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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.
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New Marel CEO
Arni Oddur Thordarson has been appointed as the new CEO of Marel with immediate effect.
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NewsIllegal fishing under discussion in Brussels
An event being held in Brussels this week will see some major players in international fisheries management coming together to unite in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsORBIT launches new VSAT antenna
UltiSat has announced the latest edition to the range of maritime VSAT antennas from ORBIT - the Ocean TRx™ 4 1.15 m antenna.
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NewsFirst mussel farm BAP certified
Atlantic Aqua Farms, based in Prince Edward Island, Canada, has become the world’s first mussel farm to receive Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification since the completion of the mussel farm standards in August.
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New sandeel trawl
Vónin has designed a new sandeel trawl after being approached by Danish vessel owners.
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Archipelago Sea fisheries recommendations
Two Finnish organisations have drawn up new sustainability recommendations for the Archipelago Sea which includes integration of fish farms, planning control and fish-based feed.
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NewsFish odour solution
Food packaging development company Sirane has launched a cost-effective new ‘patch’ which solves the problem of seafood smelling ‘off’ when the pack is opened – which could result in significant cost savings for retailers.
