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NewsDeep-sea fishing vote
The European Parliament has voted on deep-sea fishing in the North-East Atlantic – and has voted against phasing out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnetting.
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NewsFood Alert for Action issued on smoked fish
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a ‘Food Alert for Action’ to make authorities aware that smoked mackerel, catfish, barracuda and tilapia have been processed in an unapproved establishment, trading as Lloyds & Sons.
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NewsHydropower plants kill thousands of eels
Following recent reports from ICES and HELCOM classifying several species of eel as critically endangered, Oceana says that aside from fishing, hydropower plants are also killing hundreds of thousands of eels every year.
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NewsWaste into energy
An EU-funded project, BIFFiO, will see the aquaculture, agriculture and biogas sectors working together to develop renewable energy.
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NewsCountries unite to apprehend illegal fishing vessel
INTERPOL has issued a Purple Notice to assist in identifying an illegal fishing vessel as a result of a joint effort by New Zealand, Australia and Norway.
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NewsCommission fails to make changes to overfishing
Greenpeace has spoken out about the increasing need “to take steps to ensure sustainable fishing” following the end of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 10th meeting.
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NewsIMO tackles pirate fishing
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has lifted an exemption for fishing vessels from inclusion in a crucial ship identification scheme – a major step forward in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) or “pirate” fishing.
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NewsRising ocean acidification leads to anxious fish
New research combining marine physiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and behavioural psychology has revealed a surprising outcome from increased levels of carbon dioxide in the oceans - anxious fish.
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NewsComplete cage farm for China
Chinese company DunAn Longyangxia has ordered a complete cage farm from AKVA Group – the first major contract for a complete cage farm in China.
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NewsIreland consults on seafood “roadmap”
A public consultation process is being launched in Ireland on the preparation of a Marine Research and Seafood Sector Low Carbon Roadmap to boost Ireland’s marine economy.
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Trackwell solution puts QR codes on the menu
Recent studies show that consumers are generally willing to pay higher prices for responsible fish products.
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NewsAsda pledges to ban bycatch
UK retailer Asda has pledged to eradicate bycatch from the fisheries that supply its seafood.
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Sustainable seafood at 2016 Olympics
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced an agreement to promote Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified seafood at the 2016 Rio Games.
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Icelandic companies introduce ‘Green Marine Technology’
Ten Icelandic ocean technology firms have introduced ‘Green Marine Technology’ – a joint marketing initiative emphasising eco-friendly solutions for fisheries and fish processing.
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NewsFighting against "harmful" fisheries subsidies
WWF has applauded an initiative by a dozen countries to freeze subsidies that encourage overfishing and the overcapacity of fishing fleets. It hopes the initiative will spur other governments into action over the issue.
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NewsCall for GM salmon labelling
In the midst of the ongoing debate in the US on the introduction of genetically modified transgenic salmon, Marine Harvest and WWF-Norway have said that if GM salmon is approved for human consumption then it must be labelled as such.
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NewsNew socks for physical work
The Workforce brand of work socks is designed to withstand the pressures of physical work.
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NewsAt-sea trials a success for new krill oil extraction process
Tharos, a Chile-based krill utilisation consultancy, has finished the onboard trialling of its novel process for extracting oils from krill caught in the South Antarctic Ocean.
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NewsFirst New Zealand feed mill
Australian fish feed company Big Nutrition and New Zealand consultancy company Aquaculture Direct have determined that establishing an aquatic feed mill in Blenheim, Marlborough in New Zealand is viable.
