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NewsLooe’s new loos
Looe Harbour Authority on the south coast of Cornwall, UK, opened its brand new £250,000, luxuriously appointed harbourside toilet and shower facilities for fishermen and visiting sailors on 30 May.
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MSC scholarship for fisheries research in Chile
Miguel Cosmelli, an MSc student at University of California, Santa Barbara, is the fifth student to be awarded a scholarship by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to develop the knowledge and understanding of fisheries biology and management.
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NewsSouth Korea amends fisheries law to address illegal fishing
The Korean National Assembly has amended its fisheries law to help curb illegal fishing.
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Scottish herring sustainably fished
The latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) shows that herring caught off the west coast of Scotland is being sustainably fished.
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NewsFirst marine fish farm for Sri Lanka
Oceanpick has signed an agreement with the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka for the country’s first oceanic farm for finfish.
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NewsMaui’s could be extinct in 20 years
The International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) 2013 report acknowledges that New Zealand’s Maui’s dolphins will decline to just 10 adult breeding females in six years and become functionally extinct in less than 20 years, unless they are protected from gillnetting and trawling.
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SFF comments on latest ICES advice
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong has said that although the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on fishing opportunities for 2014 contains mixed news, it is only the start of the decision-making process for next year’s quotas.
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Another rise in North Sea cod stocks
According to the latest International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) figures, cod stocks in the North Sea have risen for the seventh year in a row and there are indications that reduced discarding, and improved fisheries management have played a key part.
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NewsMermaid Marine success at Seawork
Mermaid Marine, based in Poole UK, was at Seawork this year to promote its range of marine engines to the tug, ferry and fishing vessel markets - and it secured more interest than last year.
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NewsTrade sanctions against the Faroe Islands within a month
Representatives from the pelagic fishing industry are very confident that trade sanction measures will be put in place against the Faroe Islands within a month.
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Largest Aqua Nor ever
The organisers of Aqua Nor 2013 believe that this year’s event will be the largest show ever.
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NewsRobot carp with 3D movement created
Researchers from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a robot fish that mimics the movements of a carp.
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NewsCountries urged to protect children
A guidance document published jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that although almost every country has signed international conventions to protect children, many have not translated these agreements into national legislation.
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NewsMeercat bound for Tasmania
Meercat Workboats (A125), the multi-role steel road transportable boat builder, announced the sale of its latest boat to a Tasmanian fish farming organisation at Seawork 2013.
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NewsMarine Scotland Science 'ignores its own evidence'
The Salmon & Trout Association (Scotland) has accused Marine Scotland Science of ‘ignoring its own evidence'' with regards to a planning application by salmon farming company Wester Ross Fisheries Limited.
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NewsOcean Safety wins SFF lifejacket order
Ocean Safety has won the contract to supply 5,000 lifejackets to the Scottish Fisherman’s Federation (SFF) scheme to offer every commercial fisherman in Scotland a free lifejacket.
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NewsSalmon netting quota
Greenland is increasing its landings of salmon from 20 to 50 tonnes by introducing a new 35 tonne fish factory internal quota and this may have implications for Scottish salmon populations.
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NewsGEA streamlines compressor range
GEA Refrigeration Technologies has launched its new GEA Grasso VT range, which the company says has optimised and streamlined its assortment of two-stage piston compressors.
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NewsPPS fish box sales soar
Fish box rental company, PPS East Limited, has reported a steady increase in direct sales for its reusable packaging.
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Blue Growth strategy gets further backing
The European Commission has welcomed the backing from the EU''s General Affairs Council for the progress made in delivering the EU''s Blue Growth Strategy, which aims to create sustainable economic growth and employment in the marine and maritime economy to help Europe''s economic recovery.
