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Pacific Council adopts Ecosystem Plan
This week the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) voted to adopt its first ever Fishery Ecosystem Plan, a plan to successfully manage West Coast fisheries while maintaining the health of the ocean ecosystem.
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NewsToothfish rating up according to Seafood Watch
An independent review has found that more toothfish fisheries are rated as either ‘Best Choice’ or ‘Good Alternative’, up from its previous ratings of ‘Avoid’.
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NewsNorway exports whale products to Japan
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has discovered that a Norwegian company has exported more than four metric tons of whale products to Japan – despite international trade of whale products being banned.
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NewsBAP mussel standards ready for public comment
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is seeking public comment on the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards for mussel farms.
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Intellian launches antenna range
Inmarsat manufacturing partner Intellian Technologies has designed three new marine antennas to support FleetBroadband.
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NewsEastern Shipbuilding Group to build new trawler
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has been awarded the contract by O’Hara Corporation to construct 194ft freezer stern trawler.
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NewsStock ‘recovery’ not enough for quota increase
In response to the article ‘Scottish fish stocks increasing’ published on www.worldfishing.net last week, Charles Millar, director of the Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) has said that any ‘recovery’ must be put into context.
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NewsChinese foreign fisheries catching more than reported
A new study led by scientists at the University of British Columbia has found that Chinese fishing boats are catching much more foreign fish than they are reporting.
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NewsOceana joins Cabrera National Park Board
Global conservation organisation, Oceana, has been chosen to represent Spanish conversationalist organisations on the Board of Trustees of Spain’s Cabrera Maritime Terrestrial National Park by Greenpeace, WWF, Amigo de la Tierra and Ecologistas en Acción.
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NewsDamen awarded South African contract
Damen Shipyards Cape Town has been awarded the repair and maintenance contract to get the South African fleet of Fisheries Research Vessels and Fisheries Protection & Surveillance Vessels operational as soon as possible.
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NewsMerger to create world largest bass and bream producer
Greek aquaculture companies Dias Aquaculture and Selonda have announced that they are merging to become the largest sea bass and sea bream producer in the world.
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NewsNew sales manager for ASAP Supplies
Global marine equipment distributor, ASAP Supplies Ltd, has appointed Tom Edwards as its new sales manager.
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NewsSFF supports Skipper Expo 2013
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is set to sponsor this year’s Skipper Expo International Aberdeen, taking place from 10 to 11 May 2013 at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC), Scotland.
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NewsProgramme boosts South African aquaculture
A new Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP) has been launched by South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, in a bid to boost investment and growth within the aquaculture sector.
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NewsPelagic quota props up Faroese fishing
The Faroese stock exchange (VMF) says that although in the last few years its demersal fishing market has collapsed, at the same time pelagic fishing quotas have increased and the catch has been good, propping up the country''s fishing industry.
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NewsMore evidence that omega-3 improves heart health
New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Washington has found older adults who had the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids lived, on average, 2.2 years longer than those with lower levels.
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NewsUK fleet profit down on 2011
Estimates made by Seafish using its new dataset suggest that although the UK fleet made a profit last year, operating profit decreased compared to 2011.
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NewsIMR project to study fish reactions to sound
A research project being carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen to map the sound field inside a fish pen at Austevoll is using three 8m long, active hydrophone arrays designed by Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd.
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ACE lands factory upgrade contract
ACE Refrigeration has landed a six-figure refrigeration contract with Associated Seafoods, one of Scotland’s best known seafood companies.
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NewsRepower for ‘Deadliest Catch’ vessel
The Time Bandit, featured in the Discovery Channel series ‘The Deadliest Catch’, was repowered towards the end of last year.
