All Industry News articles – Page 266
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New Executive Director of CFCA
The Administrative Board of the Community Fisheries Control Agency has announced the appointment of Pascal Savouret as Executive Director.
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CFP must not be a ‘wasted opportunity’
The European Commission is set to reveal its plans tomorrow for a new Common Fisheries Policy with the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation warning that it must not prove a wasted opportunity.
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NewsHigher catches in Bay of Biscay proposed
The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for anchovy fishing in the Bay of Biscay for the season 1 July 2011-30 June 2012.
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Louisiana shrimp fishermen look to enzyme treatment to prevent blackspot
In an effort to bring top quality, more eco-friendly shellfish to market, Louisiana’s shrimp industry has begun testing an innovative sulphite-free liquid enzyme treatment to prevent melanosis, or black spot, in harvested shellfish.
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Commercial shrimp fishery to re-open off Texas on 15 July
The federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas, will open to commercial shrimp trawling 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on 15 July 2011.
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Norwegian seafood exports up by NOK1.9bn
The value of exports of Norwegian seafood in the first half-year of 2011 totalled NOK25.9bn, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
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WaveSentry project launched
The WaveSentry project consortium has secured co-funding from the Technology Strategy Board to develop a new information and forecasting tool for managing the risks of marine operations in adverse sea states.
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JNCC launches consultation on three MPAs
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) launched a public consultation on the selection of three important marine protected areas for reef habitat and carbonate structures.
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MSC products secure price premium
New research shows that UK retailers are achieving a price premium of over 14%, and achieving higher sales, for products bearing the MSC ecolabel, compared with their non-labelled equivalents.
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NIWA Chairman: New Zealand urgently needs a National Oceans Strategy
Chairman of NIWA, the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Chris Mace says New Zealand urgently needs a National Oceans Strategy, to sustainably manage and use its extensive marine resources to boost the economy.
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NewsChile applauded for banning shark finning
Yesterday, the Chilean National Congress passed legislation that completely bans shark finning.
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NewsOcean Safety back in business after fire
Just four months a fire which destroyed the factory and offices of Ocean Safety’s depot in Port Glasgow, the company has opened its doors once again.
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NewsISSF commits to tuna projects
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has launched the Make the Commitment project, the next phase of its effort to transform tuna fisheries.
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Whale research vessel to take anti-whaling message to IWC meeting
A whale research vessel sets sail from London tomorrow in a symbolic journey to Jersey to take an anti-whaling message to this year’s meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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Shell and BP join World Ocean Council
Oil and gas industry majors BP and Shell have joined the growing number of leading companies from a range of ocean industries that are distinguishing themselves as members of the World Ocean Council (WOC).
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£2.4m grant-funded harbour development gets underway
A significant grant from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) is being used towards the regeneration of Southwold harbour in east Suffolk.
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NewsISSF bycatch project cruise
A research vessel has returned safely to the Seychelles after a two week cruise in the Indian Ocean to study the behaviour of sharks and other fish species swimming around fish aggregating devices (FADs).
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AgriMarine to rear bluefin Tuna in Japan
AgriMarine Holdings Inc. has entered into a Research & Development Agreement with Tokai University in Japan for a project to rear bluefin tuna on a commercial scale, using AgriMarine''s solid-wall closed containment systems.
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Europeans eating somebody else’s fish
A report by OCEAN2012 and the new economics foundation reveals that, as of 3 July, the EU will be dependent on seafood from elsewhere, six days earlier than last year.
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NewsNOAA sets fishing quotas for bluefin tuna
NOAA has announced quotas and other measures for bluefin tuna that underscore the nation’s commitment to sustainable science-based management of this vital fish stock.
