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NewsCook Islands strike deal with EU
Fishing operations for EU vessels in the Cook Islands'' fishing areas has been given the go ahead. This follows the Cook Islands and the EU agreeing on all elements of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
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NewsPingtan launches new jigging vessels
China’s Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd has completed construction on two squid jigging vessels which will go into operation in the Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific Oceans by late December 2016.
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NewsQuotas up for cod, saithe and plaice
Negotiations between Norway and the EU on fishing quotas in the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat are now complete.
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NewsThai Union at Trust Women Conference 2016
Thai Union has participated in the annual Trust Women Conference which discussed solutions to empower women fighting slavery worldwide.
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NewsGill net ban for bass proposed
Proposals to ban bass fishing with gill nets are causing concern among fishermen in southern England, who see their livelihoods under serious threat as one of the last fisheries open to them could be closed.
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NewsEwing spells out clarity on quotas
Rural Economy Fergus Ewing has announced that the way fisheries quotas are allocated will remain unchanged once the devolution of new fisheries powers is confirmed.
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NewsQuiet on herring grounds
Things are quiet on the herring grounds west of Iceland at present. Now those who still have quotas to catch are expected to switch to blue whiting in Faroese waters while there is little herring to be seen in amounts worth catching.
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NewsISSF calls for better measures to protect bigeye tuna
Reducing catches of bigeye tuna and using non-entangling FADs to protect sharks are among the changes advocated for Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) fisheries by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).
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NewsNew diagnostic detects Atlantic salmon disease
Scientists from the University of Glasgow have discovered a ‘simple test’ to help the diagnosis of a significant disease which affects Atlantic salmon.
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NewsCanada’s largest herring fishery achieves MSC certification
Canada''s 4VWX purse seine herring fishery in the Bay of Fundy area has become the third and largest Canadian herring fishery to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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NewsScots fishing industry lobbies MPs on Brexit outcomes
With MPs due to debate the future of the UK fishing industry in the House of Commons on 1st December, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is underlining the real opportunity for sustainable economic growth that Brexit can deliver for coastal communities.
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NewsSunderland Marine's three decades of aquaculture insurance
Sunderland Marine is marking 30 years of insuring fish farms which is significantly longer than other global insurers in the aquaculture sector.
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NewsPNA to Tuna Commission: Enforce high seas fishing measures
The head of the Parities to the Nauru Agreement fisheries block said the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) should focus on controlling fishing on the high seas.
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NewsUK federations adopt united stance
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) have delivered a joint stance in relation to forthcoming Brexit negotiations.
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NewsMoney well spent
Agnar Lyng is more than simply a fishing vessel owner. He has built a hard-earned reputation across the Norwegian and international fishing industry as a shrewd businessman who knows what he is talking about. So when he gives an opinion on the products or services of any company, people take ...
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NewsUK type approves inshore VMS
The UK Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has provided type approval for Marine Instruments’ i-VMS system after it has met all the technical requirements set by the British government.
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NewsMEPs end days at sea for cod fisheries
Parliament have updated its regulation to remove limits on the number of days a vessel can spend in a fishing area and thus remove all obstacles to comply with the landing obligation in full.
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NewsMermaid Marine’s JCB workhorse
The Mermaid and Ford names are inextricably linked, as for more than forty years UK-based Mermaid Marine marinised and supplied Ford diesel engines for commercial and leisure use, and there are thousands of Ford engines in use across Europe and beyond that have their origins in Mermaid Marine’s Poole workshops.
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NewsInnovation meets investment
The Aquaculture Innovation Challenge will be started by the Seafood Trad Intelligence Portal, Fresh Studio and Solidaridad on 6 December.
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NewsSeismic surveys kill scallops
The effects of seismic survey acoustics on adult rock lobsters and scallops has been investigated by the University of Tasmania.
