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Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2010
Scotland''s Chief Statistician has published the Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2010, which provides information on production and employment.
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NewsEC proposes regulation for Baltic salmon
The European Commission has tabled its proposal for a new Regulation of the Council and the European Parliament establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable management of Baltic salmon.
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Survey of Scotland’s seas under way
A collaboration of organisations, headed by Marine Scotland, is taking forward a series of marine surveys to gather information on the biodiversity of Scotland''s seas.
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NewsBan sought on bluefin tuna trade
The Center for Biological Diversity has requested that the US seek protection for Atlantic bluefin tuna under an international treaty that would ban cross-border trade of this fish.
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Cermaq and environmental groups reach agreement
Friends of the Earth Norway, Forum for Environment and Development (ForUM) and Cermaq ASA have agreed on a Joint Statement on the foundation for sustainable aquaculture.
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Astec goes global with the latest CGI technologies
The new UK centre for aquaculture has invested in the latest computer generated imagery technologies to help market its facilities to a worldwide audience.
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NewsAustralia: New canned tuna ranking
Greenpeace Australia’s latest canned tuna ranking was launched this week at the Sydney Aquarium and contains some exciting new developments for Australia’s canned tuna industry.
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SFPA inspects illegal landing of fish
As a result of ongoing monitoring, control and surveillance by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), a fishing vessel was inspected at sea and detained by the Irish Navy and brought to port last week.
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NewsPew salutes Chilean shark finning ban
Matt Rand, director of global shark conservation for the Pew Environment Group, has issued a statement in response to Chilean President Sebastián Piñera’s signing of Chile’s ban on shark finning.
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Atlantic herring population trends linked to egg predation by haddock
NOAA scientists have developed a population model for Atlantic herring that links herring population trends to the size of the haddock population.
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Alaska fisheries earn re-certification
The US North Pacific halibut and the US North Pacific sablefish fisheries that operate in territorial waters off the coast of Alaska, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska have earned MSC re-certification.
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NewsFish Fight continues
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall''s campaign to ban the practice of discarding fish in EU waters will continue, he stated in this latest installment of his television programme, which was recently aired in the UK.
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Seafish welcomes return of Hugh’s Fish Fight
Seafish welcomed the latest programme in the Channel 4 series Hugh’s Fish Fight, led by celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, which was aired on Monday 8 August.
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NewsNorway: Seafood exports down in July
The value of exports of Norwegian seafood in July totalled NOK 3.5bn, a decline of NOK269m or 7% compared to the same month last year.
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Tide continues to turn at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury''s has revealed it has sold 46 extra tonnes of alternative fish varieties such as coley, pouting, rainbow trout, hake and megrim following the launch of its successful Switch the Fish campaign in.
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Fish farming in the Western Isles
Scottish Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson has been impressed by aquaculture businesses based in the Hebrides, during a series of engagements undertaken this week.
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RNLI rescues two fisherman
Lifeboat volunteers from Sunderland RNLI Lifeboat Station this week took part in an emergency mission to rescue two men whose 32ft fishing coble had suffered engine failure off Ryhope, Sunderland.
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NewsISSF objects to skipjack certification
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its stakeholder objection to the PNA western and central Pacific skipjack tuna unassociated purse seine fishery.
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Ship Equip wins contract in Shanghai
The opening of the Ship Equip Shanghai Office in 2010 has proved successful with the first contract earlier this year with Ningbo HaiZhiXing Ocean Fishery.
