All Industry News articles – Page 208
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ISSF workshop on bycatch mitigation
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) held another of its bycatch workshops in Montpelier, France, last week.
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NewsKFC France gets MSC certified
Fast food chain KFC in France, has taken its sustainability commitment to the next level with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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Baltic fishing opportunities agreed
The Fisheries Council has decided on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2013.
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NewsThai company fined for IT piracy
Thailand based seafood company, Narong Seafood Company Ltd, has agreed to pay US$10,000 to resolve unlicensed software allegations made by the Attorney General’s office of Massachusetts.
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Fukushima fish risk assessed
This week the European Commission hosted an EU-Japan expert meeting to assess the risk to EU consumers of fish imported from the Pacific following the Fukushima accident.
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‘World class’ Marine Harvest facility
Marine Harvest is building a new ‘world class’ smolt hatchery in Lochailort, Scotland, which is expected to be finished next year.
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John Pope receives ICES Outstanding Achievement Award
ICES has awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award to John Pope of the United Kingdom for his sustained commitment to developing ICES, as well as for his achievements in science, management, policy, and mentoring.
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NewsFishermen missing after Bangladeshi storms
It has been reported widely in the media that at least 24 people have been killed and an estimated 1,500 fishermen are missing after tropical storms hit the southern coastal islands of Bangladesh last week.
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Cape Town Agreement on safety adopted
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference of fishing vessel safety, held last week in Cape Town, South Africa, has adopted a new agreement on fishing vessel safety.
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O’Neill rules out vessel decommissioning
Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister, Michelle O’Neill, has ruled out a local fishing vessel decommissioning scheme and has said that the funding for this will now assist with fleet modernisation.
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NewsFish farming industry convenes in Turkey
With 80% of Turkish fish farms based offshore and with Turkey being one of the main Mediterranean farming nations, holding the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012 in Izmir is both appropriate and timely.
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Sanford first NZ company to join WOC
Sanford Limited has become the first New Zealand company to join the World Ocean Council (WOC), significantly expanding the fishing industry’s involvement in the WOC.
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Canada invests in marine conferences
The Canadian government is investing in two marine-themed conferences aim to highlight the research and development and industrial capacity of Newfoundland and Labrador''s growing ocean technology cluster.
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Mainstream Canada appeals ruling
Mainstream Canada has filed an appeal of a Supreme Court of BC decision in its defamation claim against anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford.
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Salmon farm licence consultation begins
The public consultation period has begun in the licence application process for a deep sea fish farm in outer Galway Bay.
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NewsTesco to offer more sustainable varieties
UK supermarket Tesco is launching a new scheme called ‘Catch of the Day’ and will increase its range of sustainably caught fish by a third.
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Omega 3 supplements FoS certified
Eskimo 3 omega 3 supplements from Cardinova have been certified as Friend of the Sea.
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SFF: Proportionate and sensible fishery management key to a sustainable future
During the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum today, SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong will deliver the message that the fish and shellfish found in the seas around the UK are one of the UK’s most valuable natural resources and the Scottish fishing industry is determined to ensure their sustainable harvesting.
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NewsScottish fishing boat attacked
A Scottish shellfish supplier has told how one of his vessels was attacked by French fishermen, reports John Kinsman.
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NewsCommittee votes to reintroduce subsidies
This week the Regional Development Committee adopted its opinion on the future financing mechanism for fisheries in the EU (EMFF).
