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  • A proper ‘plaice’ to buy fish
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    The traditional fishmonger: The right horse for the course

    2013-06-06T14:21:00Z

    Bryan Gibson looks at the benefits of buying fish from a traditional fishmonger, compared to a supermarket.

  • The number of visitors to Mercator Media website from tablets and smart phones has risen by 90% in the last year
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    New investment in World Fishing & Aquaculture ‘responsive’ website

    2013-06-06T13:47:00Z

    Mercator Media, publisher of World Fishing & Aquaculture, has made another significant investment in its online offering by redesigning all 14 of its magazine and event websites.

  • Shark fins. Credit: NOAA
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    Shark finning banned

    2013-06-06T11:39:00Z

    The European Council of Ministers has signed off on the official regulatory text on an EU ban on shark finning.

  • Mahi mahi. Credit: Hans Hillewaert/CC-BY-SA-3.0
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    Pacific mahi stock assessment needed

    2013-06-06T11:07:00Z

    An overview of Pacific mahi mahi stocks by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has found that the species may face a higher risk than was previously understood.

  • The majority of school children are not eating the recommended amount of fish
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    83% of UK children missing out on seafood benefits

    2013-06-06T10:15:00Z

    New research by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has found that the majority of British school children (83%) are not eating the recommended two portions of fish per week.

  • Viktoria Varga Lences
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    Aquaculture vital for plugging the gap in the EU’s seafood needs

    2013-06-05T20:29:00Z

    Aquaculture has a vital role to play in helping the EU to meet its demand for seafood, but expansion of the industry in Europe is hampered by bureaucratic inefficiency.

  • Omega Protein Corporation is the world's largest producer of omega-3 fish oil
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    Omega Protein fined $5.5m

    2013-06-05T17:10:00Z

    Omega Protein, Inc., producer of omega-3 fish oils, has been fined $5.5 million for polluting Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with fish waste and oil-fouled water from it fish processing plant and through its menhaden fleet based in Reedsville, Virginia.

  • Carpet shell clam (Venerupis decussate). Credit: Cwmhiraeth/CC-BY-SA-3.0
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    Clam and cockle fisheries certified

    2013-06-05T15:38:00Z

    The Spanish Ría de Arosa Galician Cooperative Society has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its artisanal clam and cockle fisheries.

  • Robert Morgan, chairman of Acoura
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    New face of specialist assurance

    2013-06-05T15:01:00Z

    A new face of specialist agriculture and fisheries assurance, Acoura, has been launched in Scotland in a bid to maintain the country’s place within international certification.

  • Researchers have concluded that radioactivity found in tuna contaminated by the Fukushima disaster is not a health risk. Credit: Julie Bedford/NOAA
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    Fukushima radioactivity not a health risk

    2013-06-05T14:53:00Z

    New research has shown that radiation found in tuna contaminated by the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident poses the same threat to consumers as from one dental x-ray.

  • The new guide
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    Industry guide for whitefish processors published

    2013-06-05T14:11:00Z

    On behalf of the UK fish processing industry, the Grimsby Fish Merchants Association has produced a new guide to good hygiene practice for whitefish processors, which aims to help processors to comply with food safety and hygiene law.

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    Measures adopted for key Mediterranean and Black Sea stocks

    2013-06-05T13:49:00Z

    The FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has approved a number of historic conservation and management measures to guarantee the sustainable exploitation of key fish stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

  • 2013 Seafood Retailer Scorecard
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    Greenpeace releases 2013 sustainable supermarket list

    2013-06-05T13:43:00Z

    Greenpeace has released its 2013 Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) report, which ranks American supermarkets on their sustainable seafood policies.

  • The new Craemer fish box
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    New generation of Craemer fish boxes

    2013-06-04T16:47:00Z

    At this year’s Seafood Processing Europe exhibition in Brussels, fish box manufacturer Craemer introduced its new generation of fish boxes.

  • The ISA virus has not been detected in Washington salmon. Credit: Fawcett5
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    Washington: No ISA

    2013-06-04T16:00:00Z

    New tests by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) show no signs of the Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) virus in farmed, hatchery or wild salmon in Washington.

  • Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson with the ‘key’ to the new cold store. On the left is Haukur Magnússon from Íslenskir aðalverktakar. Photo/HB Grandi: Kristján Maack.
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    Christening HB Grandi’s Polar Bear

    2013-06-04T14:28:00Z

    HB Grandi’s new Ísbjörninn (Polar Bear) cold store in Nordurgardur, Iceland, was formally opened this week, after taking only six months to build.

  • Collectively, Blumar's 11 farms produce around 4,000 tonnes of salmon per cycle
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    Blumar earns three star BAP certification

    2013-06-04T14:12:00Z

    Chilean salmon farming company, Blumar SA, has become the third in the country to achieve three star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance.

  • Richard Benyon will explain the details of the discard ban
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    Richard Benyon to be quizzed on discard ban

    2013-06-04T13:36:00Z

    The UK’s Minister for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon, will present the details of the proposals for a discards ban as part of the Common Fisheries Policy to the House of Lords tomorrow.

  • The Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood, led by Friends of the Earth, is asking retailers to join its  Pledge for GE-Free Seafood
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    US retailers say no to GM salmon

    2013-06-04T11:57:00Z

    The Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood has announced that Target and other large US grocery retailers have committed to not sell genetically engineered salmon if it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

  • Trawlers at Milford Docks. Credit: Port of Milford Haven
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    Record figures at Welsh port

    2013-06-04T11:25:00Z

    In January this year Welsh fishing port, Milford Fish Docks, experienced the highest tonnage landed 15 in years, and the highest for more than 10 years in 2012.