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NewsIndonesian tuna workshop to assess ‘Eastern potential’
The 2nd International Coastal Tuna Business Forum is being held in Indonesia from 27-29 May 2013, to assess the potential economic and social benefits of supporting the country’s pole-and-line and hand-line fishery.
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NewsFishlove’s new collection
A new collection of Fishlove images are now on display at the baudoin lebon gallery in Paris.
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NewsNew Ishida RV multihead weigher
Ishida Europe is launching a new top-of-the range multihead weigher, which it says offers even higher speeds, improved user interface, ultra-efficient operation and exceptional robustness even in the harshest of factory environments.
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NewsScanmar launches SS4 clump sensor
This summer Scanmar is launching a new clump sensor in the SS4 sensor generation, providing 100% accurate distance measurements between the clump(s) and both trawl doors.
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NewsJoint MSC for nephrops fisheries
Swedish and Danish nephrops fisheries, Fiskeri AB Ginneton and Danske Fiskeres Producent Organisation (DFPO), have entered into full Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment as a joint client group - a world first.
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NewsEuropean Parliament “bullied” into allowing overfishing
According to WWF, certain European Countries with large fishing industries are using bullying tactics to push members of the European Parliament into accepting a deal that will allow overfishing to continue until 2020.
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NewsEU committed to tuna recovery plan
The European Commission has said that it has reaffirmed its commitment to the sustainable management of bluefin tuna during the 2013 main fishing season in the Mediterranean and the Eastern Atlantic.
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NewsFAO and Indonesia to strengthen cooperation
A three-year Memorandum of Agreement strengthening cooperation in the field of marine affairs, fisheries and aquaculture, has been signed between Indonesia and FAO.
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NewsCanadian halibut MSC certified
The Atlantic Halibut Council''s Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery has become the first of its kind to receive Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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ISSF bycatch project in the Pacific
As part of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s #BycatchProject a group of scientists and fishers will embark on a weeks-long journey through the Pacific in search of techniques to reduce bycatch.
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NewsDevelopment plans for Ukrainian fisheries
The Ukrainian fishing industry is on the verge of big changes, due to the government’s recent adoption of a state programme, ''Of the development of fishing industry in Ukraine until 2016'', reports Eugene Gerden.
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NewsHigh Liner announces $6.6m expansion
North American seafood supplier High Liner Foods Inc has announced that it will invest $6.6m to further modernise and expand its manufacturing facility in Newport News, Va., creating 57 new jobs.
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NewsIodine important for pregnant/breast feeding women
The importance of iodine for pregnant women and new mums who are breast feeding their children has been highlighted in new research from Surrey and Bristol Universities.
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NewsEnvironmental factors affecting prawn fishery
Marine Scotland has published a report outlining the environmental factors affecting the key Fladens prawn fishery in the North Sea.
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Washington State tackles seafood fraud
The US Washington State Governor, Jay Inslee, has signed House Bill (HB) 1200 into law, which begins to tackle seafood fraud in the state – a move which has been welcomed by conservation group, Oceana.
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NewsMSC celebrates 20,000 sustainable products
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is celebrating its 20,000th certified product.
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News‘Green’ longliner for Blue North
Seattle-based Blue North has contracted Dakota Creek Industries to build a new ‘green’ longliner, with delivery due in the fourth quarter of 2014.
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NewsFish oil market to reach US$1.7bn in 2018
The global market for fish oil was valued at US$1.1bn (€850m) in 2011 and is expected to reach US$1.7bn (€1.3bn) in 2018, according to a report published by Transparency Market Research.
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NewsJigging trial to take place in Australian waters
A jigging trial in the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) has been approved by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).
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Cermaq votes against Copeinca bid
Despite 62.5% of Cermaq’s shareholders voting in favour of the bid for a controlling interest in Copeinca, it was not enough for the required two-thirds majority.
