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Action on Mediterranean swordfish
Oceana is making a final appeal for immediate action on Mediterranean swordfish, ahead of a meeting between EU Member States to decide on the future of the stock, which Oceana says has been overfished for over 30 years.
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NewsGrieg set to double salmon production
A leading Norwegian aquaculture player looks set to double Atlantic salmon production in Canada''s province of Newfoundland.
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NewsNew Antarctic partnership
WWF-Australia and Norwegian krill fishing company Aker BioMarine have formed a new partnership to set higher standards for sustainability in the Southern Ocean and to ensure better protection for Antarctic ecosystems.
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NewsCornelius Hammer elected new ICES president
Dr Cornelius Hammer has been elected as the new president of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES,) for a three-year term, replacing outgoing president Paul Connolly.
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NewsScana signs trawler propulsion contract
Scana Propulsion has signed a contract to deliver gear and cp-propeller system to Eshcol Fishing Company’s new pelagic trawler ‘Grateful’.
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NewsSeals not competing with commercial stocks
New research has found that seals are not threatening commercial fishing stocks in Irish waters.
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Air Products launches Freshline® IQF+ Freezer
Air Products has launched the Freshline IQF+ (Individually Quick Frozen Plus) freezer – designed to support food manufacturers in attaining larger production volumes, while maintaining high quality standards.
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NewsMackerel agreement reached
A long term management strategy has been signed between the EU, Faroe Islands and Norway to support the long-term future of North East Atlantic mackerel stock and deliver vital stability for UK fishermen.
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NewsFirst MSC certified whole lobster
The first whole lobster has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and will be sold in Lidl supermarkets across the UK.
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NewsDiscard plan for the North Sea
The European Commission has adopted a plan to reduce the wasteful practice of discarding in the North Sea less than a few weeks after introducing a similar draft discard ban for the Atlantic.
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NewsIcelandic processor buys Marel equipment
Jakob Valgeir EHF, in Iceland, has ordered a new whitefish processing system from Marel which includes a FleXicut for automatic bone removal and a FleXisort product system.
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NewsIUUWATCH launched to combat EU’s illegal fishing trade
A ‘one-stop shop’ has been launched to help combat the illegal fishing trade.
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NewsNew Zealand fisheries sustainably managed
The Ministry of the Environment and Statistics New Zealand has revealed that New Zealand fish stocks are in good heart, due to commercial fisheries being sustainably managed and overfishing decreasing.
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Bill to curb illegal fishing
The Pew Charitable Trusts has commended US lawmakers for passing a bill that aims to strengthen international fisheries conservation and stop vessels suspected of illegal fishing from selling their catch on the domestic market.
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NewsRecirculating aquaculture development in Finland
A new testing and learning environment for recirculating aquaculture has been opened at the Laukaa fish farm operated by the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke).
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Regulating aquaculture in Nova Scotia
A new committee is providing advice on regulating aquaculture in Nova Scotia.
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NewsColes to offer certified deli seafood
Coles has become the first major supermarket in Australia to introduce Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified seafood in its delis.
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NewsPhilippines steps up assistance to small scale fishermen
The Philippines government has recently launched a major investment programme to improve agricultural and fisheries production as part of long term plans to increase rural incomes and boost social development in the country’s poorest regions.
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NewsConfrontation
Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at difference between the recent Living Blue Planet Report and what the science and fishermen are saying.
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Australia launches trawl fishery project
A new project is aiming to minimise the environmental impacts of Australia’s largest finfish trawl fishery.
