All Industry News articles – Page 83
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Skates and ray trading ban lifted
The UK Government is to lift the ban on overseas trading of skates and rays quotas in order to help the Scottish industry manage their fishing activity.
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EC lifts Guinea's red card
The Republic of Guinea has made significant improvements to its national fisheries governance to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, resulting in the European Commission lifting the country''s red card and associated trade measures.
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Increase in UK fishing income
Seafish has published its annual Economics of the Fishing Fleet Report which shows total fishing income increase by 16% in 2014, with £868m worth landed by the UK fishing fleet.
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NewsWhat Brexit means for UK fishermen
Following a meeting of the National Federation of Fishermen''s Organisations Executive Committee on 12 July, the organisation has issued a statement on what Brexit means for the UK fishing industry.
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NewsSupporting small-scale fish farmers
A new project funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research will focus on providing better access for small-scale fish farmers to high value retail markets and levelling the playing field for entering international markets.
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NewsSolomon Islands tuna achieves MSC certification
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification has been awarded to the Solomon Islands skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine and pole and line fishery.
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Palfinger wins crane order for 'America's Finest'
Palfinger Marine has received an order to provide three marine cranes for a new build factory freezer trawler, F/V America’s Finest.
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NewsNew US inspection rules worry Vietnamese pangasius exporters
New catfish inspection rules came into effect in March, transferring responsibility from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA).
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Scottish Sea Farms invests in new hatchery
Scottish Sea Farms will invest £35m in a new major freshwater site near Oban and has purchased the MRC Barcaldine site.
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Thai Union responds to Trafficking in Persons Report
Thai Union Group has issued a statement in response to Thailand’s improvement from Tier 3 to Tier 2 on the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report watch-list.
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Cawells achieves FoS certification for Omega-3
Cawells, a Swedish company specialised in manufacturing health food and dietary supplements, has recently obtained Friend of the Sea certification for Omega-3 products originating from healthy stocks of European sardine, chub mackerel and European and Peruvian anchovies.
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NewsMAN D2676 powered workboat
The first MAN D2676 powered workboat is nearly ready for launch and once completed it will be put straight into operation salmon fishing in Alaska.
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NewsMarine science centre launch
A new marine science centre has been launched in the UK which aims to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the world’s seas and society, from climate change through to food security.
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NewsIATTC fails to adopt tuna conservation measures
Members were unable to agree on measures for the management of tropical tuna and the conservation of bluefin tuna at the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in California.
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NewsEJF concerned about Thailand’s upgrade to Tier 2
After spending two years on Tier 3 of the US State Department’s annual human trafficking index, Thailand has been upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List.
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RFS Support Courses welcomed
The seafood industry has warmly received courses held around the UK to assist fishermen in applying for the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).
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SFF outlines the opportunities that Brexit could bring
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) met with Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing this week to underline the positive impact it believes leaving the European Union would have on the way Scottish fisheries are managed.
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NewsDeep-sea fishing brought into line with the CFP
The European Parliament, Council and European Commission have reached an agreement on new rules for EU deep-sea fisheries which it says should better protect deep-sea species while safeguarding the fishing industry.
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NewsWF&A welcomes Quentin Bates to the team
World Fishing & Aquaculture is delighted to announce that Quentin Bates is joining the editorial team as a columnist.
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Determination to achieve sustainable fishing levels by 2020
European Commissioner Karmenu Vella has given EU Fisheries Ministers a preview of the fishing limits to be applied in 2017.
