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News'Geelong Star' negotiation progress
Seafish Tasmania has agreed that its 95m factory trawler ''Geelong Star'' will not fish in management zone 7 of Australia’s Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) until the end of the season on 30 April 2016.
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NewsEuropean hotels to offer MSC certified cod
Hilton Worldwide has announced that it is becoming the first global hotel company to serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-labelled and certified cod in its restaurants in 41 properties across the UK, Netherlands and Belgium.
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EU adopts investment packages for Italy and Romania
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Italian and Romanian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors, valued at €978m and €224m respectively.
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NewsOvercoming social deficiencies
Representatives of Europêche and Cogeca have met with some of the key players in the industry with the aim of improving social and working conditions for fishermen across Europe.
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NewsSatellite tags deployed on bass in Ireland
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has commenced an innovative tagging study to investigate the spawning migrations of bass.
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MSC launches 2016 scholarship program
The Marine Stewardship Council is now welcoming applications for the 2016 MSC science scholarship program.
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NewsSupermarket deal for Fleetwood fish firm
A new fish wholesaler based in Fleetwood, England has secured a deal to supply a supermarket chain and also has plans to train up the next generation of the seaside town’s fish industry.
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NewsSalmon farm application withdrawn
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has withdrawn an application for a huge organic salmon farm plan in Galway Bay, Ireland.
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NewsConsumption depleting fish stocks
The current rate of fish consumption is on track to deplete wild fish stocks within the next century, according to the Global Exchange.
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NewsUK welcomes Fisheries Council quotas
The outcome of the Fisheries Council in Brussels has led to significant increases in quotas for the UK fleet next year, which has been welcomed by UK fisheries minister, George Eustice.
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Thai Union acquires stake in German seafood leader
Thai Union has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Rügen Fisch AG.
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NewsUK consumers urged to try a bit of luxury
Although the ‘big five’ fish are most popular with British consumers, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) says that sustainable seasonal favourites like lobster, crab and caviar are on sale for less than a fiver right now, so it’s a good time to try them.
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Report on Non-EEA Workers in Irish Fishing Industry
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D, has published the report of the Government Task Force on Non-EEA Workers in the Irish Fishing Industry.
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EU processors welcome labelling results
The European Commission has published the results of EU-wide control plans to assess the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of fish.
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Vessels apprehended in the Torres Strait
Three fishing vessels from Papua New Guinea operating illegally on Warrior Reef in the Torres Strait were apprehended on 11 December by ‘ABF Cutter (ABFC) Roebuck Bay’ and ‘ABFC Cape St. George’.
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EC to establish new European Border and Coast Guard
The European Commission has proposed a package of measures to establish a European Border and Coast Guard to guarantee effective border control both on land and at sea.
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New Fisheries Minister for Norway
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s government has been reshuffled and Per Sandberg has now taken over as Minister of Fisheries.
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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.
