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  • Artist’s perspective of CIFT SPTS
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    Eco-friendly alternative to bottom trawling for India

    2011-05-17T10:54:00Z

    The trawling industry in India tends to be shrimp-oriented, due to its economic importance and export value.

  • Emergency measures are needed to help fishermen suffering from high oil prices, says the EP
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    EP: Fishermen need help with oil prices

    2011-05-17T10:07:00Z

    The European Parliament has said that emergency measures are needed to help fishermen suffering from high oil prices.

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    SNP on EU "dangerous" fisheries proposals

    2011-05-17T09:44:00Z

    Commenting on reports that the European Commission may be considering the introduction of internationally tradeable ITQs as part of a package of CFP reform measures, the SNP’s Richard Lochhead MSP said:

  • Damanaki expects Member States to ensure full compliance by their vessels during the bluefin tuna season. Credit: NOAA
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    Damanaki expects full compliance during bluefin tuna fishing season

    2011-05-17T09:36:00Z

    Commissioner Maria Damanaki has said that she expects Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure full compliance by their vessels during the main fishing season for bluefin tuna, which started on 15 May.

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    Seafish experts make blogging debut

    2011-05-16T06:00:00Z

    A group of seafood industry experts will make their online debut over the next few weeks on the new blog from Seafish.

  • Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney; Rose McHugh, Chairman BIM; and Michael Keohane of Keohane's of Bantry pictured at the Minister's official opening of the Keohane's new facility in Kinsale road, Cork city
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    New seafood jobs for West Cork

    2011-05-16T06:00:00Z

    An innovative new seafood product developed by Keohanes of Bantry with the assistance of BIM''s Seafood Development Centre (SDC) has led to the creation of 12 new jobs for the west cork company.

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    Waters off Texas closed to shrimping

    2011-05-15T06:00:00Z

    NOAA Fisheries Service has said that federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, today.

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    US and China agree to increase fisheries cooperation

    2011-05-15T06:00:00Z

    The third US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) meeting was held 9–10 May in Washington, DC.

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    Project Ocean launched

    2011-05-14T06:00:00Z

    With current forecasts predicting the collapse of the world’s major fisheries by 2050, a novel approach to conservation is needed to secure the future of our seas, says The Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

  • Mainstream Canada is the first salmon farming company in Canada to be certified under the APSA standard
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    Mainstream meets First Nations standard

    2011-05-13T06:00:00Z

    Mainstream Canada is the first salmon farming company in Canada to be certified under a new standard which ensures that sustainable management of aquaculture includes First Nations values and interests.

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    New crane simulator for Balenciaga Shipyard

    2011-05-12T13:21:00Z

    Transas Marine has developed a new shipyard crane simulator fllowing a request from Balenciaga Shipyard in Spain.

  • Kristjan Loftsson has announced he is going to stop whaling. Credit: NOAA
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    Iceland's fin whaler declares truce

    2011-05-12T11:54:00Z

    IFAW has reported that Kristjan Loftsson, an Icelandic whaler responsible for killing 280 endangered fins whales in the past five years, has announced that he is laying off 30 staff and stopping whaling.

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    UK company gets Icelandic eco label

    2011-05-12T11:25:00Z

    Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd has become the first in the UK to present the new Icelandic responsible fisheries label to British consumers.

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    Fishery economists: What have they learnt and what are they telling us?

    2011-05-11T13:59:00Z

    The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), is an international group of economists, government managers, private industry members, and others interested in the exchange of research and information on marine resource issues.

  • Illustration of Liegruppen’s new VS 6106 purse seiner/trawler
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    Wärtsilä to design and equip new vessel for Liegruppen

    2011-05-11T11:59:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Liegruppen AS for the delivery of design and propulsion equipment for a new combined purse seiner/trawler.

  • Longliner Avro Chieftain in the southern ocean
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    Longlining success

    2011-05-11T11:44:00Z

    Press coverage mentioning longlining does tend to focus on the negatives – mainly on the issue of bycatch. However, a couple of recent stories are showing longlining in a more positive light.

  • Toothfish. Credit: Pcziko
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    Toothfish fishery enters MSC assessment

    2011-05-11T11:08:00Z

    The Macquarie Island toothfish fishery, operated by Austral Fisheries and Australian Longline, has entered full assessment for MSC certification.

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    Coalition launches at-sea project to protect tuna and marine life

    2011-05-11T10:47:00Z

    Fisheries, research scientists and tuna fishers boarded a vessel in Manta, Ecuador this week and will spend the next two months at sea launching the next phase of a globally coordinated project to promote effective, practical techniques to reduce the environmental impact of tuna fishing.

  • Bluefin tuna. Credit: Julie Bedford, NOAA
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    Illegal fishing plans for Libyan waters

    2011-05-11T10:42:00Z

    WWF and Greenpeace have called for the forthcoming industrial purse-seine bluefin tuna fishing season in the Mediterranean Sea to be suspended.

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    EP debate on fisheries sector crisis due to rise in oil prices

    2011-05-11T10:23:00Z

    European Commissioner Maria Damanaki answered questions raised by Members of the European Parliament this week regarding the fisheries sector crisis due to rise in oil prices.