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    New Sealord CEO

    2014-07-29T11:55:00Z

    Steve Yung has been appointed the new CEO of Sealord Group Ltd.

  • Mark Hewish
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    Globavista wins UK fisheries VMS contract

    2014-07-29T11:34:00Z

    The UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that it has awarded the contract for the supply of its Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to Globavista Limited.

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    Kite system advantage

    2014-07-29T11:25:00Z

    According to trawl equipment manufacturer Morgère, kite systems offer some advantages over using floats on the headline of trawls.

  • Keith Colburn’s crab fishing vessel, The Wizard. Credit: hawleyjr/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Deadliest Catch Ambassador

    2014-07-29T10:59:00Z

    Captain Keith Colburn, one of the stars of the hit television series Deadliest Catch, has become an Ambassador for the Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP).

  • The aim of the project is to develop a sea-based lobster rearing system that could ultimately benefit coastal communities
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    Fusion Marine takes part in new lobster initiative

    2014-07-29T10:26:00Z

    Scotland’s Fusion Marine is taking part in a multi-partnership project to develop a sea-based lobster rearing system that could benefit coastal communities.

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    Sea Pact request for grant proposals

    2014-07-29T10:18:00Z

    Sea Pact has announced its third Request for Grant Proposals.

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    First ASC-certified trout on offer

    2014-07-28T11:46:00Z

    Swiss retail company Migros is the first to offer customers Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified trout, produced by certified Danforel Christiansminde Farm in Denmark.

  • ASC-certified products are in demand in the Dutch market and Germany
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    ASC products in demand

    2014-07-25T11:49:00Z

    Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-certified products are proving popular in the Dutch market and are gaining ground in Germany, according to a new report.

  • Knut Nesse speaking at Nutreco’s biennial AquaVision conference in Stavanger, Norway Photo: Blue Planet
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    Half year high for Nutreco

    2014-07-24T15:32:00Z

    Global feed expert, Nutreco, reports a first half year high in 2014 with a revenue of €2.460m, up 2.6% when compared with the same period last year.

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    New Zealand mining application questioned

    2014-07-24T11:34:00Z

    New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is concerned over Chatham Rock Phosphate’s (CRP) mining application and says alarm bells should be ringing.

  • Trawling is blamed for being the worst villain to harm the ocean floor. Credit: John Wallace, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC/FRAMD
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    To kill the Golden Goose

    2014-07-23T13:58:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at whether trawling really is the worst villain of the sea.

  • Supertrawler 'Abel Tasman' has been previously banned from operating for two years because of its affect on the dolphin population
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    Commercial fishers fight back

    2014-07-23T13:27:00Z

    The Commonwealth fishing industry has expressed its dismay at learning that the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is considering a motion to lobby major political parties to oppose large processing vessels in Australian waters.

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    Scania broadens engine offer

    2014-07-23T13:00:00Z

    Scania Engines is now offering a greater range for marine workboats with its new IMO Tier II-certified 13- and 16-litre engines.

  • Curaçao, Ghana and Korea have been given an extra six months to improve the illegal fishing situation in their countries. Credit: oneVillage Initiative/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    EC extends IUU deadline for Curaçao, Ghana and Korea

    2014-07-23T12:22:00Z

    The European Commission has given Curaçao, Ghana and Korea an extra six months to improve the illegal fishing situation in their countries.

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    Scots voice issues of concern

    2014-07-23T11:37:00Z

    Scottish fishermen are to meet with the UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice this week to voice their concerns over catching opportunities for 2015.

  • Fishing boats at Port Lincoln Marina, South Australia. Credit: Jacqui Barker/ CC BY 2.0
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    Australian fisheries science on par with world’s best

    2014-07-23T11:23:00Z

    International researchers at the Small Pelagic Fisheries Technical Workshop and Stakeholder Forum held last week in Adelaide have concluded that Australian fisheries science and management was on a par with the rest of the world.

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    Call for Australian fishing vessel ban

    2014-07-23T10:48:00Z

    The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) has express its concern that the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is considering a motion from the Break O''Day & Northern Midlands councils to lobby the Australian Government to ban certain types of Australian flagged fishing vessels from Australia waters.

  • IATTC failed to adopt any conservation measures on bluefin tuna. Credit: NOAA
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    European Commission worried about IATTC failure

    2014-07-23T10:20:00Z

    The European Commission has expressed its disappointment with the outcomes of the 87th Annual meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which finished on 18 July in Lima, Peru.

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    Coalition formed to combat illegal fishing

    2014-07-23T10:04:00Z

    To combat illegal fishing in the European Union (EU), Oceans 5 has announced the formation of a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with a grant of over $1 million per year for three years.

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    Bristol Bay commends EPA proposal

    2014-07-23T09:47:00Z

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its proposed determination in the Clean Water Act 404(c) process, issuing draft protections for the Bristol Bay watershed related to the proposed Pebble Mine.