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    Happy 85th birthday, 66°NORTH!

    2011-05-25T14:38:38Z

    66°NORTH was born out of necessity. For human beings to survive in the extreme Icelandic environment, they must be protected from the elements. The company was originally founded in 1926 as a maker of protective clothing for fishermen and labourers in arctic condition. Since then 66°NORTH rugged work ...

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    Guy Cotten remains loyal to Icefish

    2011-05-25T14:38:25Z

    Guy Cotten has made a new breakthrough this year in developing flexible breathable oilskins and will again have the opportunity to show this innovation to a great number of potential customers when exhibiting at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition this September. Guy Cotten will be exhibiting their clothing range ...

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    Vónin sponsors prestigious ‘Outstanding Icelandic Skipper' award

    2011-05-25T14:37:59Z

    As an official sponsor of the award, a Vónin will be present at the awards ceremony to present the Outstanding Icelandic Skipper Award to the lucky winner. The awards ceremony will take place during the evening reception, kindly hosted by Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture and the ...

  • EasyPeelPoint shrimps
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    EasyPeelPoint: opening aid for sealed trays

    2011-05-25T14:36:00Z

    Compared to the investments in optics, often relatively little attention is paid to the opening functionality of the hermetically sealed pack, says packaging company, SEALPAC.

  • Flexibility is key to discard regulations, says DAG. ©Wolcott Henry 2005/Marine Photobank
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    Flexibility key to discard regulations

    2011-05-25T12:01:00Z

    The Discard Action Group (DAG) has written to the EU’s Commissioner for Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, to urge that new discards regulations should have the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances.

  • Member States will pool their control and inspection resources to monitor fishery activities
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    Fourth control campaign for bluefin tuna

    2011-05-25T11:51:00Z

    For the fourth year, the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) will coordinate the Joint Deployment Plan (JDP) for the bluefin tuna fishery in the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic waters for 2011.

  • The European Fish Fight will be launched next Tuesday
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    European Fish Fight to launch 31 May

    2011-05-25T11:44:00Z

    On Tuesday 31 May, Commissioner Maria Damanaki will take part in the launching event of the European Fish Fight Campaign.

  • The crab basket
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    NTF-Aalborg wins crab basket order

    2011-05-24T16:01:00Z

    NTF-Aalborg A/S has recently won a big Russian order for crab baskets.

  • Exos' 12-series
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    Smaller, lighter and cheaper

    2011-05-24T14:48:00Z

    The new Exos-120 series of ergonomic and cost-effective hand-held pin-bone remover machines was showed for the first time at SPE in Brussels.

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    Sea Shepherd sting ends in court

    2011-05-24T11:53:00Z

    A sting operation undertaken by Sea Shepherd resulted in a court case for a Californian seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to restaurants within the state.

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    RNLI lifeboat assists fishing boat

    2011-05-24T11:51:00Z

    The Moelfre RNLI lifeboat launched on Sunday under the command of Second Coxswain Michael Williams to reports of a 24ft fishing boat with a gearbox failure.

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    EC confirms Italian driftnet inspections

    2011-05-24T11:48:00Z

    The Commission conducted driftnet ban inspections in Italy on 17-21 May 2010, 14-18 June 2010, 4-8 April 2011 and 9-13 May 2011.

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    Boosting cooperation on maritime surveillance

    2011-05-24T11:41:00Z

    Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, has welcomed the adoption of Conclusions by the Council of the European Union on the integration of maritime surveillance.

  • Consumers are being urged to try hake
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    Consumers challenged to try UK hake

    2011-05-24T11:36:00Z

    Catches of Northern hake, landed around the UK, are looking plentiful this season and Seafish is urging consumers to try this excellent whitefish.

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    Friend of the Sea Awards

    2011-05-24T11:21:00Z

    At ESE in Brussels Friend of the Sea organised a cocktail and awards ceremony, where awards were presented to companies in five categories.

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    English aquaculture: Apply for funding

    2011-05-24T11:18:00Z

    Aquaculture producers in England are being urged to apply for support from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).

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    Fish oil from Morocco FoS certified

    2011-05-23T06:00:00Z

    Winterisation Europe’s fish oil from Morocco has been certified by Friend of the Sea.

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    Oxford St tested for fish friendliness

    2011-05-22T06:00:00Z

    According to a new survey, less than one in six eateries in London’s Oxford Street area obtain their seafood from sustainable sources.

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    Retailers include MSC in seafood sustainability commitments

    2011-05-21T06:00:00Z

    An increasing number of retailers have announced commitments to the MSC program for their seafood sustainability policies.

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    Global standards for farmed salmon enters final stage

    2011-05-21T06:00:00Z

    The final step in the process of creating global standards for salmon farming began this week when the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue kicked off the last public comment period for the draft standards.