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MSC seeks input on labour practice requirements
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) will be consulting stakeholders on a number of options aimed at providing the market with greater assurance that MSC certified fisheries and supply chain companies meet internationally accepted norms for labour practices.
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NewsWASSP announces new F3 Widescan Sounder
WASSP Ltd has released its second product for 2016 - and the fifth in three years - the WideScan Sounder F3.
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NewsFunding for Icelandic Arctic char farm
Aqua-Spark, the first investment fund focused exclusively on sustainable aquaculture, has announced its first investment of 2016.
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NewsMelanie Siggs joins GAA
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has appointed Melanie Siggs are its new director of strategic engagements.
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NewsDelivering MSC certification in the Asia-Pacific region
ME Certification has delivered a series of training seminars to business partner Control Union in Cambodia, to ensure that there is a local team of well trained professionals ready to assist fisheries throughout Asia and the Pacific to become Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified.
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SSC announces new well-boat contract
A new well-boat contract has been announced by The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) as part of its long-term focus on increasing harvest capacity to provide the finest, fresh sea-loch salmon to customers across the globe.
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NewsMed fisheries sustainability focus
WWF and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have announced the fourteen Mediterranean fisheries selected to undergo the MSC pre-assessment process as part of Project Medfish, an initiative to encourage more sustainable fishing in the region.
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Overcoming the challenges of the discard ban
A dynamic panel session was held at the International Institute for Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) by Environmental Defence Fund Europe.
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NewsThermolicer delivered to Scottish Sea Farms
As part of Scottish Sea Farms’ ongoing initiative to deliver a natural solution to control sea lice, the company has invested over £4 million in purchasing Scotland’s first innovative Thermolicer machine.
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Input sought on catfish grade standards
Stakeholders are being invited to provide information to assist in the development of voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades of Catfish and Catfish Products.
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NewsPew calls for fishing moratorium on Pacific bluefin
The Pew Charitable Trusts has called for a two-year moratorium on commercial fishing of Pacific bluefin tuna, after this year’s stock assessment has shown that the population is at just 2.6% of its historic size.
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Investment ready aquaculture for WA
Western Australia’s Liberal National Government has announced a $1.66 million project to develop an ''investment ready'' aquaculture zone in coastal waters on WA’s south coast.
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NewsAction needed for Mediterranean swordfish
Scientists from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) met recently in Casablanca, Morocco to assess stock levels of swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea.
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NewsThe end of North Sea cod and haddock fishing?
According to a marine expert at the University of Hull, fishermen may no longer be able to catch cod and haddock off the shores of Britain in the next century.
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NewsBRC A Grade for JCS Fish
UK salmon specialist, JCS Fish, has achieved certification to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) A Grade – an international ''gold standard'' for safety and quality standards.
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New ISSF participating companies
PT Aneka Tuna Indonesia (ATI), British tuna firm Lovering Foods, and French company Thunnus Overseas Group (TOG) have all participated in the conservation efforts of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).
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The value of DNA sequencing in fisheries
The way global fish stocks are protected and identified is currently being revolutionised by DNA detection tools.
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Simplified programme for fisheries data collection
The European Commission is making it easier for fishermen and Member States to comply with EU rules, by adopting new, simpler rules for data collection in the fisheries sector for the period 2017-2020.
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Skates and ray trading ban lifted
The UK Government is to lift the ban on overseas trading of skates and rays quotas in order to help the Scottish industry manage their fishing activity.
