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NewsIPNLF launches ghost gear initiative
The International Pole and Line Foundation has partnered with the Olive Ridley Project to collect and upcycle ghost gear, funded by the inaugural Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award.
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NewsPuget Sound is an aquaculture success story
A report concerning a recent lawsuit filed in the state of Washington’s King County Superior Court paints a false portrait of aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest, according to Innovasea’s Senior VP of business development Langley Gace, who states that contrary to the Friends of the Earth information quoted, this industry ...
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NewsFishing vessel safety treaty gets boost
Participants at an EU ministerial maritime conference including IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim have highlighted the urgent need to bring the Cape Town Agreement into force.
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NewsCOVID-19: NFFO and government discussions
Discussions have begun between the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and the UK government on how best to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fishing industry.
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NewsBiomar to appeal against patent ruling
Biomar Norway will appeal a court’s decision that it infringed a smoltification patent on the basis that a patent shouldn’t exist for the methodology concerned.
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NewsCOVID-19: SSPO issues statement
Hamish Macdonell, director of strategic engagement for the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has issued a statement on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sector.
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NewsSecond Tersan freezer stern trawler
Tersan Shipyard has signed a new contract for a second freezer stern trawler with JSC Okeanrybflot Russia.
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NewsSuperSmolt: Oslo court rules in STIM’s favour
The Oslo District Court has ruled in favour of STIM, finding that both patents protecting the SuperSmolt technology are fully valid, and concluding that Biomar should compensate STIM for patent infringement and breaching codes of business conduct.
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NewsMexico commits to protecting vaquita
The Mexican Shrimp Council (MxSC) has reemphasised its commitment to protect the vaquita and other marine mammals using sustainable fishing methods.
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NewsHampiðjan appoints new sales manager
Einar Pétur Bjargmundsson has been appointed Hampiðjan Ísland’s fishing gear sales manager, working alongside skipper Kristinn Gestsson and master fishing gear technologist Magnús Guðlaugsson.
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NewsMSC Sustainable Seafood Awards winners
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced the winners of its fourth annual Sustainable Seafood Awards, which recognise organisations and individuals helping to end overfishing.
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NewsConducting research into ethical fishing
In a newly launched project, scientists from Nofima are hoping to find out how wild fish can be caught as gently as possible to safeguard fish welfare, good quality and financial gain.
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NewsCape Verde joins transparency initiative
The Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde is applying to become a member of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).
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NewsCOVID-19 forces Brussels Expo postponement
It’s the biggest event of its kind and a key date in the worldwide seafood industry’s calendar – but the spread of the coronavirus outbreak has forced organisers of Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global to postpone the exhibition.
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News2020 IceFish Bursary winners announced
Following the 2014 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, the organisers of the exhibition recognised the need to re-invest in the future of the fishing sector and introduced bursaries awarded to those currently in education within the fishing sector. The first bursaries were awarded in 2017.
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NewsBlue whiting – top quality raw material
The fishmeal production plants run by Síldarvinnslan in the Icelandic east coast ports of Seyðisfjörður and Neskaupstaður have been busy since the company’s pelagic vessels made their first landings of blue whiting earlier this month.
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NewsScottish salmon survival rates dip in 2019
Annual figures published by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) show that the sector had an average monthly survival rate of 98.60% for 2019, a slight reduction from the previous year''s figure of 98.83% owing to environmental challenges during the latter part of the year.
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NewsSeafood trader guilty of eel smuggling
A seafood trader has been found guilty of smuggling around 5.3 million critically endangered European eels from Europe to Asia over a two-year period.
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NewsAPPG discusses UK fishing sector challenges
Parliamentarians and representatives from across the fisheries sector have met in Westminster to discuss the socioeconomic challenges and opportunities facing UK fishing communities.
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NewsNOAA appoints new Office of Habitat director
NOAA has announced the appointment of Carrie Selberg Robinson as the new director of NOAA Fisheries'' Office of Habitat Conservation.
