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NewsMSC certified seafood recommended by Monterey Bay
A new report by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program has found that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) chain of custody standard is the only wild capture certification programme to meet Seafood Watch criteria for environmental sustainability.
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NewsEMS trigger found
Research carried out on early mortality syndrome (EMS) at a Malaysian shrimp farm in Malaysia has revealed that the disease is triggered in ponds with a pH of 8.5 or higher.
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NewsCall to bar Faroese companies from BFFF
The Scottish Pelagic Processors Association (SPPA) is calling on the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) to bar Faroese seafood companies from its membership.
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NewsChinook salmon bycatch rule implemented
A new rule implemented by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has put a limit on the number of Chinook salmon that can be killed as bycatch in the Central and Western Gulf of Alaska bottom trawl fisheries.
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NewsGreat interest in Innovation Award 2013
Great interest has been shown in the 11th Aqua Nor Innovation Award so far, with 19 applications from Germany, Denmark, UK, Chile and Norway.
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NewsEJF report launched in Spain
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has launched its report ‘Sold to the Sea’ in Madrid, Spain.
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NewsCarpet tiles out of abandoned fishing nets
Nine thousand kilos of discarded fishing nets collected from beaches along the Danajon Bank, Philippines, have been collected and will be recycled into carpet tiles, as part of the Net-Works project.
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NewsPublic support for UK fishing quota
The British public are showing their support for the ‘reshuffle’ in distribution of the UK’s fishing quota with a 110,000 strong petition.
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NewsMexico approves measure to save vaquita
The Mexican government has approved a new regulation to save a threatened porpoise, the vaquita, and to promote sustainable fishing in the upper Gulf of California.
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NewsRussian salmon fishery re-assessment
The Iturup pink salmon and chum salmon fishery, the first Russian fishery to be MSC certified, has started the re-assessment process.
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GAA responds to Thai abuse accusations
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has said that it is taking the accusations of labour abuse in a Thai processing plant, documented in a recent report, very seriously and is determining a corrective course of action.
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Modern Apprenticeships in aquaculture growing in popularity
The Marine Science and Technology Department of the NAFC Marine Centre has recruited over 50 new candidates onto its recently revamped Modern Apprenticeship (MA) in Aquaculture Level 3 programme.
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NewsSeafish film ‘The Business of Fishing’
Following screening success throughout the UK and Europe, Seafish will be making its ‘The Business of Fishing’ film available to schools, higher education institutes and other stakeholder groups.
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NewsNorth Sea herring confirmed sustainable
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea’s (ICES) latest scientific advice has confirmed North Sea herring as sustainable as a result of the responsible fishing practices of Scotland’s pelagic fishermen.
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Icelandic ocean technology sector grows by 13%
According to a new study by the Icelandic Ocean Cluster, the Icelandic ocean technology sector experienced a ISK66bn (€414m) turnover in 2012, a 13% increase from 2011.
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NewsMcMurdo launches Smartfind M5 AIS Class A Transponder
McMurdo has announced that Smartfind M5 AIS Class A Transponder is now available.
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New video telemedicine initiative
Software developer Diginonymous LLC and the Maritime Medical Access Program at The George Washington University (GWU) Medical Faculty Associates have teamed up to offer an advanced shipboard video telemedicine service for the international maritime industry.
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NewsNorth Sea cod nearly ready for MSC certification
A new report that uses the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) sustainability standard as a common benchmark has found that North Sea cod stocks are nearly ready to be MSC certified.
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Cod liver oil Friend of the Sea certified
Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of Axellus-group cod liver oil, sourced from approved wild arctic cod.
