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Supermarkets step up sustainable Pacific tuna sourcing
As governments meet in Honolulu to decide the future of Pacific tuna stocks at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), Greenpeace has applauded the decision taken by several German, Austrian and Australian retail chains to switch to tinned tuna containing Pacific skipjack tuna caught without the use of ...
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Alaska king crab research nets $460,000
Biologists developing science and technology to raise wild red and blue king crab in hatcheries as a way to rebuild collapsed stocks in parts of Alaska have received $460,000 (€347,966) in grants and support to assess how the crab may fare in the wild.
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NewsUnlikely alliance protects krill
Aker BioMarine dedicated five days this year to conducting research in on krill distribution and predator impacts as a result of its agreement with WWF Norway.
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NewsUS stands by taxes on Vietnamese shrimp
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it will continue to levy anti-dumping taxes on frozen warmwater shrimp imported from Vietnam.
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WWF 'hurts' Vietnam pangasius industry
Vietnamese pangasius exporters are concerned European sales may be hurt after a guide by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) advised consumers not to buy the fish.
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Indonesia opens shrimp broodstock centre
Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this week inaugurated a shrimp breeding centre in the Bugbug village in Karangasem Regency, Bali.
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Seafish appoints new deputy chair
Marine ecologist, professor Michel Kaiser, has been appointed to the role of interim deputy chair of the Seafish board until March 2012 by the UK seafood authority.
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NewsSales of Scottish mussels to soar
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has predicted a 15% increase in the volume of mussels sold over Christmas compared with the same period last year, saying consumers have become increasingly adventurous in their tastes.
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Fusion Marine pens installed at new Ghanaian tilapia farm
Fusion Marine has completed the installation of a fish farm in Ghana for tilapia. Production on the farm on the Volta River is envisaged to be in the region of 275 tonnes of fish per year with output expected to increase further in a couple of years’ time.
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Norway’s north east Arctic coldwater prawn fishery enters MSC assessment
Following the certification of some of Norway’s saithe, cod and haddock fisheries, the Norwegian Seafood Export Council has entered the north east Arctic coldwater prawn fishery into assessment for MSC certification.
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Welsh mussel fishery secures MSC certificate
The Bangor Mussel Producers fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsEco-label for Oregon's Dungeness crab
The iconic Oregon Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) fishery operating off the US west coast has secured Marine Stewardship Council certification following independent assessment to the NGO''s standard for sustainable fisheries. Products from the fishery are now eligible to bear the eco-label.
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NewsSFF: bleak outlook for whitefish fleet
There was mixed fortunes for the Scottish fishing fleet following the conclusion of talks between the EU and Norway to settle the total allowable catches of seven shared stocks including North Sea haddock, cod, whiting and herring, said the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation.
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EU commissioner dismayed by bluefin tuna decision
European environment commissioner Janez Potocnik has said he was very disappointed with the attitude of Mediterranean member states over bluefin tuna quotas for 2011.
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Umami Sustainable Seafood completes Baja Aqua Farms acquisition
Umami Sustainable Seafood Inc has completed the acquisition of Baja Aqua Farms, Mexico''s leading producer of bluefin tuna.
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Scots ministers hail EU fishing deal
The Scottish government said the new EU deal struck over North Sea fishing will help safeguard the industry and stocks, despite cuts in quotas. Scots fishermen will be able to land more cod in 2011, rather than having to discard the fish when they reach the limit, said SNP ministers.
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North Sea fish management deal signed
A new deal for the management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea has been signed.
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DSI records strong 2010 and looks to new markets
Danish plate plate freezer manufacturer A/S Dybvad Stal Industri (DSI) told WF its current orderflow is exceeding the company’s expectations and it has been particularly gratifying that a number of new customers placed orders in the first three-quarters of 2010.
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Beacon technology paves way for next-gen SART
McMurdo Ltd has introduced a new generation of internationally-approved search and rescue transponders (SARTs) that operate on the AIS frequency band. The Smartfind S5 AIS SART was launched following the adoption of the AIS SART product standards into IMO GMDSS carriage requirements as an optional alternative to the traditional 9GHz ...
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NewsNervy times for Billingsgate fish porters
Changes to the running of Billingsgate fish market in London, UK, have been approved, despite a 20,000-signature petition against the proposals. The City of London Corporation said it will now scrap "outdated" bylaws, which include a requirement for about 120 porters to be licensed.
