All Industry News articles – Page 372
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Norwegian cod and haddock fisheries enter MSC certification
The Norwegian Seafood Export Council has entered Norway’s North East Arctic cod and haddock fisheries into full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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Management of non-tuna species in the Southern Indian Ocean
MEPs have adopted a report on the conclusion of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement. This new Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) will exercise its responsibilities for the effective conservation and management of non-tuna species in the high seas of the Southern Indian Ocean.
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Fisheries and Aquaculture in the context of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
MEPs have adopted a non-binding report on "Fisheries and Aquaculture in the context of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe" and the European Parliament stresses the importance of aquaculture to the food industry for social and economic development in some EU coastal communities.
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Oceana insists on the need to eliminate discards
The Guardian newspaper has released a video of a UK fishing vessel discarding more than 80% of its catch.
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SISP brown crab tagging project gets underway
Fisheries Research Services (FRS) has embarked on a major new research programme to enable a better understanding of the relationship between inshore and offshore crab stocks in waters to the north of Scotland.
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85t of whale meat may soon be abandoned after unsuccessful import
A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that around 85t of whale meat, sent to Japan in late May 2008 from Northern Europe, and for which the Japanese government has not yet received an application for import procedures, may have to be discarded.
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New director for NAFC Marine Centre
The Trustees of the NAFC Marine Centre in Scalloway, Shetland recently announced the appointment of Professor David Gray as the new Director of the Centre.
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Targeting freezer trawlers
The Port of Grundarfjordur is situated on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.
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Marine Institute research breeds new life into lobster stocks
An EU project organised between Ireland, Spain and Norway may have found a way of securing the future of lobster stocks in European waters.
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Global market for MSC products nears $1bn
The estimated retail value of seafood products bearing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) logo is now approaching one billion US dollars annually – the second year-on-year growth of around 100% in market value.
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Greenpeace attempts to halt Mauritanian shellfish project
Greenpeace is trying kill a new shellfishery project in Mauritania that it is not only potentially very profitable for the poor desert country, but which is also responsible and sustainable, according to Dr Ad Corten.
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Wild-caught shrimps from Madagascar certified Friend of the Sea
Friend of the Sea has announced an important break-through in the French seafood market, as Gel-Pêche products obtain the international sustainability certification following audit by independent certification body.
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Seafood mislabelling report highlights BSB challenge
Media reports from Toronto to New York are trumpeting the results of a Canadian study that enlisted the help of American teenagers to collect seafood samples for DNA testing. The reports say a quarter of the fish tested was mislabelled.
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"Kotuku" final accident report released
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has released its final accident report into the sinking of the fishing vessel "Kotuku" on13 May 2006, in which six people tragically lost their lives.
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Danish prawn fishery enters assessment for MSC eco-label
The Launis Fiskekonserves A/S: Skagerrak, Kattegat and Norwegian Deeps prawn fishery has entered full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council certification.
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1st Japanese fishery reaches end of MSC evaluation
The first Japanese fishery to enter Marine Stewardship Council assessment has reached the end of the evaluation stage of the certification process with a positive recommendation from certifier TQCSI.
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Danish herring fishery enters MSC assessment
The Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation North Sea herring fishery has applied for assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries.
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Versatile mussel range proves a hit for foodservice sector
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group has launched a major marketing push into the foodservice sector for its frozen mussel range.
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Mediterranean bluefin tuna tagging project
The most ambitious Mediterranean bluefin tuna tagging project yet last week start seeking answers to some key mysteries on the migratory behaviour of this most valuable but also most imperilled ‘prince of the sea’.
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World Fishing Exhibition Vigo '09: 70% of space already reserved
Italy, France, Faeroe Islands, United Kingdom, Cuba, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden will take national pavilions.