influencing production and escapement of silver eels to be reduced to as close to zero as possible. Credit: Ron O...
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    Hydropower plants kill thousands of eels

    2013-12-10T12:04:00Z

    Following recent reports from ICES and HELCOM classifying several species of eel as critically endangered, Oceana says that aside from fishing, hydropower plants are also killing hundreds of thousands of eels every year.

  • The vessel believed to be fishing illegally for Patagonian toothfish
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    Countries unite to apprehend illegal fishing vessel

    2013-12-09T17:22:00Z

    INTERPOL has issued a Purple Notice to assist in identifying an illegal fishing vessel as a result of a joint effort by New Zealand, Australia and Norway.

  • Bigeye tuna continues to be overfished. Photo: Alex Hofford, Greenpeace/Marine Photobank
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    Commission fails to make changes to overfishing

    2013-12-09T15:13:00Z

    Greenpeace has spoken out about the increasing need “to take steps to ensure sustainable fishing” following the end of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 10th meeting.

  • The new scheme is a major step forward in tackling "pirate" fishing
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    IMO tackles pirate fishing

    2013-12-06T11:05:00Z

    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has lifted an exemption for fishing vessels from inclusion in a crucial ship identification scheme – a major step forward in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) or “pirate” fishing.

  • The Rockfish was used to demonstrate how ocean acidification has a detrimental affect on fish behaviour Photo: S. Lonhart/SIMoN
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    Rising ocean acidification leads to anxious fish

    2013-12-05T19:08:00Z

    New research combining marine physiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and behavioural psychology has revealed a surprising outcome from increased levels of carbon dioxide in the oceans - anxious fish.

  • Asda has pledged to eradicate bycatch its suppliers © Asda Stores Limited
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    Asda pledges to ban bycatch

    2013-12-05T10:37:00Z

    UK retailer Asda has pledged to eradicate bycatch from the fisheries that supply its seafood.

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    Icelandic companies introduce ‘Green Marine Technology’

    2013-12-04T16:27:00Z

    Ten Icelandic ocean technology firms have introduced ‘Green Marine Technology’ – a joint marketing initiative emphasising eco-friendly solutions for fisheries and fish processing.

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    WWF calls on WCPFC to end overfishing

    2013-12-03T14:13:00Z

    WWF has voiced its concerns that the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) might fail again to implement effective measures to end overfishing of tuna at its annual meeting in Cairns, Australia next week.

  • Succorfish's VMS units are being used to capture location, course and speed of 15 scallop vessels
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    Protecting the Shetland Islands

    2013-12-02T17:13:00Z

    A spatial management programme has been set up to protect vulnerable seabed habitat whilst monitoring, understanding and supporting scallop fleet activities in and around the Shetland Islands.

  • The Agarba vessel ‘Nuevo Virgen de Logadoiro’ Photo: Agarba
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    MSC for Barents Sea fishery

    2013-12-02T14:06:00Z

    Spanish association of cod fishing ship owners, Agarba, has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its Barents Sea cod fishing operations.

  • The new fish farm will produce luxury caviar. Photo: THOR
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    UAE host to world’s largest fish farm

    2013-11-29T12:15:00Z

    The world’s largest fish farm has been launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Emirates Aquatic, local media reports.

  • McMurdo will supply its tracking buoy as part of a €2.5m contract
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    McMurdo awarded €2.5m contract

    2013-11-28T17:43:00Z

    McMurdo, part of the Orolia Group, is to supply its tuna fish aggregating device (FAD) tracking buoys to Thalos SAS in a contract worth €2.5m.

  • The Scottish Salmon Company reported revenues of £18.4m achieved on harvest volumes of 4,531 tonnes
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    Scottish Salmon Company Q3 results

    2013-11-28T12:01:00Z

    The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) PLC’s Q3 results revealed its performance has improved over the year to date compared to 2012.

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    Black Sea quotas

    2013-11-28T10:49:00Z

    Black Sea fishing opportunities for 2014 have been proposed by the European Commission.

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    Chilean rock lobster fishery enters MSC assessment

    2013-11-27T17:24:00Z

    The Chilean Juan Fernández rock lobster fishery (Jasus frontalis) has entered into independent, third party assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification programme.

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    EFF deadline extended

    2013-11-27T16:04:00Z

    Applicants in England can still take advantage of the funding available through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), as the deadline has been extended until 30 June 2014.