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  • Catalina Sea Rach holds a permit for developing 100 acres of ocean space
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    Ocean Internet of Things™ Platform

    2015-11-17T13:50:00Z

    Catalina Sea Ranch is the developer of the first offshore aquaculture facility in federally regulated waters of the United States.

  • Artisanal fishing boats in the port of Nouadhibou, Mauritania. Credit: Bertramz/CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Grants to develop sustainable fisheries

    2015-11-17T12:54:00Z

    Mauritania and Guinea have recently started to use the initial instalments of three multilateral development aid grants worth a total of US$29m, awarded to the two nations earlier this year as part of efforts to boost fisheries development in two of West Africa’s poorest states.

  • The WF&A LinkedIn Group has been launched
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    WF&A LinkedIn Group launched

    2015-11-17T11:29:00Z

    World Fishing & Aquaculture has launched a new LinkedIn Group as a forum to discuss commercial fishing and aquaculture news, projects and research from around the world.

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    Illegal snapper fishers convicted

    2015-11-17T10:52:00Z

    The master of the foreign fishing vessel, Nurlaelah was convicted on Friday 13 November 2015 for illegally fishing in Australian waters around Ashmore Island.

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    Sea Pact grants announced

    2015-11-17T10:35:00Z

    Sea Pact has announced the recipients of its fourth round of grants which will be distributed this month to three organisations advancing seafood sustainability.

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    National Coalition of Fishing Communities established

    2015-11-17T10:12:00Z

    The US National Coalition of Fishing Communities (NCFC) has been established to meet the challenges of modern communication for the commercial fishing industry and related business and civic communities.

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    NFI Crab Council signs MOU with SFP

    2015-11-17T09:47:00Z

    The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Crab Council has signed an agreement with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership that formalises a relationship of collaboration and common-interest for Blue Swimming Crab sustainability.

  • The ‘Lima Saudara’ was seized and destroyed at AFMA’s destruction facility in Darwin
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    Illegal fishers found guilty

    2015-11-16T14:40:00Z

    Foreign fishers apprehended for illegally fishing inside the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ) last month have been found guilty at a recent hearing in Darwin.

  • Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
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    Norway and EU to begin fish stock talks

    2015-11-16T14:19:00Z

    The first round of talks between the European Union and Norway are set to begin in Copenhagen on 16 November.

  • Sino Agro Food seeks a listing for aquaculture operations
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    Sino Agro Food seeks spin-off opportunities

    2015-11-16T14:11:00Z

    Sino Agro Food (SIAF) has announced that it has begun exporting various opportunities for a spin-off including a separate listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE).

  • Mr Kuntzsch has introduced a new executive team and a new company strategy
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    Sanford appoints chief customer officer

    2015-11-12T17:24:00Z

    Sanford has appointed Andre Gargiulo as its new chief customer officer to boost its executive team.

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    Recom wins Scottish contract

    2015-11-12T15:53:00Z

    The Stornoway Port Authority has awarded Recom Ice Systems the development work of an ice plant with storage and delivery system.

  • John Goodlad. © MSC
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    Fishing and cage farming paradise

    2015-11-12T13:06:00Z

    A couple of months ago a rare visitor, John Goodlad - a Shetlander who is also a Scottish fishery personality - passed here with his beautiful daughter.

  • Soaked product
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    Processors cheating to meet retailers’ prices

    2015-11-12T12:00:00Z

    In order to meet customer demands, it has long been the practice of processors to bring down the price of frozen fish or shellfish by adding water using polyphosphate solutions, or by excessive glazing, sometimes even both together.

  • Ewan Ferguson, depot manager at Thistle Couriers with Jimmy Buchan
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    TV star’s fresh fish delivery service

    2015-11-12T11:05:00Z

    Jimmy Buchan, star of the BBC’s Trawlermen, has joined forces with Aberdeen-based Thistle Couriers, to bring ‘Skipper’s Choice’ fresh fish selection boxes to the doorsteps of local customers in Aberdeenshire in Scotland and beyond.

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    Bridon agrees £3m of major vessel supply deals

    2015-11-12T10:20:00Z

    Wire and fibre rope manufacturer, Bridon, has agreed a number of major new vessel supply deals in Asia and the North Atlantic totalling more than £3m over the last 18-24 months.

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    New smokery opens at Milford Fish Docks

    2015-11-11T16:55:00Z

    Dragon Fish is opening its new smokery in brand new premises at Milford Fish Docks in Wales later this month, and for the first time in decades fresh fish landed in Milford Haven will be smoked commercially on the docks.

  • A new seafood packing system has been introduced
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    Seafood packing system delivers benefits

    2015-11-11T15:18:00Z

    A new seafood packing system has been introduced that provides important logistical and sustainability benefits compared to more traditional packs.

  • Profitability of the UK fleet was on the rise for 2013 but there are further challenges ahead
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    A year of stability in the UK, but for how long?

    2015-11-11T13:56:00Z

    The UK’s leading seafood authority, Seafish, has released a report on the state of the UK fishing fleet, but there are many challenges ahead, as Adrian Tatum finds out.

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    ISF Icelandic ling first to be MSC certified

    2015-11-11T11:23:00Z

    Iceland Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) has added Icelandic ling to its growing list of MSC certified fisheries, becoming the first ling fishery in the world to be MSC certified.