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Joint statement on mackerel fishery
Maria Damanaki, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs have issued a joint statement on the mackerel fishery in the North Atlantic:
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Seafish funds consultant for SFF
Seafish has awarded the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) a total of £40,740 from its Industry Project Fund (IPF) to fund the services of a Marine Environment & Planning Legislation Consultant.
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NVC III fleet approved by FOC
Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of Dover sole, plaice, turbot, brill and dab from Noordzee Vissers Consortium III.
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Fishing industries meet Damanaki to discuss mackerel
Today the EU and Norwegian fishing industries'' met Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki to discuss the “reckless and irresponsible behaviour” of Faroe Islands and Iceland in “continuing to plunder the mackerel stock with impunity”.
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NewsBuckson new NOAA director
NOAA has announced the selection of Bruce Buckson, a nationally recognised leader in natural resource conservation law enforcement, as director of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement (OLE).
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NewsMexico’s largest fishery certified
Mexico’s largest fishery by volume, the Pacific sardine fishery in the Gulf of California, has been certified following independent assessment to the MSC standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries.
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Scots fishermen represented at mackerel meetings in Brussels
Scottish fishermen will be represented at key meetings in Brussels tomorrow (Tuesday 26 July) to discuss the current mackerel situation.
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NewsIceFish - an international affair!
Visitors at the 2011 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition will have the opportunity to view products and services from exhibitors from over 27 countries.
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NewsJohn West launches pole and line range
From September this year, John West will roll out a new range of pole and line sourced tuna products.
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US required to establish standardised bycatch reporting system in Northeast
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has released an opinion that will require NMFS to establish a standardised system for counting and reporting the amount of bycatch in commercial fisheries from North Carolina to the Canadian border.
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Gulf vessels killing too many turtles
Oceana has released a new report outlining violations of sea turtle protection regulations in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery.
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Giant Eagle and SFP partner up
Retailer Giant Eagle and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), have announced a partnership to develop a comprehensive sustainable seafood procurement strategy.
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NewsNOAA approves scallop catch limit
NOAA has approved management measures for the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, which it says will increase fishing opportunities for fishermen.
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Wärtsilä designs vessel for Vendla AS
Wärtsilä Ship Design has been contracted to produce the design for a new purse seiner/trawler type VS6109 PSTR that Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted is building for the Norwegian shipowner Vendla AS in Austevoll.
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Locke: Iceland’s whaling undermines IWC
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has certified to President Obama that Iceland’s commercial whaling and international trade in fin whale products is diminishing the effectiveness of the IWC.
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Australian trawlers to have Seabird Management Plans
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Commonwealth fishing industry are working together to better protect seabirds.
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NewsSeafish awards £700k to projects
Seafish has announced more than £700,000 of funding for innovative projects and businesses from its Industry Project Fund (IPF).
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Associated Seafoods buys Lossie Seafoods
Associated Seafoods Ltd has acquired smoked salmon producer Lossie Seafoods Ltd with the new owner planning to further develop the Buckie based company’s growing export business to premium markets around the world.
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NewsKnowledge gaps and myths about salmon
Three new research reports show that we know too little about how farmed salmon affect wild salmon, and that what we do actually know is not communicated clearly enough.
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NewsUS adopts IUU recommendation
The US has joined more than 50 countries in a recommendation to regional fishery management organisations to better track vessels engaged in IUU fishing for tuna, swordfish, sharks and other highly migratory species.
