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NewsWorld’s first ASC scallops ready for market
Peru-based AcuaPesca Group is the first bivalve farm to offer Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-certified scallops.
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Seafood Prix d’Elite 2015 finalists
The finalists for this year’s Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition have been chosen and will be showcased during the three-day Seafood Expo Global/ Seafood Processing Global.
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Complying with CFP could prove difficult
Complying with the new EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) rules banning the throwing away of unwanted fish could be harder than it seems, says the UK University of Strathclyde.
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New participating company joins ISSF
Vietnamese tuna company, Foodtech JSC, has become the latest organisation to join the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) as an associate participating company.
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NewsKVH expands broadband network capacity
KVH Industries, Inc. has completed several capacity increases for its mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network to support heightened demand from customers engaged in a wide range of commercial maritime activities around the world, including fishing, offshore oil and gas, and shipping.
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NewsTuna fishery FoS certified
Ensis Fisheries Pvt. Ltd. in the Maldives has achieved Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its handline and pole and line fishery.
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ISSF reveals updated status of stocks
The report compiles the scientific records of the 23 stocks of the major commercial tuna species worldwide - six albacore, four bigeye, four bluefin, five skipjack and four yellowfin stocks - carried out by each of the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs). It uses a colour rating system ...
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NewsWorld’s largest fully protected marine reserve created
Action by the British government to create the world''s largest fully protected marine reserve around the Pitcairn Islands, an overseas territory in the South Pacific Ocean, has been praised by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Geographic Society.
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Artisanal snapper fishery begins MSC assessment
The Nicoya Peninsula artisanal snapper fishery, located in the nearshore waters of the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, has entered the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) full assessment process, becoming the first Central American and snapper fishery to enter the program.
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Potential for increased employment and profits revealed
New research published by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) finds that poor management of European fish stocks and fleet quotas is draining jobs and profits.
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NewsStudy to conserve genetic resources of wild tilapia
Professor George Turner of Bangor University’s School of Biological Sciences is leading a team of researchers aiming to find remaining pure wild stocks of tilapia in Tanzania.
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NewsVenus delivery gets closer
HB Grandi’s new pelagic vessel under construction in Turkey, ‘Venus NS’, is expected to go on sea trials on 22 March.
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NewsProgramme announced for Shellfish Association conference
The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) has released the programme for its 46th annual conference.
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Korean processor achieves MSC certification
Hansung Enterprise Co., Ltd, a seafood processor based in Busan, South Korea, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.
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BAP to undergo GSSI pilot testing
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is among the third-party seafood certification schemes that are about to undergo pilot testing against the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative’s (GSSI) updated Global Benchmark Tool.
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NewsISSF reveals updated status of stocks
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) latest ‘Status of the Stocks Ratings’ reveals notable improvements for some stocks, but highlights that overfishing is still an issue for others.
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NewsNorthbay Pelagic orders processing lines in Boston
Baader’s long term partner, Northbay Pelagic, finalised the order of 17 state of the art pelagic fish processing machines and one TRIO FDS 55 Skinner during the Boston Seafood Show.
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Jack mackerel report released
The results of the latest science regarding a key small pelagic fish stock has been released.
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NewsHumane harvesting of wild fish
US Seattle-based natural resource company, Blue North, says it has introduced the world’s first initiative to ensure humane harvesting of wild fish and establish ethical standards for fish harvesting.
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Thread herring fishery enters assessment
The Southern Gulf of California thread herring fishery has entered the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) full assessment process.
