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MSC suspends Eastern Baltic Sea cod certificates
The Marine Stewardship Council has suspended certificates for all five cod fisheries in the Eastern Baltic Sea, as Baltic cod stocks no longer meet MSC requirements.
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NewsNew technique developed to analyse fish diets
Scientists from the University of Leicester in the UK have developed a technique to perform dietary analysis of fish by analysing microscopic tooth wear.
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NewsFrance’s largest tuna fleet FoS certified
The largest tuna fleet in France - Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) - has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its fleet of 13 purse seine vessels.
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NewsJapanese whaling expedition condemned
Greenpeace is calling on the Japanese government to cancel the whaling fleet heading to the Southern Ocean.
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Action Plan for Lithuania
The European Commission has adopted an Action Plan with Lithuania to further improve the control of Baltic fisheries, following plans for Sweden in March and Finland in May.
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Skretting Egypt fish feed
Nutreco has invested in additional tilapia fish feed capacity in Egypt, with the opening of an extra line in its existing Egyptian plant, in the eastern part of the Nile Delta.
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NewsThai Union supports new fisheries legislation
Thai Union has welcomed the recent legislation issued by the Royal Thai Government on fisheries which it said should encourage ongoing enforcement of the law and continuous improvement throughout the industry.
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Better tuna management
UK retailers and well-known tuna brands are urging fishing nations to strengthen the management of the world’s largest tuna fishery when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets next month in Indonesia.
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EMFF to invest €5.75bn to boost jobs and growth
The European Commission has published a Communication which details how the money available under the EU''s five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) will be spent in the period 2014-2020.
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NewsEU-Norway fish catch agreement
Talks between the EU and Norway to finalise catching opportunities for shared fish stocks for 2016 have concluded with increased quotas for haddock, North Sea cod and herring.
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NELHA companies contribute to Hawaii’s record aquaculture sales
The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) businesses have reported a surge in product sales, which is a major factor in Hawaii’s aquaculture record high sales in 2014.
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EMFF to boost sustainable fishing in the UK
Fishermen across the UK will be able to apply for a share of €243m in the new European Maritime and Fisheries Funding (EMFF).
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NewsBAP reaches 1,000th certified facility milestone
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program has surpassed its 1,000 certified facility milestone, 12 years after the first set of BAP standards were introduced.
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Tiny nations suffer at the hands of big fishers
The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) says that some members and small island nations like Tuvalu stand to suffer at the hands of big fishers in the name of consensus.
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UK-Faroe Islands deal agreed
UK fishermen will be able to continue fishing at 2015 quota levels next year, following talks on the fisheries agreement for 2016 between the UK Government, as part of an EU delegation, and the Faroe Islands.
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Gear conflict management in Scotland
New measures to help prevent and deter gear conflict have been announced by the Scottish Government today.
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NewsNew aquaculture centre opens in Aberdeen
The International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development (ICARD) has been established to bring together a group of 25 University of Aberdeen experts in environment and food security to conduct and promote aquaculture research.
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NewsThai Union to bring all shrimp processing in-house
Thai Union has announced that it will cease working with all external pre-processors and will bring all shrimp processing operations in-house.
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Italy’s first fishery enters assessment
An Italian anchovy and sardine fishery has become the first in the Mediterranean to enter Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.
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Pew responds to Europêche
Pew Charitable Trusts has responded to Europêche’s accusation of misleading information in the ‘Turning the Tide’ report which was released in March.
