All Industry News articles – Page 184
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NewsPublic support for UK fishing quota
The British public are showing their support for the ‘reshuffle’ in distribution of the UK’s fishing quota with a 110,000 strong petition.
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NewsMexico approves measure to save vaquita
The Mexican government has approved a new regulation to save a threatened porpoise, the vaquita, and to promote sustainable fishing in the upper Gulf of California.
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NewsRussian salmon fishery re-assessment
The Iturup pink salmon and chum salmon fishery, the first Russian fishery to be MSC certified, has started the re-assessment process.
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GAA responds to Thai abuse accusations
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has said that it is taking the accusations of labour abuse in a Thai processing plant, documented in a recent report, very seriously and is determining a corrective course of action.
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NewsSeafish film ‘The Business of Fishing’
Following screening success throughout the UK and Europe, Seafish will be making its ‘The Business of Fishing’ film available to schools, higher education institutes and other stakeholder groups.
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NewsNorth Sea herring confirmed sustainable
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea’s (ICES) latest scientific advice has confirmed North Sea herring as sustainable as a result of the responsible fishing practices of Scotland’s pelagic fishermen.
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Icelandic ocean technology sector grows by 13%
According to a new study by the Icelandic Ocean Cluster, the Icelandic ocean technology sector experienced a ISK66bn (€414m) turnover in 2012, a 13% increase from 2011.
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Cod liver oil Friend of the Sea certified
Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of Axellus-group cod liver oil, sourced from approved wild arctic cod.
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NewsNorth Sea cod nearly ready for MSC certification
A new report that uses the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) sustainability standard as a common benchmark has found that North Sea cod stocks are nearly ready to be MSC certified.
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NewsFOS certification for Otto Franck
Tuna, sardines and mackerel under the LaPerla brand canned for German importer, Otto Franck Import KG, have been certified by Friend of the Sea.
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Fines for inaccurate logbook keeping
The owner and skipper of Irish vessel ‘Lia Jan’ have been fined for inaccurate logbook keeping.
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NewsCFP reform causes mixed feelings
The recent agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the new basic regulation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has caused a flood of mixed feelings amongst European fisheries and aquaculture professionals, says EU institutions Europêche and Copa-Cogeca.
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NewsWhole Foods Market to sell Anglesey Sea Bass
Anglesey Sea Bass will be sold in Whole Foods Market UK stores from 10 June 2013.
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NewsNew investment in World Fishing & Aquaculture ‘responsive’ website
Mercator Media, publisher of World Fishing & Aquaculture, has made another significant investment in its online offering by redesigning all 14 of its magazine and event websites.
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NewsShark finning banned
The European Council of Ministers has signed off on the official regulatory text on an EU ban on shark finning.
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NewsPacific mahi stock assessment needed
An overview of Pacific mahi mahi stocks by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has found that the species may face a higher risk than was previously understood.
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NewsOmega Protein fined $5.5m
Omega Protein, Inc., producer of omega-3 fish oils, has been fined $5.5 million for polluting Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with fish waste and oil-fouled water from it fish processing plant and through its menhaden fleet based in Reedsville, Virginia.
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NewsNew face of specialist assurance
A new face of specialist agriculture and fisheries assurance, Acoura, has been launched in Scotland in a bid to maintain the country’s place within international certification.
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NewsFukushima radioactivity not a health risk
New research has shown that radiation found in tuna contaminated by the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident poses the same threat to consumers as from one dental x-ray.
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Measures adopted for key Mediterranean and Black Sea stocks
The FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has approved a number of historic conservation and management measures to guarantee the sustainable exploitation of key fish stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
