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A+ for sustainability
A new sustainability standards programme has been launched in New Zealand to help promote and maximise the value of aquaculture products in the country.
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NewsLessons learned from Thailand
Ethics and social responsibility in the seafood supply chain dominated discussions at the World Seafood Congress 2015
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NewsGreenpeace calls for Pacific transshipment ban
Greenpeace is urging Pacific Island Nations to ban transhipment of fish catches in the region following the Government of Nauru’s decision to no longer allow the practice in its waters.
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NewsWWF accused of anti-fishing propaganda
Australia''s Senator for Tasmania has attacked WWF’s ''Living Blue Planet'' report as the latest in anti-fishing propaganda and calls it more of a marketing pamphlet than a serious fisheries report.
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Tilkynning um tímasetningu Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningarinnar 2017, Íslensku sjávarútvegsverðlaunanna og ráðstefna
Íslenska sjávarútvegssýningin 2014 var sú 11. í röðinni og þar var því fagnað að 30 ár voru liðin síðan sú fyrsta var haldin. Sýningin hefur tvöfaldast að umfangi á undanförnum áratug.Gestum fjölgaði um 12% miðað við sýninguna árið 2011 og voru þeir 15.219 árið 2014 vegna víðtækrar markaðssetningar bæði ...
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Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, Awards and Conference 2017 dates announced
IceFish celebrated its 30th anniversary during the 2014 exhibition, the 11th exhibition in the series, which has seen the event more than double in size over the past decade.The visitor attendance increased by 12% to 15,219 compared with the previous event in 2011 as a direct result of extensive ...
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NewsWater quality monitoring for shellfish industry
UK scientists are exploring the use of satellites and meteorological data to monitor and forecast water quality events threatening shellfish farms.
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Big Brother is watching
The growing powers of state management of fisheries - and the introduction of more and more laws, regulations, and other restrictions controlling commercial fishing operations – continue to concoct complex systems of inspection and monitoring.
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NewsPromoting sustainable blue growth for future generations
In an exclusive article for World Fishing & Aquaculture, European Commissioner, Karmenu Vella and Norwegian Fisheries Minister, Elisabeth Aspaker, discuss the importance of blue growth and ocean governance. Mr Vella is meeting with Ms Aspaker in Norway today to further strengthen the strategic fisheries relations between EU and Norway.
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Alaska celebrates eLandings milestones
Fisheries managers, fishers, and seafood processors across the state of Alaska are celebrating 10 years and 500,000 landing reports this month for the innovative Interagency Electronic Reporting System, better known as eLandings.
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NewsStarving the human supply chain
Populations of fish critical to human food security are in serious decline worldwide with some at risk of collapse, according to a new emergency edition of a WWF report called Living Blue Planet.
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NewsUp to $10m in fisheries grants available
NOAA has announced that approximately $10 million in competitive grants are available through the 2016 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, as part of its efforts to build resilient coastal communities and sustainable marine resources.
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NewsMigrant and child labour in Thailand continues
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and The Asia Foundation have recommended a series of practical policy measures in a new report which reveals the physical hazards faced by migrant child workers in Thailand’s shrimp and seafood processing industries.
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NewsMonterey Bay secures $1m in fishing rights
The Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust has acquired more than $1 million in commercial groundfish fishing quota from The Nature Conservancy.
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NewsSomalian fleet threatened by foreign vessels
A new report shows that foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Somali waters by foreign fleets is reducing fish stocks and has caused widespread resentment among Somali coastal communities.
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NewsACR introduces new AIS transceiver range
ACR Electronics has broadened its range of maritime devices with the introduction of its new Class A and Class B Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) transceivers.
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NewsNew Fisheries Minister for Faroe Islands
The Faroese Parliament has appointed Aksel V. Johannesen as the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, who in turn has appointed Høgni Hoydal as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries.
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Salmon aquaculture investment
The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government has invested $358,000 in research to support the growth of the provincial salmon aquaculture industry.
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NewsFunding announced to support Pacific fisheries
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced that the country will invest $50 million over the next three years to support the transformation of the Pacific fisheries sector.
