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    Report: Unreported trade of bluefin tuna

    2013-11-26T11:48:00Z

    A new WWF study has found that between 2000 and 2010 the equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

  • Dubai Maritime City partners with SalMar
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    New salmon factory in Dubai

    2013-11-26T11:22:00Z

    Dubai Maritime City is to partner with Norwegian salmon farming company SalMar ASA to build a state-of-the-art smoked salmon factory in Dubai.

  • Bluefin tuna. Credit: Marco Care/Marine Photobank
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    ICCAT bluefin quotas

    2013-11-26T10:29:00Z

    At the ICCAT annual meeting it was decided to set the 2014 quota for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and the Mediterranean at 13,400 tonnes - recognising that early signs of stock recovery have yet to be confirmed by scientific assessments.

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    European Fisheries Fund review

    2013-11-25T17:47:00Z

    The UK’s European Fisheries Fund (EFF) 2012 annual review is now available for download.

  • The underbelly of a wild juvenile sea trout infested by sea lice caught within two miles of one affected farm Photo: Salmon and Trout Association Scotland
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    Addressing the Scottish sea lice issue

    2013-11-21T17:36:00Z

    Scotland’s Salmon and Trout Association has demanded that the Scottish Government “stop prevaricating” and order an immediate cull of farmed salmon in light of the latest sea lice data.

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    Crab Council receives grant

    2013-11-21T16:27:00Z

    The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has been given a grant by Sea Pact, an alliance of seafood distributors that is donating to four organisations working in seafood sustainability to further special initiatives.

  • MSC Science Series, free open access library on fisheries science
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    New online fisheries science research library

    2013-11-21T16:11:00Z

    The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new online fisheries science research library which will provide open access to the science that underpins the organisation’s standards.

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    First Polish fishery enters assessment

    2013-11-21T15:01:00Z

    The Eastern Baltic cod fishery has become the first fishery from Poland to enter into assessment against the MSC standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

  • Coral reefs, jellyfish and seahorses are just some of the marine life that will be better protected following the creation of 27 new Marine Conservation Zones
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    UK Marine Conservation Zones created

    2013-11-21T12:45:00Z

    The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that 27 new Marine Conservation Zones have been created to help better protect marine life, joining the UK’s 500 marine protected areas that already exist.

  • The tuna fishery is MSC certified. Credit: seaquest.com.fj
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    WWF calls for satellite technology surveillance

    2013-11-21T12:08:00Z

    WWF says that its new pilot project shows that the use of satellite technology in the surveillance of fishing activities can increase safety on fishing vessels and promote legal and transparent fishing operations.

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    Vatican warns of exploitation of fishers

    2013-11-21T10:32:00Z

    The Vatican has warned that migrant workers within the commercial fishing sector are in danger of being exploited as a result of globalisation and labour shortages.

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    Responsible sourcing of fishmeal and oil

    2013-11-20T17:37:00Z

    The global certifiers have joined together to identify common requirements for sourcing fishmeal and oil (FMFO) to improve sustainable global aquaculture practices.

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    Greenpeace: Reform needed in tuna longline fisheries

    2013-11-20T12:01:00Z

    In a new report, Greenpeace International says that a grave lack of regulations is hindering sustainable management of the world’s longline tuna fishery fleets.

  • Simon Hardcastle on one of the sea pens
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    Falkland Islands trout farm completed

    2013-11-20T11:20:00Z

    A brown trout farm has been completed in the Falkland Islands for a pilot venture operated by Falklands based fishing company Fortuna.

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    HB Grandi prepares for Icelandic stock market

    2013-11-20T10:35:00Z

    Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi is preparing to list the company’s shares on the Icelandic stock market.

  • Oceana wants a strict ban that would require all sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally attached Photo: NOAA
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    Hidden shark catches

    2013-11-19T18:27:00Z

    A new report by Oceana has revealed that 24 countries may be catching sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterannean Sea but failing to report them, as required by the Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

  • Atlantic bluefin tuna has made progress in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean
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    WWF calls for bluefin tuna and shark conservation

    2013-11-19T17:42:00Z

    WWF is calling on the European Commission to ensure maximum efforts are made to conserve Atlantic bluefin tuna and sharks ahead of an annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.

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    Scottish gear conflict initiative

    2013-11-19T17:10:00Z

    To tackle deliberate acts of gear vandalism at sea and help resolve conflicts within the fishing industry, the Scottish government is establishing a task force.

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    Mainstream becomes Cermaq

    2013-11-19T16:06:00Z

    Now a fish farming company only, Cermaq has announced that it is changing the name of all of its Mainstream local farming companies to Cermaq.

  • Skipjack tuna. Credit: Wibowo Djatmiko/CC BY-SA 3.0
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    MSC skipjack in Europe

    2013-11-19T15:38:00Z

    The first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified canned skipjack tuna from the Central and Western Pacific oceans will soon be available in Europe.