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NFFO names 10 flaws in Greenpeace research
The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO) has identified 10 flaws in a report by Greenpeace, which it says risks dividing and damaging the very livelihoods, industry and food supply the environmental group purports to support.
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NewsCranswick acquires Hull Fish Auction site
Corporate recovery expert, GVA, has announced that the UK’s William Wright Dock fish auctioning facility in Hull has been acquired by local food producer, Cranswick Foods plc.
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NewsExtensive updates for Simrad echo sounder
Simrad has released a significant update for its ME70 Scientific Multibeam Echo Sounder.
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NewsFish and fishermen benefit from marine reserve
A NOAA report into the Tortugas Ecological Reserve in the Florida Keys National Sanctuary has found that fish populations and commercial and recreational anglers have benefitted from the Reserve’s no-take protections.
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NZ company sentenced for mis-reporting catch
A New Zealand Southland-based commercial fishing company and its director have been sentenced in the Invercargill District Court for making false statements on fishing returns for the 2010/11 commercial fishing season.
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New England cuts cod quotas
Annual catch limits for two stocks of Atlantic cod will be significantly reduced in New England as of 1 May 2013, following approval from the New England Fisheries Management Council.
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NewsNorwegian project on planning aquaculture
The programme for aquaculture at the Research Council of Norway has allocated a three-year project NOK4.2m, to research the legitimacy of the aquaculture industry at local level and conditions that influence access to area in the coastal zone.
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NewsIceland lowers mackerel quota by 15%
Iceland has reduced its fishing quota for mackerel to help assure the sustainability of the stock.
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NewsUK fishermen reject Greenpeace report
The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO), the body representing fishermen’s interests in the UK has rejected claims by Greenpeace that criticise how the industry is represented.
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NewsUK college opens new trout research facility
The UK’s Sparsholt agricultural college, has opened a new £500,000 Salmonid Rearing and Trials Centre – a unique teaching and research centre that aims to help bolster the UK''s aquaculture industry.
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NewsPortugal to nominate new MPA
The Gorringe seamounts have been nominated by the Portuguese government to become a Marine Protected Area.
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Open lectures on fisheries management to be held in March
A Buckland Special Colloquium on the theme of ‘Why, or why not, maximum sustainable yield (MSY)?’ will take place on 1 March 2013 at Fishmonger’s Hall in London.
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Aberystwyth University to host marine biology conference
Aberystwyth University will be hosting the 10th annual postgraduate conference of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA), which will bring together up to 100 marine biologists from across the UK and Europe from 8th-10th May 2013.
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NewsOceana to give EU evidence of illegal fishing
Oceana has said that it will be sending the EU evidence of illegal fishing activity in the protected area surrounding Cabrera (Balearic Islands) and south Majorca.
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NewsCanada can’t eradicate salmon virus
In the wake of four recent major outbreaks of the deadly infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Atlantic waters surrounding Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has said that it can’t eradicate the disease.
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NewsNew projects awarded EFF funding
Eleven English fisheries projects have been approved to receive funding from the latest European Fisheries Fund (EFF) panel.
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NewsEamon Cusack new IFM chair
The Institute of Fisheries Management, the UK-based international body promoting sustainable management of freshwater and marine fisheries, has appointed Eamon Cusack as its new chairman.
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NewsSFF: Iceland needs to focus on a mackerel resolution
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has accused the Icelandic Government of using a media trip to Iceland this week as a ‘spin to defend the indefensible’ and says it should be seeking a resolution to the mackerel dispute instead.
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NewsSPFA wants mediator to end mackerel dispute
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) has backed the announcement by Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead that an international mediator should be appointed to help end the mackerel fishery stalemate with Iceland and the Faroes.
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NewsFAO fuel saving manual for small vessels
The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has released a new manual, ‘Fuel savings for small fishing vessels’, to provide practical advice on ways to reduce fuel.
