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NewsIcefish 2017 - 18 months to go!
The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition - or Icefish - will be held from the 13-15 September 2017, in Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland, and several new aspects will be introduced for next year’s event:
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New NFI Salmon Council member
Trapananda Seafarms has become the latest member of the NFI Salmon Council.
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NewsOMC 2016 – technical visit details announced
Delegates will have the opportunity to visit the Mercabarna Central Fish Market and IRTA research facility on day three of the Offshore Mariculture Conference.
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NewsNew fish handling boxes at SPG
New from Dolav at this year’s Seafood Processing Global is the 540mm high Dolav box on a 1200 x 1000mm base.
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NewsUK government position on Scottish seafood levy ‘illogical’
Scotland’s Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has said the UK Government’s refusal to devolve seafood levy powers to Scotland is ‘illogical’ and damaging to the economy.
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Seafish advice on monitoring glaze levels
Seafish is aiming to establish an agreed method of monitoring glaze levels on packaged seafood by meeting with industry experts, key stakeholders and national government.
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NewsKleven to build 80m trawler for Spain
Spanish ship-owner Pesquera Ancora S.L.U has contracted Kleven to build an 80m stern trawler.
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NewsSpain closes the net around pirate fishing
A notorious group of fishing pirates which netted €10m each year in profits from its illegal trade has been halted by an international effort comprising Interpol, Spain’s Guardia Civil and 14 other countries.
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NewsNew Ocean Safety man overboard device for fishermen
Ocean Safety is introducing a new professional man overboard device to fishing boat crews at Skipper Expo Aberdeen.
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Norwegian prawns re-certified a Friend of the Sea
Coldwater Prawns of Norway AS has been successfully re-audited for Friend of the Sea certification of its cold water prawns caught in the Barents Sea.
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EC presents a regionalised approach to conservation measures for fisheries
The European Commission has presented a proposal for new conservation measures for fisheries in European seas.
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NewsSanford awarded BAP certification for salmon and mussels
New Zealand fishing company, Sanford Limited, has been awarded the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its production of king salmon and green lipped mussels.
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Baltic plan agreed
The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on a multi-annual plan for cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea earlier this week.
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NewsYoung’s offers a free swim with packs of fish fingers
Young’s Seafood is encouraging more families to try swimming at their local pools and is offering a free swim with promotional packs of Young’s Omega 3 Fish Fingers.
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New report into Australia’s regional fisheries engagement
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released the report ‘Net worth: Australia’s regional fisheries engagement’.
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NewsEuropêche rejects claims that EC plan will lead to overfishing
Europêche, the trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, has hit back at claims in an article published in the Guardian on 10 March stating that a leaked European Commission plan concerning the Baltic Sea would open the gates to overfishing.
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NewsIUU fishing vessel ‘Viking’ sunk by Indonesia
The Indonesian Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries sunk illegal fishing vessel ‘Viking’ earlier this week.
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NewsSPSG committed to a sustainable future
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has committed itself to a sustainable future by continuing to develop its programme of responsible fishing initiatives.
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NewsScientists to investigate effect of climate change on algal blooms
An international steering committee, under the banner of GlobalHAB, is looking to help fellow researchers understand how harmful algal blooms (HABs) affect human health and their impacts on industries, such as aquaculture, in a changing climate.
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NewsNearly all MSC products are correctly labelled
More than half (55%) of seafood consumers doubt that the seafood they consume is what it says on the packet, according to early results from the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) latest survey.
