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NewsWest Africa Task Force focuses on cooperation
Regional cooperation and collaboration were at the forefront of discussion during the fifth West Africa Task Force (WATF) meeting.
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NewsWesmar; changing hands after 52 years
Wesmar founder and president Bruce H. Blakey has announced today that he has sold his company to local businessman Roger Fellows. He founded Western Marine Electronics in 1965 to develop sonar to help commercial fishermen find fish.
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NewsEuropêche members disappointed with tuna TAC
Europêche claims its members are disappointed with the total allowed catch (TAC) set for tuna management in the Atlantic and adjacent seas.
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NewsASC and MSC release joint seaweed standard
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have launched a new Seaweed Standard to promote the sustainable farming and wild harvest of seaweed.
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NewsNautic lands six-ship Russian contract
Icelandic naval architect Nautic, one of the Knarr Maritime group of companies that brings together design and engineering skills across a variety of specialised fields, has contracted to design a series of six innovative trawlers for Russian operator Norebo (formerly Ocean Trawlers) that are to be built at the Severnaya ...
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NewsNew PhD for Skretting ARC explores interaction between salmonids, sea lice and diet
Dr Rebecca Heavyside has successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Aberdeen. Her thesis, “Dietary modulation of the interaction between salmonid fish and sea lice (Lepeoptheirus salmonis): effects on host attractiveness, skin mucus and immune response,” explored some possible modes of action for functional microingredients in anti-sea lice ...
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NewsFuel efficient Maldives pole-and-line fishery
The latest report in IPNLF’s Technical Series evaluates fuel use intensity in the Maldivian pole-and-line tuna fishery and determines them to be fuel efficient.
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NewsDraft rules get mixed reception
The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee last week approved draft rules aimed at reducing impacts on the environment that include restrictions on new fishing methods such as pulse trawling. The draft text was adopted by 20 votes to five, with two abstentions. The text will now be tabled to a plenary ...
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NewsSalmon and trout producers tackle lice treatments
Scotland’s salmon and trout producers want to extend the usage and efficacy of the most environmentally-friendly sea lice treatments.
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NewsCAB backs PNA MSC recertification
The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) conducting the reassessment of Parties to the Nauru Agreement’s (PNA) MSC tuna fishery has dismissed IPNLF concerns.
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NewsWärtsilä engine to power Lunar vessel
Lunar Fishing Company Ltd’s new purse seiner trawler will be fitted with a 4-stroke diesel Wärtsilä 31 engine.
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NewsCermaq reports high global fish survival rates
Cermaq has released its latest fish survival rates which indicate better levels than last year, especially for Atlantic salmon.
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NewsSpanish producer commits to sustainability
Spain’s Nueva Pescanova Group has joined the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in order to improve the sustainability of its supply chain.
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NewsEkofish orders twin-rigger from Stellendam yard
Dutch fishing company Ekofish Group has contracted Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new twin-rig trawler. The design and equipment of the new vessel will all be in line with Ekofish’s dedication to sustainable fishing methods.
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NewsRecycled tyre fender project wins award
A project to create fenders for a new pier using recycled tyres has won a Shetland Environmental Award.
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NewsBrexit poses “severe threat to Britain’s fishing communities”
Brexit will almost certainly have a negative economic impact on large parts of Britain’s fishing industry and reliant coastal communities.
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NewsCredit facility allows processor to break into new markets
DS-Concept has announced a €2 million non-recourse factoring facility for a seafood processor based in Latvia, a deal that will help propel it into additional markets and allow it to focus on the construction of a new factory with greater output.
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NewsFuture conservation under discussion for Atlantic tunas and sharks
The amendment of conservation measures for Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bluefin tuna is the main item on the agenda at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) Annual Meeting.
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NewsThai Union achieves recognition for its sustainability
Thai Union Group PCL has received the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) 2017 ‘Outstanding’ Sustainability Award in recognition of outstanding performance.
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NewsUK industry leads on ILO 188
The UK’s fishing federations in conjunction with the MCA Fishing Safety team have together developed a Fishing Safety Management (FSM) System that will assist fishermen with the imminent implementation of a generational change to fishing safety legislation – the Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188) aimed at creating a set ...
