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    Danish partners to help Vietnamese

    2011-08-22T13:36:00Z

    Vietnam is the world’s third largest fish exporter, with an aquaculture sector employing roughly 670,000 people, making it a key ingredient in Vietnam’s rapid economic growth.

  • New Zealand aquaculture development will be speeded up by the new rules. Photo C Quigley/MPB
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    Legal change spurs on NZ development

    2011-08-22T13:36:00Z

    New Zealand’s new legislation has put aquaculture on the same footing as other industries and sets the legal framework needed to support its growth, says New Zealand’s Fisheries and Aquaculture minister Phil Heatley.

  • Hydrocotyle ranunculoides or Floating Pennywort may seem innocent but it is an alien invader
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    The invaders costing UK billions

    2011-08-19T06:00:00Z

    The Environment Agency has released its 10 most wanted list of alien invaders - the plants and animals that are threatening to take over Britain''s waterways.

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    Novartis announces USD 2.8m expansion

    2011-08-19T06:00:00Z

    Novartis Animal Health, Inc. (NAH) has announced an investment to expand its Novartis Centre for Aqua Research & Development on Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada.

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    Grouper and tilefish IFQ legal

    2011-08-19T06:00:00Z

    A magistrate judge in Florida has determined that the grouper and tilefish IFQ in the Gulf of Mexico conforms to all federal laws and the US Constitution.

  • The cost of new technology is not small, especially for new solutions
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    New Common Fisheries Policy – new electronics!

    2011-08-18T16:27:00Z

    2. BlueTraker is probably the only brand to offer a range of on-board VMS terminals scaled to various vessel sizes and fleets 3. http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/wwf-reform-proposal-not-ambitious

  • A Mekanord gearbox
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    New innovative hydraulic system on Mekanord gearboxes

    2011-08-18T15:49:00Z

    DanFish Stand D800: Mekanord has introduced a new innovative hydraulic system on gearbox types 450HS, 500HS, 580HS and 650HS.

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    Total service provider

    2011-08-18T11:46:00Z

    DanFish Stand D749: Vestergaard Group consists of four service and maintenance companies within the marine, offshore and power business.

  • Construction: coated lead core + poly-monofilament 16-braided
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    Faster longline sinking

    2011-08-18T10:54:00Z

    Haesung Enterprise Co., Ltd says that longline caught fish can be worth more than fish caught by other methods, however, despite this advantage, the fishing gear style should vary depending on target and depth.

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    BC conservationists blast government

    2011-08-18T10:32:00Z

    Commercial fisheries targeting pink salmon on British Columbia’s north coast have discarded over 1.37lbs of chum salmon over the past month, enough to fill 40 transport trucks.

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    Amendments strengthen aquaculture legislation in New Zealand

    2011-08-18T10:30:00Z

    Supplementary Orders proposed for inclusion in the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) will strengthen the legislation, says New Zealand Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley.

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    More focus on fishery research?

    2011-08-18T10:14:00Z

    Scanmar looks at the need for more research in the fishing industry.

  • Scottish farmed salmon continues to show record export growth. Credit: Marine Harvest
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    Scottish salmon exports rising

    2011-08-17T11:01:00Z

    Scottish farmed salmon continues to show record export growth, according to the latest figures released as the Environment Minister attends Aqua Nor in Norway.

  • VIMS professor John Graves
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    Global status of tuna and billfish stocks

    2011-08-17T10:20:00Z

    A global study by an international team has found that several species of tunas and billfishes are threatened and in need of further protection.

  • Mounting machine with cutting machine
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    New cutting machine closes the gill net circle

    2011-08-16T16:50:00Z

    Neptunus ehf. the developer of pre-mounted gill nets, says it has finally solved the mystery behind clearing the ropes off of its nets after use, without harming the ropes.

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    Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2010

    2011-08-16T07:00:00Z

    Scotland''s Chief Statistician has published the Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2010, which provides information on production and employment.

  • The EC has tabled its proposal for a new multiannual plan for Baltic salmon
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    EC proposes regulation for Baltic salmon

    2011-08-16T06:00:00Z

    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

    2011-08-16T05:30:00Z

    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.

  • Bluefin tuna. Credit: Julie Bedford, NOAA
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    Ban sought on bluefin tuna trade

    2011-08-16T05:00:00Z

    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

    2011-08-15T22:06:00Z

    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.