All Industry News articles – Page 259
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Direct Seafoods launches coastal fish campaign to Britain’s top chefs
Direct Seafoods, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bidvest Group, has launched the ‘Coastal Fish’ campaign to help Britain’s troubled local fishermen and save endangered fish stocks.
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NewsTaxpayer handouts keep fishing afloat
Oceana has reported that taxpayer handouts totaling EUR3.3bn are keeping the European Union’s fishing industry afloat, which is more than three times greater than the amount typically quoted in public figures.
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NewsFirst spiny dogfish fishery certified
The British Columbia, Canada, spiny dogfish fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable fishery.
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Black Sea: new fisheries strategy
To protect Black Sea fish stocks and the livelihoods of local fishermen, all Black Sea coastal states should back and enforce a new joint fisheries policy, says a resolution passed by the European Parliament.
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NZ invests in sustainable fisheries
New Zealand will increase investment in Pacific Ocean fisheries to lift the level of returns from this vital resource to Pacific nations, says Prime Minister John Key.
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Norway: August sees historically high codfish exports
In August, exports of codfish, including clipfish, salted fish and dried cod, totalled NOK915.7m, representing an increase of NOK182m, or 25%, on August last year, according to figures from the NSEC.
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Mariscos Linamar S.L. launches Friend of the Sea mussels from Galicia
Galician mussels from Mariscos Linamar S.L. have been certified Friend of the Sea.
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NFI top 10 list reveals white fish gains
Americans ate 20% more tilapia in 2010 than they did in 2009, propelling it from the number five spot to number four, with the single largest gain in consumption on the NFI’s latest Top 10 Seafood List.
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CFCA coordinates plan for pelagics
The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) has started a joint deployment plan (JDP) for pelagic fisheries in Western Waters of the North East Atlantic.
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NewsIceland criticises US for inconsistency
Representatives of the Icelandic Government recently had meetings on whaling in Washington DC with the US State Department and the offices of Alaskan Senators, Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich.
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NewsEU and US pledge to combat IUU fishing
The EU and US have signed a statement pledging bilateral cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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NewsSalmon reduces seafood export value
Total seafood exports for August ended at NOK3.5bn, decreasing by NOK120m compared with August last year.
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Skretting invests $36m in Tasmania
The Tasmanian Premier, Lara Giddings, has officially opened Skretting Australia’s $36 million fish feed plant expansion in Cambridge.
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US seafood landings and values increase
US commercial fishermen landed 8.2bn pounds of seafood in 2010, valued at $4.5bn, an increase of 200m pounds and more than $600m in value over 2009, according to a new report released by NOAA.
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Bioprocessing plant for Nofima
The government is funding Nofima’s bioprocessing pilot plant at a value of NOK3.5m, which establishes that the new plant will be a national facility for marine bioprocessing.
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Dutch fishery strives for certification
The Dutch hand-raked cockle fishery has entered full assessment against the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.
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New MSC Russian appointment
Dr Vassily Spiridonov has joined the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) as its contract representative for the Russian Federation.
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MSC awareness in Netherlands and Sweden
New figures released this week show that, when shown an unbranded logo, 34% and 28% of fish consumers in the Netherlands and in Sweden respectively are aware of the MSC ecolabel.
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NewsFive marine reserves announced for NZ
Five new marine reserves, including the two largest in mainland New Zealand, are to be established on the South Island''s West Coast.
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NewsApplications invited for new round of Industry Project Funding
Seafish has announced that its Industry Project Fund (SIPF), worth up to £1 million, is once again open for new applications from those with innovative ideas benefiting the seafood industry.
