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  • A fishing harbour in Portugal. Credit: Osvaldo Gago/CC BY-SA 3.0
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    EC: The Mediterranean is heavily overfished

    2014-06-26T13:59:00Z

    According to the European Commission’s latest report on the state of fish stocks, stocks in the North and West of Europe are recovering, but there are still serious problems of overfishing in the Mediterranean Sea.

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    NEAFC adopts new deep-sea regulations

    2014-06-26T12:50:00Z

    The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) has adopted stronger regulations for the management of deep-sea fisheries and the conservation of deep-sea species and habitats in the North East Atlantic.

  • Simrad unveils 3rd-Generation Broadband Echosounder with CHIRP
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    Simrad announces BSM-3 Broadband Sounder

    2014-06-26T11:19:00Z

    Simrad Yachting has announced its next-generation sonar system, the Simrad BSM-3 Broadband Sounder with CHIRP (Compressed High-Intensity Radar Pulse), designed for commercial fisherman and recreational boaters.

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    Scotland launches centre of excellence

    2014-06-26T10:32:00Z

    A fisheries centre of excellence has been launched in Scotland to improve sustainable fishing throughout the sector.

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    HB Grandi considers three more trawlers

    2014-06-26T10:16:00Z

    HB Grandi hf. has entered negotiations with Turkish ship building company Celiktrans Deniz Ltd. on the construction of three wetfish trawlers, based on an offer from the ship builder.

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    ISA detected at Cermaq site

    2014-06-25T16:34:00Z

    Cermaq has confirmed that the ISA virus has been detected at its Langøyhovden sea site in Nordland, Norway.

  • ISSF made good progress on the sustainability of global tuna stocks in 2013. Photo: Marco Care/Marine Photobank
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    ISSF reports on 2013 progress

    2014-06-25T12:22:00Z

    Tuna fisheries management and conservation made significant progress in 2013, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) annual report.

  • Open ponds at Cellana’s Kona Demonstration Facility (KDF) on the Big Island of Hawaii
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    Companies team up to produce high-value algae products

    2014-06-25T11:16:00Z

    Cellana, Inc. and Galil Algae Cooperative Agriculture Society Limited have entered into a letter of intent with the objective of partnering for the production of high-value algae products for aquaculture applications.

  • Belize shrimp farmers are preparing for ASC certification
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    Belize shrimp farms prepare for certification

    2014-06-25T10:45:00Z

    Members of the Belize Shrimp Growers'' Association are preparing for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) assessment, thanks to funding from funding from the Enterprise Innovation Challenge Fund (EICF), a component of the Compete Caribbean program.

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    Scotland launches Aquaculture Innovation Centre

    2014-06-25T10:17:00Z

    Scotland has launched its Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) to help create jobs and support the growth, sustainability and profitability of the country’s industry.

  • Changes need to be made to bring the global ocean out of decline, says GOC. Photo: Rick Seidel/Flickr
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    Rescuing the ocean from decline

    2014-06-24T16:16:00Z

    The health of the global ocean is in decline and a five-year integrated rescue package is what’s needed to bring it back to life, according to a new report by the Global Ocean Commission.

  • Plastic bottles and garbage waste from a village in Timor-Leste wash on the shores of a river and then spill into the sea. Credit: UN Photo/Martine Perret
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    Plastic waste causes $13bn in annual damage to marine ecosystems

    2014-06-24T15:55:00Z

    Plastic waste is estimated to cause an estimated $13 billion in financial damage to marine ecosystems, according to two reports issued at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly.

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    EMS survey now online

    2014-06-24T14:50:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is calling on shrimp farms in Asia and Latin America to fill out a survey designed to collect information on early mortality syndrome (EMS).

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    Tuna seiners confirmed Friend of the Sea

    2014-06-24T14:33:00Z

    Pevaeche’s six purse seiners have successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea renewal audit.

  • Southbank Fresh Fish has been appointed fresh fish supplier to Selfridges & Co. Credit: Andrew Meredith
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    London supplier wins Selfridges contract

    2014-06-24T14:27:00Z

    Southbank Fresh Fish, one of London’s leading seafood suppliers, has been appointed fresh fish supplier to the world-famous Selfridges & Co store on London’s Oxford Street.

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    'Tummas T' crew happy with Vónin trawl

    2014-06-24T14:06:00Z

    Faroese trawl producer Vónin has reported that the crew of ‘Tummas T’ are very happy with their Vónin HEX trawl.

  • The 2014 TIP report has been released
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    Thailand downgraded in trafficking report

    2014-06-24T11:26:00Z

    The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has been released, and after four consecutive years on the Tier 2 Watchlist, the US Department of State has downgraded Thailand to Tier 3.

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    ICES releases food web advice

    2014-06-23T12:24:00Z

    The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has released advice to the European Commission on marine food web indicators.

  • The identification of the gene responsible for IPN resistance in salmon enables a great accuracy in the selection of broodstock, ensuring the offspring to be resistant to IPN
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    AquaGen identifies IPN resistance gene

    2014-06-20T11:22:00Z

    The gene responsible for Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) resistance in salmon has been identified by Norwegian biologists at AquaGen.

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    Long John Silver’s endorses BAP

    2014-06-19T14:41:00Z

    The US seafood restaurant chain, Long John Silver’s, is the latest retailer to become a Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) market endorser.