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NewsFlorida names new director of aquaculture
Kal Knickerbocker has been appointed the new director of aquaculture at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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New processing facility progressing well
Development work on Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) multi-million pound upgrade programme of its seafood processing facility in Buckie, north-east Scotland, is progressing well.
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NewsNew high performance MaK dual fuel engine
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has announced the development of the MaK M 34 DF, a new marine dual fuel engine platform for the commercial marine industry.
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NewsMacduff completes 'Jacqueline Anne'
Macduff Shipyards Limited has completed its latest vessel – the 23m ‘Jacqueline Anne’, for Adam Tait and his sons Jonathan and Adam Jr, which will operate through Westward Fishing Company, Fraserburgh.
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NewsSalmon farming does not impact wild stocks
A peer-reviewed scientific paper has confirmed the lack of evidence of negative impacts on wild salmon stocks from fish farming.
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NewsMSC programme a ‘burden’ to Alaska
U.S. Senator Mark Begich has sent a letter to Wal-Mart president and chief operating officer Michael Duke, urging the company to re-evaluate its decision to only sell seafood certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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Big fine for black market snapper trading
A man from Auckland, New Zealand, has been fined a total of $42,000 for possessing snapper that had not been reported.
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NewsInnovation Award finalists announced
The finalists of the Aqua Nor Innovation Award 2013 have been announced – and due to the number of exceptional projects this year, there are four finalists instead of the usual three, selected from 19 applicants.
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NewsRegeneration plans for Welsh fishing port
Wales’ largest fishing port, Milford Fish Docks, is set for a major redevelopment plan as part of the Port of Milford Haven’s £60 million Milford Dock Master Plan.
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NewsNOAA seeks input on process for new marine sanctuaries
NOAA is seeking public input on a proposed process and associated criteria to evaluate potential new national marine sanctuaries in the USA’s marine and Great Lakes environments.
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NewsLooe’s new loos
Looe Harbour Authority on the south coast of Cornwall, UK, opened its brand new £250,000, luxuriously appointed harbourside toilet and shower facilities for fishermen and visiting sailors on 30 May.
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MSC scholarship for fisheries research in Chile
Miguel Cosmelli, an MSc student at University of California, Santa Barbara, is the fifth student to be awarded a scholarship by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to develop the knowledge and understanding of fisheries biology and management.
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NewsSouth Korea amends fisheries law to address illegal fishing
The Korean National Assembly has amended its fisheries law to help curb illegal fishing.
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Scottish herring sustainably fished
The latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) shows that herring caught off the west coast of Scotland is being sustainably fished.
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NewsFirst marine fish farm for Sri Lanka
Oceanpick has signed an agreement with the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka for the country’s first oceanic farm for finfish.
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NewsMaui’s could be extinct in 20 years
The International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) 2013 report acknowledges that New Zealand’s Maui’s dolphins will decline to just 10 adult breeding females in six years and become functionally extinct in less than 20 years, unless they are protected from gillnetting and trawling.
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SFF comments on latest ICES advice
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong has said that although the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on fishing opportunities for 2014 contains mixed news, it is only the start of the decision-making process for next year’s quotas.
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Another rise in North Sea cod stocks
According to the latest International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) figures, cod stocks in the North Sea have risen for the seventh year in a row and there are indications that reduced discarding, and improved fisheries management have played a key part.
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NewsMermaid Marine success at Seawork
Mermaid Marine, based in Poole UK, was at Seawork this year to promote its range of marine engines to the tug, ferry and fishing vessel markets - and it secured more interest than last year.
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NewsTrade sanctions against the Faroe Islands within a month
Representatives from the pelagic fishing industry are very confident that trade sanction measures will be put in place against the Faroe Islands within a month.
