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FoS launches school awareness project in Hong Kong
Friend of the Sea, in cooperation with Lily Huang of MM FreshTM, organised Friend of the Sea awareness days at the Australian International School of Hong Kong.
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Sea Pact announces request for grant proposals
Sea Pact has opened its fourth Request for Grant Proposals.
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NewsPlanning urged over possible tuna revenue decline
The CEO of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) is urging its members to plan ahead for the damaging effects of possible tuna revenue decline.
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NewsInnovation Award finalists announced
The Nor-Fishing Foundation has received 17 proposals for this year’s Innovation Award, to be presented during Aqua Nor in August.
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NewsHave your say on Scottish MPAs
SNP MSP Christian Allard is reminding organisations and individuals that it is their last opportunity to provide further written representations on the Scottish Marine Protected Areas to Scotland’s Fishing Minister Richard Lochhead by 12 July 2015.
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Maintaining quality through cryogenic technology
?According to South African company Afrox, cryogenically freezing food products is the most effective and efficient method of maintaining the original quality, freshness and taste of produce that is subjected to prolonged storage periods in transit and in supermarkets.
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NewsStrategic funding for seafood industry projects
Seafish, the industry authority on seafood, has launched a new £750,000 Strategic Investment Fund to support seafood industry projects.
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Automated box chilling system speeds up seafood packing
Seafood, meat and poultry currently packed with water ice or dry ice in boxes can be chilled more safely and efficiently when using the DRI PACK® automated box chilling system which uses the chilling power of carbon dioxide (CO2) snow, according to manufacturer Linde LLC.
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First four-star BAP shrimp for Latin America
Seajoy Group has become Latin America’s first company qualified to offer four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) shrimp for its operations in both Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Project Fish SCALE awarded
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ongoing integration of forensic science as a way of combating seafood fraud and mislabelling is paying off.
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NewsNew initiative to grow Ghana
Norwegian aquaculture company, MoreFish AS, is teaming up with Nofima and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute to transfer knowledge and technology to Ghana with the aim of strengthening West African aquaculture.
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New Sea Pact chairman
Sea Pact has elected Guy Dean as the new chairman for its advisory council.
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NewsNew plate uses 25-50% less refrigerants
DSI is introducing a specially designed horizontal plate that uses 25-50% less refrigerants, without reducing freezing time.
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Annual economic fleet survey launched
UK authority Seafish has launched its 11th annual economic survey of the UK fishing fleet.
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NewsProtecting the North-East Atlantic
At the recent OSPAR Commission meeting in Oostende, Belgium, a key step was taken to further protect the North-East Atlantic by the adoption of recommendations to conserve a further three species and one habitat in the ocean.
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NewsAdvances in aquatic animal tracking research
Advances in aquatic animal tracking over the past 30 years has broadened our knowledge of movements, migrations, interactions and survival, according to a new paper.
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'State of Europe's Seas' report
Human activities and climate change are threatening the productivity of European seas as well as our wellbeing, according to the new European Environment Agency (EEA) report.
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MSC and ASC sign MOU
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further collaboration for partners handling both ASC and MSC certified products.
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NewsTuna fisheries update
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its annual report - Driving Change through Collaboration – outlining the progress and achievements for tuna sustainability in 2014.
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WWF: Tuna fishery certification is impossible
WWF has said it believes that the Echebastar Indian Ocean purse-seine tuna fishery cannot be certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fisheries yet, due to increasing catch levels of yellowfin tuna and the lack of any effective control of fishing effort by management.
