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NewsLaunch of peak Australian seafood body
Australian Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston, has launched a new peak national body for the seafood industry.
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NewsPerth to host 12th international lobster conference in 2020
Australia’s Western Rock Lobster Council (WRLC) celebrated on Tuesday this week after it was announced by the Hon. Dave Kelly at an annual management meeting that Perth has successfully won a bid to host the international rock lobster biology and management conference in October 2020.
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NewsChinese online marketplace commits to sustainable seafood
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has joined forces with Chinese organisations, including China’s largest online marketplace Tmall, to make a commitment to sustainable seafood procurement.
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NewsGetting graduates into aquaculture careers
Graduates seeking a career in aquaculture now have a direct route into the sector, with the launch of a new collaboration between the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and its industry partners.
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NewsFishery inspectors gather in Sweden
Fisheries inspectors from across the EU and the Nordic region are gathering this week in Gothenburg for a three-day conference, and are joined by Coastguard officers from Scotland, Germany and Sweden with inspection vessels Jura, Meerkatze and KBV-032.
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NewsHB Grandi goes for new version redfish cutter
HB Grandi has purchased a new Valka Cutter for redfish portions with capacity up to 180 fillets per minute.
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NewsMSC and Chinese partners announce commitment to sustainability
On World Oceans Day last week, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), together with leading Chinese partners including China’s largest online marketplace Tmall.com, announced their commitment to sustainable seafood procurement.
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NewsBioMar acquires Alimentsa
BioMar Group has taken its next step into the shrimp feed market by acquiring 70% of the Ecuadorian shrimp feed producer Alimentsa.
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NewsSweden pledges USD$5.4m to help FAO tackle illegal fishing
Sweden has made a USD$5.4m contribution to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) activities to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsMaking Indonesia’s fleet visible
At last week’s United Nation’s Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the first nation ever to publish Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data revealing the location and activity of its commercial fishing fleet.
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NewsScottish mussel hatchery project receives international boost
A 1.7m project conceived to get Scottish mussels to spawn in a hatchery environment has been visited by its Australian partner, Spring Bay Seafoods – operators of a commercial-scale mussel hatchery.
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NewsMed and Black Sea mid-term strategy
Targets, proposed action and outputs towards the sustainability of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries (2017-2020) have been put forward.
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NewsSizing up the pollution problem
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is undertaking what it calls the world''s largest marine pollution survey, working with countries across the globe to assess and reduce the amount of litter entering the oceans.
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NewsCalysta commits to UN sustainable ocean goal
Calysta has pledged to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
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NewsSeafood Watch kudos for ASC
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard has been recommended by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program as equal to its Good Alternative recommendation.
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NewsBrown crab fishery to undergo MSC assessment
The OSF Orkney brown crab creel fishery will undergo a full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard over the next few months.
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NewsUN agencies commit to cutting fishing subsidies
As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and seas, the United Nations agencies on agriculture, environment and trade are committing to the sustainable trade of fisheries.
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NewsFocus on ghost gear
With attention on fisheries with the SeaWeb Summit earlier this week and with the UN Ocean Conference currently in progress, the worldwide problem of ghost fishing gear problem has been raised to a higher profile.
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NewsHB Grandi signs freezer trawler contract
Icelandic fishing and processing company HB Grandi has confirmed that in addition to being a Rolls-Royce design, its new factory freezer trawler will feature a great deal of Rolls-Royce equipment.
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NewsSeaWeb’s 2017 Seafood Champion Awards
Seaweb''s Seafood Summit celebration honoured five winners and 16 finalists for advancing seafood sustainability and ocean health. The annual Seafood Champion Awards recognise individuals and organisations for excellence in promoting ocean health and responsible practices with four categories: leadership, innovation, vision and advocacy.
