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NewsAquaculture vital for plugging the gap in the EU’s seafood needs
Aquaculture has a vital role to play in helping the EU to meet its demand for seafood, but expansion of the industry in Europe is hampered by bureaucratic inefficiency.
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NewsOmega Protein fined $5.5m
Omega Protein, Inc., producer of omega-3 fish oils, has been fined $5.5 million for polluting Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with fish waste and oil-fouled water from it fish processing plant and through its menhaden fleet based in Reedsville, Virginia.
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NewsClam and cockle fisheries certified
The Spanish Ría de Arosa Galician Cooperative Society has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its artisanal clam and cockle fisheries.
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NewsNew face of specialist assurance
A new face of specialist agriculture and fisheries assurance, Acoura, has been launched in Scotland in a bid to maintain the country’s place within international certification.
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NewsFukushima radioactivity not a health risk
New research has shown that radiation found in tuna contaminated by the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident poses the same threat to consumers as from one dental x-ray.
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NewsIndustry guide for whitefish processors published
On behalf of the UK fish processing industry, the Grimsby Fish Merchants Association has produced a new guide to good hygiene practice for whitefish processors, which aims to help processors to comply with food safety and hygiene law.
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Measures adopted for key Mediterranean and Black Sea stocks
The FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has approved a number of historic conservation and management measures to guarantee the sustainable exploitation of key fish stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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NewsGreenpeace releases 2013 sustainable supermarket list
Greenpeace has released its 2013 Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) report, which ranks American supermarkets on their sustainable seafood policies.
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NewsNew generation of Craemer fish boxes
At this year’s Seafood Processing Europe exhibition in Brussels, fish box manufacturer Craemer introduced its new generation of fish boxes.
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NewsWashington: No ISA
New tests by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) show no signs of the Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) virus in farmed, hatchery or wild salmon in Washington.
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NewsChristening HB Grandi’s Polar Bear
HB Grandi’s new Ísbjörninn (Polar Bear) cold store in Nordurgardur, Iceland, was formally opened this week, after taking only six months to build.
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NewsBlumar earns three star BAP certification
Chilean salmon farming company, Blumar SA, has become the third in the country to achieve three star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance.
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NewsRichard Benyon to be quizzed on discard ban
The UK’s Minister for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon, will present the details of the proposals for a discards ban as part of the Common Fisheries Policy to the House of Lords tomorrow.
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NewsUS retailers say no to GM salmon
The Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood has announced that Target and other large US grocery retailers have committed to not sell genetically engineered salmon if it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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NewsRecord figures at Welsh port
In January this year Welsh fishing port, Milford Fish Docks, experienced the highest tonnage landed 15 in years, and the highest for more than 10 years in 2012.
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NewsICES advice now based on catches
For its 2014 advice on fish stocks, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has used data on the amount of fish caught at sea, instead of what is landed.
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Milford Fish Docks pushes forward
The largest fishing port in Wales, Milford Fish Docks, had record fish landings in 2012 and landed the largest catch for fifteen years in January 2013 - it now wants to push ahead and attract more fishing businesses.
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NewsFishing opportunities for 2014
The latest figures on fish stocks in EU waters reveal the European Commission’s efforts to phase out overfishing are paying off, but more still needs to be done.
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NewsViolence and murder in Thai fisheries
A new report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has documented harrowing evidence of human trafficking and exploitation in Thailand’s fishing industry, where boat workers are subjected to excessive working hours, little or no pay, threats of violence, physical abuse, and even murder, reports Carly Wills.
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NewsVirginia upgrades research fleet
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has upgraded its juvenile fish abundance research fleet with the 43ft R/V ‘Tidewater’.
