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    Funding for sea lice monitoring

    2014-07-22T13:15:00Z

    The Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada is providing approximately $80,000 to implement a software-based Sea Lice Decision Support System within the province.

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    Global conference to be held Scotland in 2016

    2014-07-22T13:00:00Z

    Aberdeen has been announced as the host of the next International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) conference in 2016.

  • National Fish & Seafood is launching a project to bring small-scale shrimp farmers closer to BAP certification. Credit: pinay06/CC BY-SA 3.0
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    BAP pilot for small farms

    2014-07-22T12:53:00Z

    American seafood supplier National Fish & Seafood has announced that is launching a project to bring small-scale shrimp farmers closer to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

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    Oceana exposes illegal fishing

    2014-07-22T11:50:00Z

    Oceana observers, together with Italian journalist Sabrina Giannini from Reportime, have gathered evidence of fishing boats using illegal driftnets in southern Italy’s port of Bagnara Calabra.

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    AOA reports on Weddell region protection

    2014-07-21T11:11:00Z

    The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) has released a new report to contribute towards protection of the Weddell Sea Region, located south of the Atlantic Ocean.

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    IceFish welcomes companies new and old

    2014-07-18T15:18:40Z

    This is why exhibitors book and the reason many return time after time. The benefits are numerous, with over 500 exhibitors expected this year, half of which are overseas exhibitors, it looks set to be a bumper year for business.In an extremely busy industry, with budget and time constraints, ...

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    Will your company be a winner at the Icelandic Fisheries Awards?

    2014-07-18T15:18:29Z

    It will only take ten minutes of your time to nominate a company.The Icelandic Fisheries Awards Ceremony and Reception, which will take place on Thursday 25 September and is hosted by the Icelandic Ministry of Industries and Innovation and the City of Kópavogur, recognises companies who work hard to ...

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    IceFish Conference 2014 - Maximising return: utilising the entire fish

    2014-07-18T15:18:00Z

    The new conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, is being pioneered by the Icelandic government, companies already involved in processing the whole fish and Matís - an independent, government owned research company pursuing research and development for the food and biotechnology industries. The conference will address the issues and ...

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    IceFish Conference 2014 - Maximising return: utilising the entire fish

    2014-07-18T15:18:00Z

    The new conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, is being pioneered by the Icelandic government, companies already involved in processing the whole fish and Matís - an independent, government owned research company pursuing research and development for the food and biotechnology industries. The conference will address the issues and ...

  • KinOmega manufactures and supplies ultra-pure Omega-3 for nutritional and pharmaceutical purposes
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    Friend of the Sea expands in China

    2014-07-18T11:15:00Z

    Friend of the Sea (FoS) is expanding in China as KinOmega, global manufacturer and supplier of ultra-pure marine Omega-3, concludes the audit.

  • Hookpods in racks on board a longlining vessel. Credit: Hookpod Ltd
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    New UK invention to save the albatross

    2014-07-17T15:50:00Z

    Globally, an albatross dies on a fishing hook every five minutes, but a clever new invention called the Hookpod has been designed to ensure that fishermen are catching fish and not birds.

  • The Ísbjörninn cold store. Photo/HB Grandi: Kristján Maack
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    Ísbjörninn proves its worth

    2014-07-17T13:42:00Z

    HB Grandi''s Ísbjörninn cold store at Nordurgardur, Iceland, was opened over a year ago.

  • ASC certified trout from Danforel will soon be available
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    First trout farm certified

    2014-07-17T11:08:00Z

    The first farm has been certified to the ASC Freshwater Trout Standard for responsible aquaculture.

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    Humber Seafood Summit 2014 programme announced

    2014-07-17T10:51:00Z

    The final programme for the Humber Seafood Summit is now available online, Seafish has announced.

  • REWE is introducing Goldlocke, made from ASC tilapia
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    REWE introduces ASC tilapia

    2014-07-17T10:41:00Z

    One of Germany’s largest supermarket chains, REWE, is increasing its range of ASC labelled seafood with the introduction of its Goldlocke product.

  • Víkingur AK leaves Akranes. Photo/HB Grandi: Garðar Svavarsson
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    HB Grandi bids vessel farewell

    2014-07-17T10:24:00Z

    HB Grandi‘s top catcher, ''Víkingur AK-100'' has been sold to a company in Grenaa, Denmark.

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    Minister tours Norway and Iceland

    2014-07-17T10:15:00Z

    Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, The Honourable Keith Hutchings, recently visited Norway and Iceland to study the approaches used both by countries to generate maximum returns from cod and other groundfish resources.

  • Montserrat is embracing VMS technology to support the management and protection of coastal and marine resources
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    Montserrat at the forefront of Caribbean marine management

    2014-07-16T12:19:00Z

    The UK Overseas Territory Government of Montserrat Fisheries Division is proactively embracing cutting edge VMS technology to support the management and protection of coastal and marine resources.

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    FURUNO and ENL join forces

    2014-07-16T12:08:00Z

    New Zealand’s Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) and FURUNO Electric Co., Ltd of Japan are joining forces, with FURUNO taking an initial 10% shareholding in ENL and its wholly owned subsidiary WASSP Ltd.

  • Fishing boats in Essaouira, Morocco. Credit: Daniel*D/CC BY-SA 3.0
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    EU-Morocco agreement to enter into force

    2014-07-16T11:49:00Z

    The European Commission has welcomed Morocco’s ratification of a Fisheries Protocol which is set to open the door for European vessels to begin fishing in Moroccan waters again for the first time in more than two years.