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Associated Seafoods’ facility nears completion
Next week Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) will integrate its Scottish smoked salmon operation into its modern new processing facility in Buckie, north-east Scotland.
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New Hampshire joins groundfish lawsuit
New Hampshire has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and other U.S. officials, challenging substantial new catch limits on many types of groundfish in New England.
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NewsPink dredger for Myti Mussels
At the end of September Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam will deliver the bright pink mussel dredger ‘Lottie Holly’ to Welsh shellfish company, Myti Mussels Ltd.
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News“Extreme” lobster killing is compliant with regulations
Claims by PETA that Linda Bean''s Maine Lobster (LBML) plant uses “a primitive and painful killing method” on its lobsters and crabs have been refuted by Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Patrick Keliher.
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NewsMediterranean stocks under threat
The European Commission''s annual ‘State of Fish Stocks in European waters’ seminar concluded that big improvements have been made in EU fish stocks in the North-east Atlantic, whilst Mediterranean stocks are under worsening threat.
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NewsPreventing fishery collapse
A study by researchers from the University of Minnesota has shown that extinction and overfishing threats from multispecies fisheries can be identified decades before species are over-harvested and populations decline.
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Free health service for fish workers
A free online health service has been launched to help people working in small businesses in higher-risk sectors in England – including fishing - who suffer from work-related ill health.
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NewsHB Grandi orders new vessels
HB Grandi has signed a €44.5m contract for two new pelagic vessels with the Celiktrans Denis Insaat yard at Tuzla in Turkey.
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HK gov bans shark fin and bluefin
Hong Kong’s government has announced that it will no longer serve shark fin or bluefin tuna during official entertainment functions.
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NewsNew filleting line for Nova Sea
Baader is working to start up a new filleting line for salmon processor Nova Sea, by end of the year.
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Seafood consumption study
New research is being released that examines customer attitudes towards culinary preparation of seafood.
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NewsTersan Shipyard delivers ‘Atlantic Viking’
‘Atlantic Viking’ has become the fourth in a series of five trawlers delivered to Norwegian owners by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.
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NewsRussian pollock fishery can be certified
Michael Lodge, the Independent Adjudicator for the objection against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery, has cleared the fishery for certification.
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NewsLongliner delivered
Longliner ''Emry & Boys'' was recently delivered to ALS Fisheries Ltd. of Sambro, Nova Scotia.
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NewsBlobfish ugliest animal!
The Ugly Animal Preservation Society has named the “world’s ugliest animal”, the blobfish, as its new mascot.
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NewsMSC standard review
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a second round of consultation on the improvement of its environmental standard for sustainable fisheries.
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Sludge handling almost eliminated
At DanFish International, C.C.Jensen A/S will present its latest solution in oil filtration for the fishing fleet - a filter that eliminates the sludge problem in lube and diesel oils and reduces the need for oil change.
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Prawn site acquisition
Western Australian Resources Limited (WARL) has acquired the Marine Farms Pty Ltd aquaculture site in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, to meet its 100,000 tonne per annum farmed prawn production target.
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AgriMarine acquisition
Canada’s AgriMarine intends to acquire a fellow Canadian steelhead trout farm in a bid to increase its sustainable fin fish offering.
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NewsNew proposal for Ross Sea
New Zealand’s decision to reduce the size of the marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea by more than 40% is “a tactical mistake and a significant retreat for Southern Ocean protection”, says the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA).
