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NewsAtlantic and North Sea TACs proposed
The European Commission has proposed fish quotas for 2016 for the Atlantic and the North Sea, which includes maintaining or increasing quotas for 35 stocks and reducing catches for 28 stocks, based on scientific advice.
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NewsASC seeks feedback on operational review
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is inviting public feedback on new papers outlining recommendations to improve its Salmon and Tilapia standards.
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NewsEels caught in illegal French trade
A British eel expert has said that hundreds of millions of young eels are at the heart of an illegal and growing French export trade.
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NewsUK trawl gear technology courses 2016
UK authority Seafish will be running a series of trawl gear training courses at the Sintef Flume Tank in Hirtshals in 2016.
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NewsNew app technology reinvents data collection
SuccorfishM2M has launched a new app that allows fishermen to collect data and provide accurate up to date fisheries evidence.
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NewsObama signs IUU Fishing Enforcement Act
President Obama has signed into law the ‘Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act’, H.R. 774.
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JBT and BAADER sign cooperation agreement
JBT Corporation and The BAADER Group have announced a cooperation agreement.
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NewsCall for papers released for 6th Offshore Mariculture Conference – deadline for return 27 November 2015
Abstracts are invited for the programme which will benefit fish farmers and those looking to grow their offshore farming or high energy site business, or for those looking towards moving their operations to offshore.
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Investment package for Croatia
The European Commission has adopted a €348.5m investment package for the Croatian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors, for the period 2014-2020.
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NewsSalmon puberty gene discovered
Researchers have discovered that a specific gene plays an important role in determining mature salmon size and the decision to return to spawn, which may help maintain sustainable salmon populations in future.
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NewsIncreased sales during Seafood Week
The Co-operative Food has seen a significant spike in seafood sales and attributes the success to the return of Seafood Week which took place last month.
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NewsFirst Chinese farms earn ASC certification
Qionghai Zhongpingzi Grobest tilapia farm and Chengmai Xingyuan Development have become the first Chinese farms to achieve the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).
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First herring gillnet fishery certified
The Gulf Nova Scotia Herring Federation and its member associations have achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable fishing, making it the first ever gillnet herring fishery to achieve MSC certification.
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Irish migrant fishermen abuse
A new investigation reveals sleep deprivation, inhuman hours and low pay are plaguing migrant workers working on prawn and whitefish trawlers operating out of Ireland.
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NewsNew incidents of forced labour revealed
A Greenpeace Southeast Asia investigation says that Thai Union Group has not done enough to alleviate concerns over human rights abuses in the company’s tuna supply chain.
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NewsZoetis to acquire PHARMAQ
Zoetis has announced an agreement to purchase pharmaceutical company PHARMAQ for US$765m on a debt free basis.
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NewsRazor shell dredger delivered
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam has delivered a new shellfish dredger to Dutch fishing cooperative YE 118 Noordland BV.
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NewsMislabelled fish served in Brussels
Research by Oceana has found that, on average, 30% of seafood served in Brussels restaurants was not the species ordered by the consumer.
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HB Grandi waste sorting station now open
HB Grandi’s Svanur waste sorting station has been formally opened at its Nordurgardur location in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Investment package for Poland
A €710.5m investment package for the Polish fisheries and aquaculture sectors has been announced by the European Commission, for the 2014-2020 period.
