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  • The FAO has published its 2012 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture. Credit: John Surrick/Chesapeake Bay Foundation/Marine Photobank
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    SOFIA 2012 published

    2012-07-10T15:19:00Z

    The FAO has published its 2012 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, highlighting the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture.

  • Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon
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    Lords accuse Minister of fishy behaviour

    2012-07-10T13:54:00Z

    UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, has been accused of disregarding Parliament in negotiations to reform EU Fisheries Policy, and will be questioned by the Lords EU Fisheries Sub-Committee on Thursday 12 July.

  • Paul Joy has been co-ordinating efforts to protect the fishing fleet alongside Hastings Town Council
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    NUFTA calls for fairer quota shares

    2012-07-10T13:34:00Z

    Bryan Gibson talks to The New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUFTA) about securing fairer quotas for the under 10m fleet.

  • Vin Sullivan's today
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    Looking after the interests of the retail fish trade

    2012-07-10T11:12:00Z

    Despite a dramatic decline in their numbers, fishmongers collectively sell more than £250m worth of seafood per year in the UK, which is about 25% of the country’s chilled fish sales.

  • Inside Marine Harvest’s Thor Ice container
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    Marine Harvest purchases new eco-friendly chilling system

    2012-07-10T10:14:00Z

    Marine Harvest Scotland has purchased a new eco-friendly slurry ice system for chilling salmon from ThorIce Ltd in Iceland, delivered by Slurry Ice Systems in Scotland.

  • PAM’s Flow-Ice system
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    PAM continues Flow-Ice generator supply

    2012-07-10T09:55:00Z

    PAM REFRIGERATION, based in Cape Town, South Africa is continuing to deliver unique packaged, ammonia, Flow-Ice generators to many international fishing clients, including trawlers, fish farming and land based fish processing to various international clients.

  • Two Skipskompetanse purse seiner trawlers are destined for Taiwan
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    New Skipskompetanse trawler contracts

    2012-07-09T18:52:00Z

    Norwegian ship designer, Skipskompetanse, has recently signed a contract to develop two new purse seiner trawlers for a Taiwanese owner - delivery will be in the first half of 2013.

  • Anita Barker takes over from Wynne Griffiths CBE as the new Chair of the Humber Seafood Group
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    New chair for Humber Seafood Group

    2012-07-09T12:28:00Z

    The Humber Seafood Group has appointed Anita Barker, managing director of Coldwater Seafood, as its new Chair.

  • WF&A apologises for any inconvenience caused
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    Last week's newsletter

    2012-07-09T12:06:00Z

    Last week you may have received two e-newsletters from us, and some of the content may not have displayed correctly.

  • The Beam Inmarsat FleetPhone Service
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    Inmarsat trial for Chinese fishing vessels

    2012-07-05T17:15:00Z

    Australian comms expert, Beam Communications Pty Ltd, has received an initial order worth US$170K for a major trial of Inmarsat Oceana Terminals on Chinese fishing vessels.

  • The 22m Danish Seine trawler is due for delivery in 2013
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    Piriou Danish seine trawler first

    2012-07-04T10:14:00Z

    Piriou has received an order for the construction of a 22m Danish seine trawler from the Armement Cooperatif Artisanal Vendeen (ACAV). The vessel will be delivered in early 2013.

  • North Sea Cod is recovering well according to the ICES
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    Figures suggest UK cod quota increase

    2012-07-03T10:30:00Z

    The latest International Council of the Sea (ICES) report reveals that North Sea Cod stocks are on the increase for the sixth year in a row.

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    US tribal fishing rights under threat

    2012-07-02T13:38:00Z

    The Associated Press has reported that some US Indian tribes'' fishing rights under treaty rights with the federal government are at risk because of disappearing salmon habitats.

  • The current Cabrera boundaries and Oceana's proposal for enlargement
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    Oceana calls for Cabrera enlargement

    2012-07-02T13:17:00Z

    Oceana has raised concerns that more than half of fish species in Spain’s Cabrera National Park are not sufficiently protected against poachers and it wants an enlargement of the reserve.

  • Southern blue whiting stocks are at a historic high in NZ
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    Report reveals NZ stock status

    2012-06-29T11:00:00Z

    The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in New Zealand has reported positive trends in fish stocks, especially the Southern blue whiting which is now at a historic high.

  • The Avure 100L HPP system with a basketful of oysters going in to the machine. The 100L can process 800-850kg of oysters or mussels per hour. Credit: Avure
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    Taking raw lobster out of is shell complete

    2012-06-28T15:46:00Z

    The culinary innovation of 2012 is how Chez Pascal of the Netherlands describes its high pressure processed (HPP) whole lobster.

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    Mussel fishery earns MSC certification

    2012-06-28T11:30:00Z

    Seafood Shetland and the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group Limited (SSMG) have achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for the Shetland and Scottish Mainland rope grown mussel enhanced fishery.

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    Canada takes steps to protect fisheries

    2012-06-28T11:17:00Z

    It has been announced that Fisheries and Oceans Canada is taking the next steps in its new approach to protect recreational, commercial and Aboriginal fisheries and the fish habitat on which they depend.

  • The Plan review will reassess natural and man-made risks facing Maui’s and Hector’s dolphins. Credit: NABU International
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    NZ sets restrictions to protect dolphins

    2012-06-28T10:42:00Z

    New Zealand Primary Industries Minister David Carter has announced measures to protect Maui’s dolphins.

  • EU fisheries chief Maria Damanaki wants to see more from European aquaculture
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    Future favourites

    2012-06-28T10:04:00Z

    Farmed fish is in demand like never before, but many new species are yet to make their mark