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Project to combat IUU fishing
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals for technical assistance, services and goods for "The Oceans and Fisheries Partnership".
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EU underlines importance of UNCLOS
The international community must continue to work together towards the sustainable use of oceans, to promote sustainable development, and to face up to the major threats confronting our marine environment.
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UK lobbies for a fair deal
Ahead of this year’s December Council the UK government has said that it will lobby hard to deliver a fair deal for the fishing industry.
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NewsMarel prepares for new EU labelling legislation
Marel is helping fish processers comply with the new EU food label requirements coming into force this month with its new Innova Labelling software.
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Funding boost for Scotland
Almost £160,000 in government funding is being given to four Scottish fisheries projects that aim to improve understanding of inshore fish stocks and reduce unwanted catches.
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Spanish collaboration to combat illegal fishing
For the first time, the Spanish government, industry and NGOs are joining together in a collaboration to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsGreenpeace questions future of Pacific tuna
Greenpeace is urging tuna traders and investors to “start behaving ethically” to ensure a sustainable future for the stock and market after Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) talks failed.
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NewsWild salmon review published
According to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s (SFP) annual review of the state of wild salmon fisheries, half of wild-caught salmon come from ‘well or reasonably’ managed fisheries, the other half from fisheries that need ‘significant improvements’.
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NewsFund to support fishing in Pacific island nations
The Republic of China (Taiwan) has established the Chinese Taipei Trust Fund, a special fund of US$2 million to be spent over five years to assist the fishing industries of developing nations, particularly Small Island Developing States.
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NewsCTI withdraws application
The China Tuna Industry Group (CTI) Holding Limited has officially withdrawn its IPO application from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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NewsNew fishing model developed
A new model has been developed by economists at two universities in the US which could help fishermen make more money while reducing the risk of fishery depletion.
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Scallop relationship formed
A new supply relationship has been agreed between Morgère and Reid Scallop Gear to benefit French scallop fishermen.
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NewsEU and Norway agree North Sea TACs
The EU and Norway have reached an arrangement for the 2015 management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea.
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‘Mirakh’ for Russia
Refrigerated trawler ‘Mirakh’ was completed at Uljanik shipyard in Croatia in November, and will soon depart for Norway to be equipped with fishing gear and for trials.
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WCPFC commits to implementing harvest strategy
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has made a commitment to long-term sustainable fisheries management.
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News$100,000 grant to explore energy savings
Canadian processing company Quinlan Brothers Limited is to receive a $100,000 government grant to assist with the installation of new refrigeration control systems in its processing facility in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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First salmon company achieves four-star BAP status
Northern Harvest Sea Farms Group has become the world’s first salmon company to achieve four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status.
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NewsUK outfitting expertise
Birkenhead UK based contractor MPE Interiors has supplied its manufacturing and outfitting expertise to an Irish shipyard building a new salmon farm vessel.
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NewsHB Grandi trawler trouble
Iceland’s HB Grandi’s wetfish trawler, ‘Otto N Thorláksson RE’, is to be docked for two to three months due to a main engine breakdown last week.
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NewsOffshore Mariculture Conference is launching in the Americas
Offshore Mariculture Conference is launching in the Americas 21–24 September, Baja California, Mexico. The global aquaculture industry continues to be the fastest growing animal-food-producing sector, accounting for around half of all fish consumed in the world today.
