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Brexit opportunities for Scotland
Ahead of the Holyrood parliamentary debate on Brexit and Scotland’s rural economy, the Scottish fishing industry has been handed an opportunity for significant boosts to investment and employment.
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NewsTuna mostly fished from healthy stocks
The global commercial catch of tuna reached 5 million tonnes in 2014 with most being fished from healthy stocks, says the latest ISSF Tuna Stock Status Update published by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).
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News30% closure recommendation outrages industry
Europêche, the representative body of the EU fishing sector and EAPO, the European body representing the producer organisations, has expressed its outrage at the decision taken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to set an ambitious target with the aim of closing off 30% of all marine ...
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Poachers in Aussie waters convicted
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have convicted 16 illegal foreign fishermen.
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NewsVietnam clam fishery re-certified
The Ben Tre hand gathered clam fishery, based in Vietnam, has been re-certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsNew Freezer Longliner from Vigor
Vigor is set to unveiled a new 142” Freezer Longliner at this year’s Pacific Marine Expo which takes place in November.
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NewsIndia International Seafood Show opens tomorrow
The India International Seafood Show (IISS) opens tomorrow in the port city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and has a theme of ‘Safe and Sustainable Indian Aquaculture’ running through the event.
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NewsCalysta opens new production facility
US biotechnology expert, Calysta, has opened a new production facility in the UK to upscale its production of a novel aquaculture protein that aims to help meet the protein demands of the world’s growing population.
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NewsBirds of a feather
Tuna fishermen in the Maldives seek the help of nature’s best fish finder as the International Pole & Line Foundation and Furuno USA partner on trial of bird-tracking radar technology in sustainable tuna fisheries.
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NewsHerring survey
A pioneering industry-led survey of a key west of Scotland herring fishery is paving the way for fishermen to provide scientific support to fisheries management.
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NewsPromoting good labour practices
Thai Union has briefed delegates on good labour practices from the ASEAN CSR Network at its facilities in Samut Sakhon province.
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NewsMarine Harvest well boat order
DESS/MHG (Marine Harvest) has signed a contract for its new well boats with Artic Group Ships. The SC75 boats are designed by Seacon and get the designation SC75 and the contract is for a single vessel with options for as many as three. The first delivery is planned for the ...
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NewsNew Moana vessel launched in NZ
A new state-of-the-art vessel has been built for fisherman Roger Rawlinson as the first vessel in Moana New Zealand’s AUS$25-30m fleet renewal project.
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Marine monuments designation statement
The Seafood Harvesters of America have released a statement on the Administration’s Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument designation.
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NewsOnline tool to monitor commercial fishing
Oceana, SkyTruth and Google have launched a new online technology platform that allows anyone in the world free access to monitor and track the activities of the large commercial fishing vessels in near real-time.
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First BAP certified sea bass farm
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has added its first BAP-certified sea bass farm to the programme.
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NewsOffshore fish farming gathers momentum
The first major offshore fish farm for the Norwegian company Ocean Farming is being developed by Global Maritime Consultancy and Engineering and is scheduled for installation early next year off Norway.
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Nú er komið að endurnýjun botnfiskflotans
Samherji, FISK Seafood, HB Grandi, Rammi, Gunnvör og VSV auk dótturfyrirtækja Samherja erlendis standa nú öll að fjárfestingum í nýjum botnfisktogurum sem eru í smíðum í Tyrklandi, Noregi og Kína.Í síðustu viku voru tvö ný skip sjósett. Í Tersan-skipasmíðastöðinni var Sólberg í eigu Ramma sjósett en skipið á að ...
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Groundfish's turn for fleet renewal
The pelagic fleet has been through much of this process already. Ísfélagið, Síldarvinnslan and HB Grandi have all taken delivery of new vessels in the last couple of years, and now it's the turn of the groundfish fleet with both freezers and fresher trawlers on the way.Samherji, FISK ...
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Besta leiðin til að komast í samband við lykilmenn við ákvarðanatöku í sjávarútvegi
Allt stefnir í að íslenska sjávarútvegssýningin 2017 verði engin eftirbátur hinna fyrri því stöðugt bætist við. Árið 2014 komu fram nýir sýnendur og urðu alls um 500 frá 32 löndum, auk þess sem rúmlega 15.000 gestir frá á sjötta tug landa lögðu leið sína í Kópavog til þess að ...
