All Industry News articles – Page 248

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    Mackerel sanctions possible

    2011-12-15T11:50:00Z

    Proposals have finally been progressed by the European Commission that could see sanctions brought against Faroes and Iceland for their reckless overfishing of mackerel, says the Scottish government.

  • News

    Great results for ‘Fish is the Dish’

    2011-12-15T10:54:00Z

    Seafish has reported a superb response to its ‘Fish is the Dish’ campaign.

  • Mainstream Canada is the first salmon farming company in the world to earn Best Aquaculture Practices certification
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    First salmon farm earns BAP certification

    2011-12-15T10:41:00Z

    Mainstream Canada''s Brent Island farm in B.C. is the first salmon farm in the world to be certified to the Global Aquaculture Alliance''s Best Aquaculture Practices new standards for farmed salmon.

  • The December Fisheries Council begins today. Credit:  Daplaza
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    Fisheries Council begins today

    2011-12-15T00:15:00Z

    The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels today and tomorrow, chaired by Marek Sawicki, Polish Minister for Agriculture & Rural Development.

  • Bluefin tuna. Credit: Marco Care/Marine Photobank
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    Comprehensive study on status of tuna

    2011-12-14T14:04:00Z

    A new model built around biological data from electronic tags, ear bone microchemistry and fisheries catch data for Atlantic bluefin tuna indicates fishing on one side of the Atlantic influences the other side.

  • “There are still 19 stocks of species as common as cod, haddock, or sole, below safe biological limits,” says Javier López
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    Oceana: Put aside short term interests

    2011-12-14T13:51:00Z

    Oceana is urging EU Fisheries Council Ministers to put aside short term interests in the December Council’s meeting to establish 2012 catch limits for the main species targeted by Europe’s Atlantic fleet.

  • Swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Credit: NOAA
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    Swordfish longline fishery certified

    2011-12-13T16:26:00Z

    The Southeast US North Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline and buoy gear fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council certification after a rigorous, independent assessment by MRAG Americas.

  • News

    Halperns’ receives MSC certification

    2011-12-13T15:26:00Z

    Halperns’ Purveyors of Steak and Seafood, a family owned business with locations throughout the Southeast US, has become the first MSC Chain of Custody certified seafood distributor in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • News

    Seafish invites feedback on developing seafood labelling legislation

    2011-12-13T14:23:00Z

    Seafish has invited industry to provide input on proposed new changes on the way that seafood products should be labelled in the future.

  • Maria Damanaki. © European Union, 2010
    News

    EC welcomes report on overcapacity

    2011-12-13T14:03:00Z

    The Commission has welcomed the report by the European Court of Auditors which evaluates whether EU measures have contributed to adapting the capacity of EU fishing fleets to available fishing opportunities.

  • News

    Mackerel uncertainty continues

    2011-12-13T13:51:00Z

    Commenting on the failure of negotiations to agree an international mackerel fishing deal between the EU, Norway, Faroe Islands and Iceland, Ian Gatt, chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, said:

  • News

    Reform of EU fleet management needed

    2011-12-13T13:43:00Z

    The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released its long-awaited analysis of the effectiveness of EU fleet management, which shows the systematic failure of fleet capacity reduction policies, says Oceana.

  • Succorfish Managing Director, Richard Hooper (left) and Commercial Director, George Henricks (right)
    News

    Government praise for groundbreaking VMS

    2011-12-12T09:57:00Z

    UK Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, and Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, have hailed a new Succorfish VMS as ‘groundbreaking’ in a bid to improve commercial fishing whilst saving marine protected areas.

  • News

    GAA finds Pew report useful but limited

    2011-12-12T05:00:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance says that the approach Pew Environmental Group-funded study on seafood ecolabels is useful, but limited.

  • News

    NZ plea to report fish dumping

    2011-12-09T05:00:00Z

    New Zealand fishery officers are urging anyone who sees large numbers of fish floating at sea to call them as soon as possible.

  • In its first three months, 1,358 chefs and 136 UK fishing vessels signed up to the campaign
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    UK chefs show support for local fishermen

    2011-12-08T10:25:00Z

    In its first three months, an incredible 1,358 chefs and 136 UK fishing vessels signed up to Direct Seafood’s Coastal Fish campaign.

  • M&S said today it is wholly committed to producing environmentally-friendly farmed seafood
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    M&S refute eco-label study

    2011-12-07T18:19:00Z

    UK retailer, M&S, has refuted a new study released today which puts them second to last in an eco-label performance table intended to rank environmentally-friendly farmed seafood.

  • An angler encounters a large blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean near Panama. Photo courtesy of John Graves
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    Genetic markers help enforce regulations

    2011-12-07T11:03:00Z

    New discoveries in marine forensics by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science will allow federal seafood agents to genetically test blue marlin to quickly and accurately determine their ocean of origin.

  • Dave Pedersen, plant manager at Pacific National Processing
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    Mainstream upgrade improves water quality

    2011-12-07T10:35:00Z

    A $1.1m upgrade to Mainstream Canada''s Pacific National Processing facility has improved ocean water quality for residents of Tofino and for the West Coast of Vancouver Island, according to the company.

  • The final goal of iMarine is to launch an initiative aimed at establishing and operating an einfrastructure supporting the principles of the Ecosystem Approach to fisheries management and conservation of marine living resources
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    iMarine for data sharing launched

    2011-12-07T05:00:00Z

    iMarine, a new information and data infrastructure initiative to support the sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources, kicked off last month in Italy.