All Industry News articles – Page 317
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NOAA further extends Gulf closed area
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has extended the boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico into the northern portion of the loop current to ensure seafood from the Gulf remains safe for consumers.
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Loblaw announces progress report on sustainability
Loblaw Companies Ltd has marked the one-year anniversary of its sustainable seafood commitment with an update on its progress, including its pledge to source only sustainable seafood by 2013.
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China Fishery ramps up Peru quota
The China Fishery Group has increased its Peruvian anchovy fishing quota of annual total allowable catch (TAC) through the acquisition of the entire share capital of a Peruvian fishing company Pesquera Alejandria for the total consideration of $95 million (€76.5 million).
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Marine Harvest takes delivery of new open sea pens
Fish farm equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine has delivered eight Triton 450 Open Sea (OS) salmon pens for Marine Harvest’s Marulaig Bay site in South Uist, Outer Hebrides, UK, in an order worth more than £300,000 (€350,520/S433,880).
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Brussels seeks to get fisheries management on track in 2011
The European Commission has published its report launching discussions on fishing opportunities in EU waters in 2011.
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Greenpeace chases Med bluefin fleet
The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior set sail on Sunday 16 May, 2010, on a campaign to block bluefin tuna fishing operations in the Mediterranean.
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$40m salmon hatchery planned for Washington
A recovery plan for salmon in the upper Columbia River watershed has been given the green light.
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Irish Sea stakeholders move to protect shellfish industry
A project has been launched to safeguard the Irish Sea''s valuable shellfish industry, including cockles, mussels and edible crab, estimated to be worth £54 million (€63 million/$79.3 million) annually.
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Nova Scotia extends Georges Bank moratorium
The Nova Scotia government has delighted the Georges Bank seafood industry and extended the moratorium on oil and gas exploration and development for a period of three years.
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Toothfish eco-label hangs in the balance
Independent adjudicator orders reconsideration of MSC certification.
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NOAA modifies fishing closure
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has revised the areas closed to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico due to the massive BP oil spill.
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Norwegian salmon exports continue growth
Salmon supplies tighten to give Norwegian producers highest export prices since June 2006.
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Seafish: new study is old news
A new report that claims UK fishing fleets work 17 times harder today than they did in the 1880s to catch the same amount of fish is fundamentally flawed, says seafood authority.
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DKSH sells eco-labelled pangasius
Agifish obtains first Friend of the Sea certification for pangasius.
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Shrimp trawl fishery closes 15 May
NOAA Fisheries Service has announced federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset (local time) on 15 May.
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First fishmeal leaves rebuilt HB Grandi factory
Vopnafjordur factory deploys new enclosed discharging system for the first time.
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Strong Q1 for Nutreco
Fish feed giant Nutreco has recorded a first-quarter revenue of nearly €1.1 billion ($1.4 billion), a 2.7% improvement on the corresponding quarter of 2009.
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Alaska’s salmon fishers gear up for opening day
The countdown to the opening of the Copper River salmon fishery has begun.
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Deepwater Horizon spill closes Gulf Coast fisheries
NOAA implements blanket commercial fishery closures in the wake of the oil rig disaster.