Latest News – Page 473
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New $10m processing factory
Minister for Regional Australia, Catherine King, has announced a $3.5m grant to support the construction of a value added processing facility in Parramatta Creek, Tasmania.
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NewsThe impact of underwater noise on fish
A three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership between HR Wallingford and the University of Exeter is being launched this month to predict the impact of underwater noise on fish.
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NewsDeclining skate and ray wings sold in supermarkets
University of Salford DNA testing has found that that supermarket skate and ray wings, despite being labelled as from sustainable stocks, are actually being taken from declining species.
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NewsFisherman tweets industry views
UK fisherman, David Warwick, is tweeting his daily ''FishTales'' in a bid to highlight the problems faced by the often “misunderstood” fishing industry.
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NewsAn opportunity for new shrimp producers
A new Rabobank report says that the outbreak of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in shrimp will give second-tier shrimp producing regions the opportunity to step up production and capture market share – until EMS affected countries recover from the disease.
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NewsPoacher caught on Facebook
A New Zealand man has been sentenced to 200 hours community service after getting caught selling illegal paua on Facebook.
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Humber Seafood Summit agenda announced
The final programme for Seafish’s Humber Seafood Summit - hosted at the Royal Hotel in Grimsby from 18-19 September - is now available.
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NewsTechnology update for thermal cameras
Raymarine’s TH Series handheld thermal cameras have a new safety enhancing software upgrade - InstAlertTM.
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NewsMixed verdict on Pacific coastal fisheries
A new report on the status of reef and near-shore fisheries of Pacific Islands has delivered a mixed verdict about their health.
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NewsSeafish to reduce levy rates
Seafish is looking to reduce its standard rate of levy for the first time in over 14 years; a move it says will help reduce the “financial burden” of 90% of business in the seafood industry.
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New BAP appointment
A former Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) auditor has been appointed to the BAP team as new programme integrity manager, say the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).
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NewsGOAL keynote from Marine Harvest chairman
Ole-Eirik Lerøy, chairman of Marine Harvest ASA, has been announced as the keynote speaker at the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France.
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Human trafficking suspect arrested
The key suspect in the Environmental Justice Foundation’s (EJF) investigation into human trafficking and human rights abuses in Thailand’s seafood industry has been arrested.
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King Salmon development dispute
Two appeals put forward to the New Zealand High Court against King Salmon’s proposal to develop new fish farms in the Marlborough Sounds have been rejected.
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NewsNigeria invests US$7.28m in aquaculture
Nigeria’s Bayelsa government is investing N1.17bn (US$7.28m) in its aquaculture operations to boost food production for local consumption and export.
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NewsBaader takes over Seafood Innovations
The Baader Group has taken over the business activities of Seafood Innovations Pty Ltd. and Seafood Innovations International Group Pty Ltd. in Australia.
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NewsRoadmap to transform Pacific tuna fisheries
Small Pacific islands are to see greater economic benefits with the promotion of more sustainable and locally owned and operated tuna fisheries, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
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NewsDeductions announced from 2013 quotas
EU Member States that overfished in 2012 will suffer deductions from their 2013 quotas.
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BAP for Australia
Australia’s first processing plant has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsIceland calls for a fair solution on mackerel
Carly Wills interviews Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, following his call for an early meeting of the Coastal States to find a solution to the ongoing dispute over mackerel catch in the North Atlantic.
