All Industry News articles – Page 207

  • The Greenshell mussel – earmarked as a growth market
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    New NZ aquaculture strategy

    2012-11-05T18:40:00Z

    A new aquaculture strategy called the ''Northland Aquaculture Development Strategy’ is due to be launched in New Zealand this week.

  • The anchovy population has shrunk by 41% since last summer
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    Peru cuts fishing quota due to climate worries

    2012-11-05T17:31:00Z

    The Peruvian government has cuts its commercial fishing quota as stocks of anchovy have diminished thanks to warmer water temperatures and controversial practices such as discarded catches.

  • WWF is calling for protection of marine life of the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Pete Faulkner/Mission:awareness/Marine Photobank
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    WWF calls for Great Barrier Reef protection

    2012-11-02T09:37:00Z

    WWF Australia is calling for protection of the Great Barrier Reef after the Queensland Government revealed draft plans for industrial development, threatening Australia’s snubfun dolphin and other marine life.

  • The GAA are looking for candidates with innovative practices for aquaculture. Photo: WWF
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    GAA looks for Innovation Award candidates

    2012-11-01T15:56:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is looking for candidates for its newly established award for innovative aquaculture farm practices.

  • The Trio share purchase will help The Baader Group improve its expertise in whitefish processing
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    Baader purchases Trio Food shares

    2012-10-31T11:40:00Z

    Germany’s food processing machinery specialist, The Baader Group, has purchased 100% shares of Norway’s Trio Food Processing Machinery AS.

  • Northern Harvest Sea Farms is the first three star BAP certified salmon operation in North America. Photo: SSPO
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    US gets first three star salmon operation

    2012-10-31T11:37:00Z

    The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme recently gained its first three star salmon operation in North America - Northern Harvest Sea Farms.

  • Chairmen Hans Peter Koppernaes and Anker Mejnertz singed the merger deal last week
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    Largest Nordic fishmeal and oil company formed

    2012-10-30T17:15:00Z

    Norwegian Koppern?s and Danish TripleNine have merged to form the largest Nordic fishmeal and fish oil business.

  • John West 100% pole line caught skipjack tuna for the German market
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    John West takes pole and line tuna to Germany

    2012-10-30T16:41:00Z

    UK canned fish producer, John West, has launched in Germany with the emphasis firmly on the sustainability and traceability of its 100% pole and line caught skipjack tuna.

  • The NGOs are calling for protection for declining species like the Cancer pagurus crab
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    Call for protection of Danish marine environment

    2012-10-30T15:39:00Z

    A coalition of 18 ‘green’ Danish NGOs, including Oceana, has published a report on Denmark’s marine environment and is calling for better management and protection.

  • This year’s OSM conference
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    OSM conference statement to the FAO

    2012-10-29T10:14:00Z

    Mercator Media’s Offshore Mariculture Conference went swimmingly this year – it culminated in a statement requesting the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) conduct an assessment of the access and operational frameworks for open ocean mariculture in the high seas.

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    MSC opens office in Iceland

    2012-10-26T13:31:00Z

    The MSC has appointed Gísli Gíslason as senior fishery outreach manager, responsible for servicing stakeholders and fishery clients in Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

  • Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, Iceland’s minister of Industries and Innovation. Credit: Althingi
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    Iceland responds to mackerel negotiations

    2012-10-26T10:24:00Z

    Following the inconclusive meeting on the management of mackerel fisheries between Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands and the EU, Iceland’s chief negotiator and minister of industries and innovation have released statements.

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    AFMA project to improve management of ecological fishing risks

    2012-10-26T09:40:00Z

    AFMA’s environmental management system is being extended with a new project to improve management of ecological risks to ensure sustainable fishing practices.

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    Europêche: Commission's proposals exaggerated and unbalanced

    2012-10-25T14:31:00Z

    Europêche president, Javier Garat, has responded to the Commission’s proposals on 2013 fishing opportunities for Atlantic and North Sea fish stocks by saying: "It is regrettable that the European Commission continues to propose reductions of more than 15% of TACs and/or fishing effort when few data are available or when ...

  • New species including black coral were found in the Gorring bank. Photo: Oceana Europe
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    Litter threatens species in Gorringe bank

    2012-10-25T14:08:00Z

    Marine organisation, Oceana, has highlighted that litter and fishing gear has been found among new species in major European seamount, the Gorringe bank.

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    Sapmer purse seine vessels go FoS

    2012-10-25T14:01:00Z

    French deep-sea fishing company Sapmer has gained Friend of the Sea certification for its purse seine fleets.

  • Norway lobster is at MSY level
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    TACs proposed for Atlantic and North Sea

    2012-10-24T14:25:00Z

    The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for 2013 for certain stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea, for stocks managed exclusively by the EU.

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    Olympic supplier MSC certified

    2012-10-24T14:24:00Z

    Simson’s Fisheries, supplier to the London 2012 Olympics, has gained MSC certification and can now supply sustainable fish to hotel groups, restaurants, pub groups, retailers, schools and hospitals.

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    100th Council meeting explores ICES role in the Arctic

    2012-10-24T14:07:00Z

    The governing body of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is holding its 100th statutory meeting in Copenhagen 24-25 October.

  • An agreement on the Commission's proposal for a new EMFF has been agreed
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    Negative response to EMFF outcomes

    2012-10-24T12:40:00Z

    Environmental organisations have responded to EMFF outcomes at the EU Agriculture & Fisheries Council.