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  • CFTO has achieved Friend of the Sea certification
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    France’s largest tuna fleet FoS certified

    2015-12-17T07:29:00Z

    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.

  • NEWREP-A will target 3,996 minke whales over the next 12 years. Credit: NOAA
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    Japanese whaling expedition condemned

    2015-12-17T07:25:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T23:35:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T23:34:00Z

    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.

  • Thiraphong Chansiri: “The new legislation is an important step towards consolidating a full traceability system within the Thai seafood industry”
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    Thai Union supports new fisheries legislation

    2015-12-16T23:28:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T23:26:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T17:26:00Z

    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.

  • Bertie Armstrong: “This agreement reflects the healthy nature of our stocks and will bring some welcome relief to our hardworking fishermen”
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    EU-Norway fish catch agreement

    2015-12-16T17:21:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T16:31:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T16:31:00Z

    Fishermen across the UK will be able to apply for a share of €243m in the new European Maritime and Fisheries Funding (EMFF).

  • Over 1,000 processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills are BAP-
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    BAP reaches 1,000th certified facility milestone

    2015-12-16T16:30:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T16:28:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T16:27:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T16:27:00Z

    New measures to help prevent and deter gear conflict have been announced by the Scottish Government today.

  • A virtual centre bringing together a vast amount of expertise on aquaculture related research has been launched at the University of Aberdeen
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    New aquaculture centre opens in Aberdeen

    2015-12-16T16:24:00Z

    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.

  • Thai Union discontinues use of pre-processors in Thailand
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    Thai Union to bring all shrimp processing in-house

    2015-12-16T16:21:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T16:20:00Z

    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

    2015-12-16T16:19:00Z

    Pew Charitable Trusts has responded to Europêche’s accusation of misleading information in the ‘Turning the Tide’ report which was released in March.

  • EJF said it has uncovered a sophisticated system of slavery and severe human rights abuses aboard pirate fishing vessels Photo: Environmental Justice Foundation 2015
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    Thai illegal fishing persists

    2015-12-16T16:19:00Z

    New investigations prove that violence, slavery, human trafficking and illegal pirate fishing still persist in the Thai seafood industry, says the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

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    Enjoy, it’s from Europe!

    2015-12-16T16:09:00Z

    New funds are being released to producer organisations, trade organisations and public bodies to sponsor their products and promote the goodness of European fisheries products, both wild and farmed.