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    Waitrose serves up sea vegetables

    2011-06-02T10:17:00Z

    Sea vegetables traditionally found on British coastlines are hitting supermarket shelves following a surge in demand linked to the foraging trend.

  • Brigitte Bardot
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    Operation Blue Rage begins

    2011-06-02T10:07:00Z

    Operation Blue Rage, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s bluefin tuna defence campaign, kicked off yesterday with the departure of two of its ships from the port of Toulon, France.

  • "Insurance coverage is something that has been missing from our domestic industry for far too long"
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    Insurance brokerage for North American aquaculture

    2011-06-01T15:51:00Z

    Meslee Insurance Services Inc., an insurance brokerage located in Los Angeles, has announced the formation of a new specialty insurance brokerage unit, Aquaculture Insurance Exchange (A.I.E.), catering to aquaculture risks located in North America.

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    McMurdo debuts Personal AIS Beacon

    2011-06-01T14:57:00Z

    McMurdo presented Smartfind S10 Automatic Identification System (AIS) Beacon at Norshipping in Oslo, Norway.

  • W400 Man Overboard device
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    New rescue devices launched at Seawork

    2011-06-01T14:15:00Z

    Ships Electronic Services Ltd (SES) launched a new range of rescue devices from Italian manufacturer Wamblee at this year’s Seawork exhibition in June.

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    Ocean Signal appoints Sartech as distributor

    2011-06-01T14:01:00Z

    Communications and safety at sea specialist Ocean Signal, has recently appointed Sartech as UK distributor for its SafeSea product range.

  • Chemring Marine is to supply Pains Wessex and Comet products to the Survitec Group
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    Chemring Marine secures five-year agreement

    2011-06-01T13:17:00Z

    Marine distress signals company, Chemring Marine, has secured a five-year contract to supply Pains Wessex and Comet products to the Survitec Group.

  • The TCM 300
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    New PROCONCEPT slicer

    2011-06-01T11:49:00Z

    This year PROCONCEPT is launching its new TCM 300 slicer.

  • In Sao Paolo, the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lene Espersen (far left) is seen with Project Manager, Thiago Dal Pizzol and Commercial Manager, Rael Larini from the RGO Maquinas, DSI Regional Export Manager, Mads Sigsgaard and (far right)...
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    DSI to supply plate freezers to Brazil

    2011-06-01T11:25:00Z

    DSI has taken an important step forward by establishing an export stronghold in Brazil in order to offer plate freezers to one of the largest food industries in the world.

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    NOAA issues emergency action

    2011-06-01T06:00:00Z

    NOAA has announced that it will not reopen the Nantucket Lightship Access Area to scallop fishing, as had been scheduled for 15 June.

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    Blue shell fishery seeks certification

    2011-06-01T06:00:00Z

    Seafood Romo East Jutland and Isefjord blue shell mussel dredge fishery in Denmark have entered full assessment against the MSC standard.

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    Scottish fishery changes certifier

    2011-06-01T06:00:00Z

    Following an operational decision, the Scottish Fisheries Sustainability Accreditation Group (SFSAG) has announced that it has changed its certification body for the MSC assessment of North Sea nephrops.

  • Adamas 2
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    New skinning machine from Cretel

    2011-05-31T16:16:00Z

    Cretel launched Adamas 2 - a new fully automatic double lane skinning machine – in May, at ESE in Brussels.

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    WASSP wins innovation award

    2011-05-31T15:00:00Z

    New Zealand marine electronics company, Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) has won an award at the New Zealand Boat Show for its WASSP Multibeam Sonar.

  • School of bluefin tuna. Credit: NOAA Fisheries Service
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    NOAA: Atlantic bluefin not endangered

    2011-05-31T14:17:00Z

    After an extensive scientific review, NOAA has announced that Atlantic bluefin tuna do not warrant species protection under the Endangered Species Act.

  • Tiger prawns
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    Prawn fishery enters MSC assessment

    2011-05-31T14:02:00Z

    Australia’s largest and most valuable prawn fishery, the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF), has entered full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

  • Molecular methods make it possible to verify where fish - such as these haddock - were caught. © Erik Lindebo, 2007
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    How technology can tackle fishing fraud

    2011-05-31T13:52:00Z

    A European Commission report published this week shows how molecular technologies - based on genetics, genomics, chemistry and forensics - can provide clear answers to questions such as "what species does this fish product come from…where was this fish caught…is it wild or farmed?"

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    FAO receives award from AFS

    2011-05-31T13:46:00Z

    The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has received the Gold Medal Award from the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS).

  • One of Astec’s specialist labs
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    Aquaculture centre set to play key role

    2011-05-31T13:40:00Z

    A specialist facility that is expected to play an instrumental role in the growth of the aquaculture industry both in the UK and overseas is officially open for business in Northumberland, North East England.

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    Organic label fails to meet principles

    2011-05-31T13:35:00Z

    Over 50 organisations, businesses and fishermen from Canada and the US have submitted a joint letter to the Canadian General Standards Board opposing proposed draft Organic Standards for Finfish Aquaculture.