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NewsMore measures needed to save our fish
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is calling for the introduction of other measures to be used in conjunction with a discard ban to help reduce total fishing mortality.
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NZ proposes shark finning ban
New Zealand’s government is proposing to ban the removal of shark fins and the dumping of the shark carcass at sea.
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Peru implements supply chain monitoring programme
Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) is implementing a new Surveillance and Control of Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme for the entire aquatic resources production chain, in order to strengthen supervision and combat illegal fishing in the sector.
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Saffire VMS updated
The Saffire vessel monitoring system for fisheries and other commercial shipping operations has been updated and rebranded as Globavista.
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NewsShark finning alert
An INTERPOL alert has been circulated to all 190 member countries, after a method of shark finning aimed at avoiding detection of illegal practices was identified by Coast Rican authorities.
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NewsMonty Halls backs Celtic Seas protection
Monty Halls, BBC2’s Fisherman’s Apprentice, has supported the launch of the Celtic Seas Partnership, a pioneering four year international project to protect the ‘Celtic Seas’ which extend from the British Isles and Ireland to northern France.
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NewsWWF supports Maldives management
WWF Pakistan is to support Maldives in its efforts to provide sustainable management of tuna in the Indian Ocean during the next three years.
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Aquaculture value rises in Australia
Senator Richard Colbeck has announced that Australia’s aquaculture industry has grown significantly and now accounts for almost half of the country’s fish production.
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NewsTraining centre for fishermen to open in Maldives
A new Fishermen’s Community & Training Centre (FCTC) in the Maldives will nurture the country’s pole-and-line fishing communities through the provision of fisheries training and education.
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Korea will investigate illegal fish
On 5 November a representative of the Korean Government announced that it will be investigating Dutch-flagged cargo vessel, Holland Klipper, which arrived in the Korean port of Busan on 31 October carrying an estimated $14m of suspected illegal fish.
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NewsEnhancing tuna management and conservation
An FAO-coordinated project to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide has been approved.
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OECD releases new handbook for fishery managers
The OECD Committee for Fisheries has produced a new handbook for fisheries managers, utilising a large body of research carried out over the years investigating fisheries policy and fisheries management.
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Snapper 1 Strategy Group Chair appointed
Sir Ian Barker has been appointed chair of New Zealand’s new Snapper 1 Strategy Group, which will work on a long term plan to manage the fishery.
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NewsProfitable future for prawn fishery
AFMA chair, Michael Egan, has announced that a sustainable and more profitable future for the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) will be assured through controls that limit fishing effort and maximise the supply to the Australian community.
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The importance of lifejackets
Seafish has made a short film for fishermen demonstrating the importance of wearing life jackets and knowing how to use them.
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NewsSeafood remains popular with US consumers
The popularity of seafood in America, in particular shrimp, canned tuna and salmon, continues to grow, says the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).
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Europêche welcomes deep-sea compromise
The European deep-sea fishing industry has welcomed this week’s vote in the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee on a regulation concerning deep-sea fishing in the Northeast Atlantic.
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NewsFaroe Islands takes the EU to the WTO
The Government of the Faroes has initiated dispute settlement proceedings against the European Union under the World Trade Organization, in response to the EU’s economic measures regarding mackerel and herring.
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NewsBottom trawling will not be phased out
The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee has voted to ban bottom trawling in areas of the North East Atlantic with vulnerable marine ecosystems, but not to phase out bottom trawling altogether.
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NewsChile and China sign fish hygiene agreement
The Republic of China and Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) have signed a MoU to strengthen cooperation between both countries and to guarantee the sanitary safety of fishery products.
