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Vessel terminated for safety violations
A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan (Alaska) law enforcement team directed the operator of a commercial fishing vessel to return to port after several safety violations were discovered onboard on 17 July.
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South African hake fishery retains MSC cert
The release of the independent certifier’s annual surveillance report for South Africa’s hake trawl fishery has confirmed that it will retain its Marine Stewardship (MSC) certificate in sustainability.
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NewsBetter quality can increase incomes
Cod trawlers can increase catch value by more than NOK200m per year if the price difference between autoline and trawled fish caught at sea fish is halved, and new technology onboard trawlers can contribute to achieving this.
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NewsLow-flying doors save fuel
The low-flying 15 VFB trawl door from Thyborøn Trawldoor has been thoroughly tested for bottom trawling onboard the Nueve Joven Josefina of Minorca.
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New prawn trawls to reduce discards
Scottish prawn fishermen have developed and introduced a number of innovative trawl designs that have cut unwanted fish bycatch by around 70% in sea-going trials.
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Increasing support for MSC ecolabel
An independent survey commissioned by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows that 30% of consumers who buy fish at least once every two months, are aware of the MSC ecolabel – up from 23% in 2010.
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NewsSome fish labels misleading, says Which?
UK consumer magazine Which? has said that some of the labels on fish sold in supermarkets are misleading and shoppers often aren''t given the information they need to buy sustainably.
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BC: Salmon disease surveillance underway
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is testing wild salmon off the coast of British Columbia to determine the status of infectious haematopoietic necrosis, infectious pancreatic necrosis and infectious salmon anaemia.
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NewsNOAA adjusts yellowtail flounder quotas
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced it will adjust the 2012 Georges Bank yellowtail flounder quota to protect the commercial scallop and groundfish fishery industries.
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NewsFirst catch under new policy offloaded
Following the introduction of a new longline policy in the Solomon Islands, the first offload of longline catch by Southern Sea Investment in the country’s capital, Honiara, took place at the beginning of July.
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NewsCaley Davits supplies Japanese fisheries patrol vessels
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has supplied davits for four Japanese Fisheries patrol vessels.
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NewsThe secret lives of orange roughy
Moored underwater cameras have exposed the secret lives of orange roughy nearly 900m below the ocean surface.
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NewsClearwater achieves MSC certification
Clearwater Seafoods Inc. has achieved MSC certification of its Arctic surf clam fishery.
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Harvesters fined for shrimp misreporting
Four commercial harvesters who misreported shrimp catches have been fined more than $35,000.
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NewsUBC: How to make global fisheries worth more
Rebuilding global fisheries would make them five times more valuable while improving ecology, according to a new University of British Columbia study.
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NewsCanadian government invests in fishing harbours
The Canadian government has announced this week that it will make significant investments to repair, construct and maintain harbours across Canada – vital to support the country’s commercial fishing industry.
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NewsCommission proposes 30% anchovy TAC cut
The European Commission has proposed to cut the TAC for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay by 30% for the 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013 fishing season.
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Fish auction edges nearer in Viet Nam
The launch of Viet Nam’s first ever fish auction system is getting closer, following discussions between authorities, fishers and traders in Hue City, held 6 June.
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National fisheries statistical system launched in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste’s National Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NDFA) has established an online national fisheries statistical system which provides public access to a wide range of information relating to fisheries in the country for the first time.
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Oceana welcomes Danish HELCOM chair
Oceana has welcomed the new chairwoman of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), Helle Pilsgaard, in her new position, and looks forward to the two-year Danish Chairmanship of HELCOM.
