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    NZ’s new aquaculture regulations on track

    2010-07-23T11:00:00Z

    New Zealand’s government is on track to set new regulations for the aquaculture industry that will allow the backlog of applications to be dealt with, according to fisheries minister Phil Heatley.

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    Vietnam processors run low on shrimp, pangasius exports rise

    2010-07-23T10:56:00Z

    Seafood exports out of Vietnam have grown this year but processors are now facing a shortage of shrimp. In the first half of this year, exported shrimp prices increased 84% in France, 20% in Japan and 7% in the US.

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    Shetland seafood firms praised by Jamie Oliver team

    2010-07-23T10:53:00Z

    Shetland’s seafood suppliers have received a glowing review from two top members of staff at Jamie Oliver’s Restaurant Fifteen in London.

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    Group comes up with ideas to prevent Hawaii dolphin bycatch

    2010-07-23T10:48:00Z

    Fishermen who use longlines to catch ahi, mahimahi and other fish off Hawaii should use a different kind of hook so they do not accidentally severely injure or kill a rare dolphin species, a federal advisory group said.

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    Salmon firm buys Western Isles farms

    2010-07-23T10:45:00Z

    The last significant independent fish farming operation in Scotland’s Western Isles has been bought.

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    Mumbles lifeboat rescues trawler from mussel haul

    2010-07-23T10:41:00Z

    A mass of mussel shells caught in a UK trawler’s nets forced the crew to call for help after the weight of it caught difficulty in manoeuvring.

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    Greenpeace urges responsible seafood buying in Japan

    2010-07-22T15:38:00Z

    Greenpeace Japan has released its first seafood ranking guide “red listing” 15 fish species that should be removed from Japanese shelves, including five different species of tuna.

  • With a capacity of 100 litres, Avure’s new QFP 100L-600 HPP has been designed specifically for small/medium and seasonal processors.
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    Plugging the gap in high pressure processing

    2010-07-20T13:14:00Z

    Avure, the US company which claims 15 years experience of developing and designing machines for high pressure processing (HPP), has launched the Avure QFP 100L-600 HPP system.

  • Artisan fishermen have had to contend with a lack of processing capacity but the Mauritanian government has ambitious plans to address this shortcoming.
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    All change in Mauritania

    2010-07-20T13:07:00Z

    Pieter Tesch finds the West African country is no longer willing to bow to pressure from European fishing giants. In future it wants to hold on to at least half its catch.

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    Vietnam initiates plan to maintain export growth

    2010-07-20T12:57:00Z

    The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue its efforts and implement key initiatives to boost exports in an aim to maintain double-digit turnover growth for the year, the MoIT deputy minister Nguyen Nam Hai has said.

  • Terje Martinussen, MD at the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
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    Norway achieves record seafood exports

    2010-07-20T12:32:00Z

    Exports of Norwegian seafood in the first half-year of 2010 totalled NOK 24 billion (€2.9 billion/$3.8 billion), marking the highest export value ever recorded for a first half-year period, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.

  • ICES has recommended cod fishing quotas should be reduced 20% based on their 2010 level.
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    WWF: cod can recover if we control bycatch

    2010-07-19T15:54:00Z

    The strong recovery of North Sea cod stocks has been acknowledged by WWF but the NGO is concerned poor management of certain stocks will undermine the species’ recovery.

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    Stringent testing imposed on Bangladesh shrimp

    2010-07-19T15:49:00Z

    Shrimp exported from Bangladesh to the EU will undergo stringent testing procedures after the country’s testing facilities were found to be falling short of European expectations.

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    Clipper race brings new fish contracts to Humber

    2010-07-19T15:49:00Z

    The Clipper Round the World yacht race which ended in the Humber, UK, has generated £1 million (€1.2 million/$1.5 million) in trade deals for the region.

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    Delhaize launches sustainable seafood programme

    2010-07-19T15:41:00Z

    Delhaize Group is to implement a sustainable seafood policy across its US portfolio, which comprises the stores Hannaford, Sweetbay, Bottom Dollar Food and Food Lion.

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    Film planned on demise of tuna canning in American Samoa

    2010-07-15T08:54:00Z

    An independent film maker from Hawaii is producing a documentary about the tuna industry in American Samoa to highlight its significance for locals and the economy.

  • Pole and line fishermen use the acceleration of the fish as they race to get their prey, hook them and fling them onto the boat's flat deck. (Photo: Paul Hilton/Greenpeace)
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    UK caterer introduces pole and line tuna

    2010-07-15T08:50:00Z

    Independent catering group CH&Co has become the first catering company in the UK to serve pole and line-caught tuna in spring water throughout its 120 restaurants nationwide.

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    Rescued Scottish salmon company rebranded

    2010-07-15T08:44:00Z

    Fish farming company Lighthouse Caledonia, which was saved from the brink of collapse in 2008 has changed its name to The Scottish Salmon Company.

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    US oil spill panel assesses economic impact

    2010-07-15T08:39:00Z

    Sal Sunseri''s P&J Oyster Company has worked Louisiana waters since 1876, making it the oldest operating oyster processor in the United States. But the future is grim, he told a recent presidential panel, due to the devastating BP spill that has been gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico Gulf ...

  • All those with a vested interest in the UK marine environment should participate in the MPA consultation process.
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    Time to contemplate incoming MPAs

    2010-07-15T08:21:00Z

    All those with a vested interest in the UK marine environment should participate in the MPA consultation process.The UK government's vision for its marine area was first published in the 2002 document ‘Safeguarding Our Seas’. This document established the UK's vision for "clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans ...