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  • A Google Earth image of a fishing weir along the Persian Gulf coast. © 2013 DigitalGlobe/Google Earth
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    Google Earth could validate catch statistics

    2013-11-27T11:32:00Z

    University of British Columbia scientists have found that large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what is being officially reported.

  • Helga María AK leaving Gdansk. Credit: HB Grandi/Rósa María Tómasdóttir
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    Helga María refit

    2013-11-27T10:11:00Z

    HB Grandi’s recently refitted vessel ‘Helga María AK’ is now on its way home from Poland and is expected to dock in Reykjavík this week.

  • LIFE has started out with the objective of representing and defending low impact fishing operations in coastal waters
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    New organisation throws fishermen a LIFEline

    2013-11-26T18:17:00Z

    Fishermen from eight different European countries have created an organisation specifically to represent low impact fishermen in Europe.

  • Transgenic Atlantic Salmon - AquAdvantage Salmon - (background) and a sibling conventional Atlantic salmon of the same age. Photo: AquaBounty Technologies
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    AquaBounty production deemed safe for Canada

    2013-11-26T16:57:00Z

    AquaBounty Technologies is now able to produce its AquAdvantage Salmon (AAS) on a commercial scale after being approved by Environment Canada.

  • Thor and Sture Claesson flanking one of the new doors
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    Great results from Thyborøn doors

    2013-11-26T15:50:00Z

    Danish trawler ‘Ceton’ has a new set of 14m2 15 VF midwater doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors.

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    SinkabergHansen doubles capacity

    2013-11-26T14:33:00Z

    Norwegian aquaculture operator SinkabergHansen recently invested approximately NOK25 million in renovating its premises, including a complete new BAADER Salmon Line.

  • The new Ishida FLEX-Grader
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    New FLEX-Grader from Ishida

    2013-11-26T14:13:00Z

    Ishida Europe has launched a new solution for a wide range of fish, meat and poultry batching and grading applications.

  • The European Commission has proposed trade measures against three countries. Credit: Mike Markovina/Marine Photobank
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    Three countries face sanctions

    2013-11-26T13:33:00Z

    Belize, Cambodia and Guinea are facing trade measures after failing to show commitment to tackling illegal fishing.

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    Report: Unreported trade of bluefin tuna

    2013-11-26T11:48:00Z

    A new WWF study has found that between 2000 and 2010 the equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

  • Dubai Maritime City partners with SalMar
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    New salmon factory in Dubai

    2013-11-26T11:22:00Z

    Dubai Maritime City is to partner with Norwegian salmon farming company SalMar ASA to build a state-of-the-art smoked salmon factory in Dubai.

  • Bluefin tuna. Credit: Marco Care/Marine Photobank
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    ICCAT bluefin quotas

    2013-11-26T10:29:00Z

    At the ICCAT annual meeting it was decided to set the 2014 quota for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and the Mediterranean at 13,400 tonnes - recognising that early signs of stock recovery have yet to be confirmed by scientific assessments.

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    European Fisheries Fund review

    2013-11-25T17:47:00Z

    The UK’s European Fisheries Fund (EFF) 2012 annual review is now available for download.

  • The underbelly of a wild juvenile sea trout infested by sea lice caught within two miles of one affected farm Photo: Salmon and Trout Association Scotland
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    Addressing the Scottish sea lice issue

    2013-11-21T17:36:00Z

    Scotland’s Salmon and Trout Association has demanded that the Scottish Government “stop prevaricating” and order an immediate cull of farmed salmon in light of the latest sea lice data.

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    Crab Council receives grant

    2013-11-21T16:27:00Z

    The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has been given a grant by Sea Pact, an alliance of seafood distributors that is donating to four organisations working in seafood sustainability to further special initiatives.

  • MSC Science Series, free open access library on fisheries science
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    New online fisheries science research library

    2013-11-21T16:11:00Z

    The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new online fisheries science research library which will provide open access to the science that underpins the organisation’s standards.

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    First Polish fishery enters assessment

    2013-11-21T15:01:00Z

    The Eastern Baltic cod fishery has become the first fishery from Poland to enter into assessment against the MSC standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

  • Coral reefs, jellyfish and seahorses are just some of the marine life that will be better protected following the creation of 27 new Marine Conservation Zones
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    UK Marine Conservation Zones created

    2013-11-21T12:45:00Z

    The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that 27 new Marine Conservation Zones have been created to help better protect marine life, joining the UK’s 500 marine protected areas that already exist.

  • The tuna fishery is MSC certified. Credit: seaquest.com.fj
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    WWF calls for satellite technology surveillance

    2013-11-21T12:08:00Z

    WWF says that its new pilot project shows that the use of satellite technology in the surveillance of fishing activities can increase safety on fishing vessels and promote legal and transparent fishing operations.

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    Vatican warns of exploitation of fishers

    2013-11-21T10:32:00Z

    The Vatican has warned that migrant workers within the commercial fishing sector are in danger of being exploited as a result of globalisation and labour shortages.

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    Responsible sourcing of fishmeal and oil

    2013-11-20T17:37:00Z

    The global certifiers have joined together to identify common requirements for sourcing fishmeal and oil (FMFO) to improve sustainable global aquaculture practices.