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Environment award presented at Nor-Fishing
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries Environment Prize for 2014 was awarded to the company Nofir AS during the first day of Nor-Fishing.
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ASC passes 1000 certified products milestone
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has announced that more than 1000 products carrying the ASC logo are now available across 37 countries.
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ASC certified pangasius now in Hong Kong
Seafood shoppers in Hong Kong can now buy Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified fish in their local supermarket following Market Place by Jasons’ launch of ASC labelled responsibly farmed pangasius in its stores.
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Women dominate Nor-Fishing
For the first time in the history of the exhibition, Nor-Fishing 2014 was officially opened by a female member of the Norwegian royal family, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway.
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Oceana calls for expanded Balearic protection
Oceana is calling for expanded marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Balearics to defend the islands from the threat of oil drilling.
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New fish vaccine to protect tilapia
MSD Animal Health (Merck Animal Health) has introduced a new fish vaccine to help protect tilapia and other fish against the biotype 1 strain of Streptococcus agalactiae.
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Scottish showcase in Japan
Scottish producers are coming together for the first time this week to showcase Scottish seafoods at the Japanese Seafood Expo.
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New ethics working group
The UK seafood industry has united in favour of a new all-stakeholder working group set up in response to unethical practices within the global seafood market.
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NAFO reports on fisheries management
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) has released a report on a recent meeting of its working group on the ecosystem approach framework to fisheries management.
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MSC ‘first’ for North Atlantic blue whiting
A group of Dutch, German, French, English, Lithuanian, Danish and Irish pelagic fisheries has entered the first North Atlantic blue whiting fishery into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.
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Oceana joins litter research expedition
Oceana is joining a research expedition to study marine litter in the Baltic Sea, as the problem worsens.
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Oceana calls for Spanish trawling ban
Oceana is urging the Spanish government to put a stop to trawling in the Minorca Channel, which although banned in 2006, is still carried out with impunity.
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New surimi factory for Senegal
International investment fund Hermes-Sojitz is funding the launch of a surimi factory in Senegal, Africa - said to be the world''s first high-tech factory of its kind.
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IFFO sets the record straight
The International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation (IFFO) has hit back at claims that overfishing of sandeels and krill in the Atlantic Ocean are causing a decrease in size and weight of Scottish salmon.
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Vietnam promotes sustainable pangasius
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-certified GODACO farm in Vietnam is promoting its pangasius this week as part of an EU-funded project.
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Bigeye tuna on overfished list
Greenpeace says that new figures from the tenth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Scientific Committee (WCPFC), reveal that bigeye tuna is now officially overfished and is in danger of heading down the same track as Bluefin tuna.
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IceFish Conference to be launched in September
The largest commercial fishing exhibition in the Northern Hemisphere, the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, is launching the inaugural Icelandic Fisheries Conference.
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Hatz in the ring
Hatz Diesel, a German manufacturer of small industrial diesel engines, is planning to present a concept study of the new 4H50TIC as a marine version at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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$20m aquaculture grant for Maine
The University of Maine is to receive a $20m grant to establish a Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) program in Maine.
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New shrimp information booklet
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has announced $27,300 to the Association of Seafood Producers, to assist with development of an information booklet which will provide product handling guidelines to the shrimp industry.