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NewsCod fishery enters Fisheries Improvement Project
A new Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) led by the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) and WWF-Canada is aiming to bring a Newfoundland and Labrador cod fishery back to a healthy level.
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Ocean acidification measurement competition
Five finalist teams have been selected to compete for the US$2m Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE, a global competition to create pH sensor technology to accurately measure ocean acidification.
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MEPs vote for sustainable Baltic fishing
A multiannual plan for managing Baltic cod, sprat and herring stocks has been approved by the European Parliament.
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Marist College earns MSC certification
Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, in conjunction with dining services partner, Sodexo, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.
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NewsMEPs delay discard sanctions
The European Parliament has agreed to give fishermen two years to ‘adapt’ to the new discard ban before sanctions for failing to comply take effect.
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NewsNew system designed to catch shrimp
Researchers at Mexico’s National Institute of Fisheries (INAPESCA) have designed a new trawling system for catching shrimp, which will result in fuel savings, less impact on the environment, and reduction of non-target species bycatch.
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NewsUK fishing quota war
A full judicial review into the UK government’s decision on how to allocate the UK fishing quota has been given the green light by the High Court.
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NewsNew cold store for Welsh fishing port
Fishermen in Pembrokeshire, Wales, are set to benefit from a brand new cold store facility at Milford Fish Docks.
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News‘Venus’ due at HB Grandi mid-May
HB Grandi’s newest vessel, ‘Venus NS-150’, is due to reach its home port of Vopnafjördur, Iceland, in the middle of May.
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NewsGreek farm FoS certified
Greek fish farming company Argosaronikos S.A. has been certified Friend of the Sea for its sea-bream, sea-bass and meagre.
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NewsFirst open-ocean farmed tilapia project
Open-ocean tilapia producer Aquasense Panama, S. de R.L. plans to develop the seafood industry’s first-ever open-ocean project for farm-raised saltwater tilapia products for the USA market.
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NewsMarine Harvest affected by eruption
Marine Harvest has reported that none of its staff were injured in the recent Calbuco volcanic eruption in southern Chile last week, but confirms that 6.8 million fry, 2.4 million eyed eggs and around 3,700 broodstock have been lost.
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Primefish project gets EU funding
The Primefish project, led by MATIS, has received €5m in funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme to help improve the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
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Íslandsbanki releases US market report
Iceland-based corporate bank, Íslandsbanki, has released its ‘United States Seafood Market Report’ that provides an insight into key trends and issues shaping the industry.
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NewsBelize shrimp farms ASC certified
Five Belize shrimp farms have been awarded Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.
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ASC celebrates 5th anniversary
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) celebrated its fifth anniversary at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last week.
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NewsVísir orders two Marel FleXicut systems
Marel has sold two of its newly launched FleXicut to Icelandic company Vísir hf.
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NewsFinal call for abstract submission
Call for Papers deadline is today! The 6th Offshore Mariculture Conference, taking place at Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico from 21–24 September 2015, will examine the prospects and provide practical solutions to issues around farming offshore in Mexico
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French herring achieves MSC ecolabel
FROM Nord has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its herring, following a year of rigorous science-based assessment by independent auditors.
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NewsSustainable fish feed alternative unveiled
US-based sustainable life science firm, Calysta Inc, is set to launch a new fish feed ingredient that it says could reduce the industry’s reliance on unsustainable fish stocks.
