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  • ASC certified salmon is now available in Japan
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    ASC salmon now available in Japan

    2014-03-03T10:41:00Z

    Japan’s largest retailer has become the first store in the country to sell Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified salmon.

  • The funding will go towards six disaster fisheries
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    $75m disaster relief for US fisheries

    2014-02-28T11:43:00Z

    Six US fisheries that were declared by the Department of Commerce in 2012 and 2013 as “fishery disasters” are to receive US$75m of the 2014 federal budget.

  • The new MPA is an important feeding and nursing ground for the blue whale, the world's largest mammal Photo: NOAA
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    Chilean blue whale conservation

    2014-02-27T18:01:00Z

    The WWF says that the approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins.

  • The 2014 International Smart Gear Competition launches this weekend
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    WWF opens 2014 Smart Gear Competition

    2014-02-27T17:05:00Z

    WWF is launching the 2014 International Smart Gear Competition this weekend.

  • Thai fishing boats. Credit: SeaDave/CC BY 2.0
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    Thai fisheries under pressure

    2014-02-27T16:39:00Z

    David Hayes reports on the challenges that Thai fisheries are currently facing.

  • COSPAS-SARSAT system overview
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    Keeping safe at sea

    2014-02-27T16:16:00Z

    Jeremy Harrison, CEO of McMurdo Group UK, discusses the Search and Rescue (SAR) infrastructure, COSPAS-SARSAT and the importance of carrying safety equipment.

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    First European salmon farms earn BAP certification

    2014-02-27T13:47:00Z

    Fjardalax ehf’s salmon farm sites in Iceland have become Europe’s first salmon farms to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

  • Dr Rajitha Senaratne introduced the first Barramundi juveniles from the nursery into sea cages in the ocean at Trincomalee bay
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    Sri Lanka stocks first sea cages

    2014-02-27T13:40:00Z

    Sri Lanka’s very first sea cages have been stocked with Barramundi juveniles by fish farming company Oceanpick.

  • Europe's seas need better management, says EEA. Photo: Tiago Fioreze
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    Better management needed for EU seas

    2014-02-27T11:19:00Z

    Europe’s marine species, habitats and ecosystems continue to be threatened by human impact, and with maritime economic activities forecasted to increase in coming years, better management is needed, says the European Environment Agency (EEA).

  • Conservation groups said that shrimp trawlers operating in the southeast United States capture and kill over 53,000 endangered sea turtles each year Photo: Becky Skiba / USFWS
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    Lawsuit threat over endangered sea turtles

    2014-02-26T14:59:00Z

    US Conservation groups have notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of their intention to sue over its failure to analyse the impacts of shrimp trawling on endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Southeast Atlantic Ocean.

  • The new microbattery will "revolutionise" salmon tracking
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    New device to improve salmon tracking

    2014-02-26T13:01:00Z

    Scientists have developed a microbattery that packs twice the energy compared to current microbatteries that is set to “revolutionise” salmon tracking around the world.

  • A WTO panel has been established in the dispute between the Faroe Islands and the European Union. Credit: Atle Grimsby/CC-BY-2.0
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    WTO panel established for herring dispute

    2014-02-26T13:00:00Z

    The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has decided to establish a panel in the dispute between the Faroe Islands and the European Union.

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    IFFO membership continues to grow

    2014-02-26T11:47:00Z

    For the fourth year running, IFFO membership is continuing to grow, reaching out to developing markets in Asia and expanding to new businesses within the marine ingredients sphere.

  • A plan to boost Scotland’s seafood sector has been awarded £700,000 in funding. Credit: Paul Farmer/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Plan to grow Scotland’s seafood sector announced

    2014-02-26T11:27:00Z

    The Scottish Government has announced £700,000 in funding to back an industry action plan to achieve a more profitable and sustainable seafood sector

  • The new scampi hatchery
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    World’s first captive breeding programme for scampi

    2014-02-26T10:46:00Z

    A new hatchery has been built at Cawthron Aquaculture Park near Nelson to improve understanding of New Zealand scampi and establish the world’s first captive breeding programme for the species.

  • Friend of the Sea has certified North Kurilsk Seiner Fleet Base scallops
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    Unimak scallops Friend of the Sea certified

    2014-02-26T10:14:00Z

    North Kurilsk Seiner Fleet Base scallops have been certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea.

  • TRAFFIC's new Fisheries Trade data website aims to show enforcement officers where to look for evidence of criminal activity
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    Unmasking illegal fishing activities

    2014-02-26T09:46:00Z

    At the fourth Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop in Costa Rica delegates were told that analysis of fisheries trade data provides a cost effective and helpful method for tackling illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

  • Projections for 2013 suggest fish farmers produced 70 million tonnes of fish – 44% of total fishery output @FAO Aquaculture Photo Library/L. Bigarré
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    World fish trade to set new records

    2014-02-25T16:00:00Z

    According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), world fish trade is generating more wealth than ever before.

  • Cawthron Institute’s new marine and freshwater research centre
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    Marine and freshwater research centre now open

    2014-02-25T15:05:00Z

    New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute has opened a new marine and freshwater research centre at its Nelson campus.

  • Jim Schacht has been named as Cummins’ new General Manager for the Commercial Marine Business
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    New Cummins appointment

    2014-02-25T14:50:00Z

    Cummins Inc. has named Jim Schacht as General Manager for the Commercial Marine Business.