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NewsDead whale found at Mainstream Canada farm
Mainstream Canada has said that it was “shaken and saddened” to discover a dead humpback whale at its Ross Pass farm, north of Tofino, on 27 March and says it has never experienced an incident like it before.
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Barents Sea fishery enters assessment
Russian companies ZAO Strelets and ZAO Eridan have entered their joint cod and haddock fishery into assessment for MSC certification.
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NewsSølvtrans expands fleet
Sølvtrans has signed a contract with Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new vessel for transporting live fish.
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NewsSeafish to educate children on seafood
In an attempt to help the educate the UK’s children and young people on the benefits of eating seafood, Seafish is getting involved with the British Nutrition Foundation’s (BNF) first ever ‘Healthy Eating Week’.
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NewsVietnam fish export troubles
In a bid to address Vietnam’s high import rejection rate in the international trade of fish and fishery products, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organised a troubleshooting workshop.
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NewsDelegation presses for action on mackerel
An EU pelagic industry delegation met with European Commissioner Maria Damanaki on 26 March to express concern about the lack of progress in the mackerel dispute.
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NewsOceana warning over Balearics dredging
Global ocean advocacy group, Oceana, has applauded the High Public Prosecutor of the Balearic Islands decision to stop dredging works at Mahón harbour, Menorca, until non-compliance issues are addressed.
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NewsScientists confirm first two-headed bull shark
Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark.
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NewsUSCG identifies fishing boat missing for 40 years
In December 2012 the Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel ‘Falkor’ discovered the ‘Katmai’ which had been missing for 40 years.
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NewsMalawi aquaculture project receives funding
A small-scale commercial aquaculture developed project in Malawi has received £337,000 from the Scottish Government’s International Development Fund.
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NewsSeafish analysis of 2013 TACs
Seafish has compared the Total Allowable TACs agreed by the EU for 2013 with the scientific recommendations made the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in a new document, available on the Seafish website.
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NewsNew Havyard trawler for Smaragd
The Havyard Group has been awarded the contract to design and build a new purse seiner/trawler for shipping company, Smaragd.
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NewsXelect launched to improve fish health
Scotland’s St Andrews University has launched a new company, Xelect, in a bid to improve the health and quality of fish with support from local law firm, Murray Donald.
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Catch shares – who to believe?
With the onset of the 21st century, the US fisheries management administered by NOAA Fisheries has been promoting and implementing individual and tradable quotas (ITQ), which with time gained a new name – ‘catch shares’.
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NewsJapan seeks to boost seafood consumption
The Japanese government and fishing industry are stepping up efforts to halt the long term decline in seafood consumption during the past two decades and reverse the recent trend for meat consumption to outpace fisheries products in the national diet, reports David Hayes.
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NewsLabelling must be accurate or suppliers will suffer
Andrew Martin looks at how the horse meat scandal could impact on the seafood industry.
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NewsTraining camp for salmon smolt
A new project coordinated by Nofima aims to improve the survival rate and health of salmon smolt transferred to cages at around one year old.
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NewsProtection needed for seabirds
Following a new study about how the recent EU ban on fish discards could have a significant short term impact on some seabirds, conservationists are calling for urgent marine protection in European waters.
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NewsPew drops anchor in Europe
The American NGO Pew Charitable Trusts is spending millions of dollars financing NGOs that deal with marine conservation by coming into public and legal conflicts with the American fishing industry and management, reports Menakhem Ben-Yami.
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Fish farm application rejected
The Nova Scotia government has not approved an application by Snow Island Salmon for a new salmon aquaculture site in Shoal Bay, near Sheet Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, following a 22-month-long review process.
