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    Setraco NV tuna steaks and mussels FOS

    2012-08-10T04:30:00Z

    Setraco NV has undergone chain of custody audit and has been approved as Friend of the Sea supplier for yellowfin tuna steaks from Lumar Natural Seafood and mussels from Huimar Ltda.

  • Speakers at the event will present on the fight against illegal fishing
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    Seafood Summit programme complete

    2012-08-09T10:42:00Z

    Seafish has announced the final programme is now available for the Humber Seafood Summit 2012 which will be hosted at the Humber Seafood Institute on 19 September and 20 September 2012.

  • English fishing industry gets a boost from EFF and MMO. Photo: Iolaire
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    Funding for English fishing industry

    2012-08-09T10:40:00Z

    Funding of more than £2m from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has been awarded to the English fishing industry so far in 2012.

  • The action plan will benefit fishermen
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    Action plan to benefit fishermen

    2012-08-09T10:37:00Z

    An action plan prepared jointly by the European Commission and Spanish authorities will improve the catch registration system in Spain.

  • Innovation Award is presented during the Nor-Fishing and Aqua Nor exhibitions in Trondheim every year
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    Nor-Fishing Innovation Award nominees

    2012-08-09T10:33:00Z

    Three highly skilled candidates have now been nominated for Nor-Fishing’s Innovation Award 2012.

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    Malta fish landings increase 5.1%

    2012-08-09T10:11:00Z

    According to data from the National Statistics Office of Malta, the country’s fish landings in the second quarter this year amounted to 423,777kg, an increase of 5.1% over the comparative period last year.

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    IHN virus confirmed at Mainstream farm

    2012-08-09T10:07:00Z

    The IHN virus has been confirmed at Mainstream Canada''s Millar Channel farm, and the company has received an official order from CFIA to remove all fish from the site.

  • At just over half way through the Olympics, an estimated 40 tonnes of seafood have been consumed at the games
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    40 tonnes of seafood consumed at Olympics

    2012-08-08T09:27:00Z

    At just over half way through the Olympics, fans have already consumed an estimated 40 tonnes of seafood at the games.

  • Sainsbury’s has seen sales of seabass, fresh pollack, trout and tilapia increase
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    UK sees ‘alternative’ fish sales soar

    2012-08-08T09:18:00Z

    Sainsbury''s has launched a new study into fish consumption and attitudes in the UK, which shows a shift in consumer buying habits as more people purchase lesser known fish which are more abundant in the oceans.

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    Vacon to deliver AC drives for Aker trawlers

    2012-08-07T16:11:00Z

    Vacon, manufacturer of AC drives, will deliver 81 AC drives for three new fishing trawlers, owned by Aker Seafoods.

  • L-R: Bart Rooijmans, DSM Dyneema account manager; Bart Tacken, DSM Dyneema application development engineer; Ryan Poulsen, Hvalpsund sales director; and Casper Peterson, Hvalpsund key account manager
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    Hvalpsund Net and DSM sign Trademark License Agreement

    2012-08-07T15:48:00Z

    Hvalpsund Net A/S, a turn-key solution provider to the fish farming industry, and DSM, producer of Dyneema®, the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber, have signed a Trademark License Agreement.

  • Beth Lowell: “Seafood fraud is cheating consumers, hurting honest fishermen and seafood businesses, putting our health at risk and undermining conservation efforts”
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    SAFE act means traceability

    2012-08-07T15:43:00Z

    Oceana campaign director Beth Lowell “applauds” the Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood (SAFE Seafood) Act which if passed would help stop seafood fraud by requiring full traceability for all seafood sold in the US.

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    New fish farm for Orkney

    2012-08-07T15:29:00Z

    Over £1.3m has been invested in a new fish farm site in Eday, north of Orkney, by aquaculture company Scottish Sea Farms.

  • Grading seabass
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    Adding value to farmed white fish

    2012-08-07T15:22:00Z

    Marel has developed a high-speed, value-adding grading and intelligent packing solution for farmed fish operations, which can process up to four sizes simultaneously.

  • Fisher in Halong Bay, Vietnam. Credit: Kathleen Reaugh/Marine Photobank
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    Vietnam targets US$650m increase in fishery exports

    2012-08-07T15:01:00Z

    Vietnam is aiming for a US$650m increase in fisheries exports this year, boosted by forecasted higher output from the country’s aquaculture sector, reports David Hayes.

  • Dead fish in an oil spill. Credit: Doug Helton/Marine Photobank
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    Part 2: Overfishing? Not quite

    2012-08-07T14:17:00Z

    It is common knowledge that pollution in the sea directly or indirectly affects fish and other marine organisms.

  • Europe has increased its number of stocks at maximum sustainable yield to 19
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    High hopes

    2012-08-07T12:16:00Z

    It’s just four months until the introduction of Europe’s new Common Fisheries Policy. But how close are fishermen to getting the wholesale reform that they urgently need?

  • The Pearl Fisheries factory in Shehr Yemen, showing the manual filleting line from Cretel
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    Cretel now offers a total turnkey processing solution

    2012-08-07T11:41:00Z

    During the past 40 years, Belgian food processing equipment manufacturer Cretel has built a deserved reputation for producing skinning machines for a wide range of fish. However, it is becoming actively involved in completely equipping new processing plants.

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    Scotland to stamp out illegal cockling

    2012-08-07T10:38:00Z

    Following concerns raised by residents in the Solway area over illegal cockle picking, Scotland’s fisheries secretary Richard Lochhead has called a meeting of public bodies.

  • A deal has been secured for an in-year increase to the catch of Irish Sea herring
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    Irish Sea herring catch increased

    2012-08-07T10:34:00Z

    Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister, Michelle O’Neill MLA, has announced that a deal has been secured with the European Commission for an in-year increase to the catch of Irish Sea herring.