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  • Numbers of New Zealand eel have stabilised in recent years
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    NZ eel fisheries up for review

    2013-12-11T15:00:00Z

    A comprehensive assessment is to be carried out on the current status of New Zealand’s eel population, after an independent review revealed their numbers are up after years of decline.

  • Connaigre Fish Farms Incorporated has been a awarded grant to develop mussel harvesting equipment
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    Mussel farm awarded grant to develop harvesting equipment

    2013-12-11T12:23:00Z

    Connaigre Fish Farms Incorporated has received $33,367 from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government to develop and implement innovative deep water mussel socking and harvesting technology.

  • Despite an objective of reducing overfishing for bigeye tuna, the European Commission is still disappointed by the lack of ambition in protecting tropical tunas
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    Commission disappointed by WCPFC meeting

    2013-12-11T11:51:00Z

    The European Commission has expressed its disappointment on the outcome of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s (WCPFC) 10th plenary session, held 2-6 December 2013 in Australia.

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    SFF: CFP has fundamental flaws

    2013-12-11T11:22:00Z

    Now that the new Common Fisheries Policy is coming into force, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is warning that the new CFP has some fundamental flaws.

  • Alessandro Lovatelli has been confirmed as the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 chairman
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    Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 chairman announced

    2013-12-11T10:32:00Z

    Alessandro Lovatelli has been confirmed as the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 chairman and brings over 25 years of aquaculture industry experience to the event.

  • Barrie Deas, chief executive of the NFFO said, “The Government’s recent decision to shift its subsidy to offshore wind-farms underlines the need to strengthen protection for our most important fishing grounds.”
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    UK fishermen fear green energy

    2013-12-10T16:27:00Z

    Fishermen’s organisations have expressed their fears over the UK Government’s announcement to shift wind farm renewable subsidies from onshore to offshore.

  • The new Common Fisheries Policy has formally been adopted. Credit August Linnman/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    CFP finally adopted

    2013-12-10T14:58:00Z

    Following the final vote by the European Parliament on 10 December, the new Common Fisheries Policy has now formally been adopted, and will be applied throughout EU waters from 1 January 2014.

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    MAN powered specialised fishing vessel

    2013-12-10T13:50:00Z

    Norwegian shipping company Nyholmen, part of Hansen Dahl, has chosen MAN Diesel & Turbo main and auxiliary four stroke engines for its newbuild 77.25m purse seiner/trawler.

  • The European Parliament has voted against phasing out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnetting. Credit: Skagman/CC BY 2.0
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    Deep-sea fishing vote

    2013-12-10T13:41:00Z

    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.

  • A 'Food Alert for Action' has been issued for a range of smoked fish at Lloyds & Sons, including mackerel
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    Food Alert for Action issued on smoked fish

    2013-12-10T12:31:00Z

    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.

  • ICES advice for 2014, applicable for the widely-distributed and migratory stock of European Eel, is for all human-caused mortality  influencing production and escapement of silver eels to be reduced to as close to zero as possible. Credit: Ron O...
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    Hydropower plants kill thousands of eels

    2013-12-10T12:04:00Z

    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.

  • The project will investigate how waste from the aquaculture and agriculture industries can best be used to create renewable energy
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    Waste into energy

    2013-12-10T10:19:00Z

    An EU-funded project, BIFFiO, will see the aquaculture, agriculture and biogas sectors working together to develop renewable energy.

  • The vessel believed to be fishing illegally for Patagonian toothfish
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    Countries unite to apprehend illegal fishing vessel

    2013-12-09T17:22:00Z

    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.

  • Bigeye tuna continues to be overfished. Photo: Alex Hofford, Greenpeace/Marine Photobank
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    Commission fails to make changes to overfishing

    2013-12-09T15:13:00Z

    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.

  • The new scheme is a major step forward in tackling "pirate" fishing
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    IMO tackles pirate fishing

    2013-12-06T11:05:00Z

    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.

  • The Rockfish was used to demonstrate how ocean acidification has a detrimental affect on fish behaviour Photo: S. Lonhart/SIMoN
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    Rising ocean acidification leads to anxious fish

    2013-12-05T19:08:00Z

    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.

  • AKVA and Sinor AS have secured a contract with DunAn Longyangxia for delivery of a complete cage farm
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    Complete cage farm for China

    2013-12-05T14:21:00Z

    Chinese company DunAn Longyangxia has ordered a complete cage farm from AKVA Group – the first major contract for a complete cage farm in China.

  • The marine research and seafood sector low carbon roadmap will help boost the Irish seafood sector. Photo: John Rafferty Photography/Marine Photobank
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    Ireland consults on seafood “roadmap”

    2013-12-05T12:22:00Z

    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

    2013-12-05T11:33:00Z

    Recent studies show that consumers are generally willing to pay higher prices for responsible fish products.

  • Brezforce
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    Brezforce from Le Drezen

    2013-12-05T11:16:00Z

    French company Le Drezen has launched its latest netting, Brezforce.