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Sea Shepherd sting ends in court
A sting operation undertaken by Sea Shepherd resulted in a court case for a Californian seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to restaurants within the state.
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RNLI lifeboat assists fishing boat
The Moelfre RNLI lifeboat launched on Sunday under the command of Second Coxswain Michael Williams to reports of a 24ft fishing boat with a gearbox failure.
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EC confirms Italian driftnet inspections
The Commission conducted driftnet ban inspections in Italy on 17-21 May 2010, 14-18 June 2010, 4-8 April 2011 and 9-13 May 2011.
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Boosting cooperation on maritime surveillance
Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, has welcomed the adoption of Conclusions by the Council of the European Union on the integration of maritime surveillance.
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NewsConsumers challenged to try UK hake
Catches of Northern hake, landed around the UK, are looking plentiful this season and Seafish is urging consumers to try this excellent whitefish.
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Friend of the Sea Awards
At ESE in Brussels Friend of the Sea organised a cocktail and awards ceremony, where awards were presented to companies in five categories.
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English aquaculture: Apply for funding
Aquaculture producers in England are being urged to apply for support from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).
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Fish oil from Morocco FoS certified
Winterisation Europe’s fish oil from Morocco has been certified by Friend of the Sea.
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Oxford St tested for fish friendliness
According to a new survey, less than one in six eateries in London’s Oxford Street area obtain their seafood from sustainable sources.
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Retailers include MSC in seafood sustainability commitments
An increasing number of retailers have announced commitments to the MSC program for their seafood sustainability policies.
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Global standards for farmed salmon enters final stage
The final step in the process of creating global standards for salmon farming began this week when the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue kicked off the last public comment period for the draft standards.
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Pacific West first to offer Australia MSC certified tempura hake products
Supplier of frozen seafood, Pacific West, is playing an important role in transforming the seafood market to a more sustainable basis by becoming the first to offer Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified tempura hake products to foodservice providers in Australia.
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WWF welcomes Hong Kong trawl ban
Hong Kong has approved a ban on all trawling in its local waters, a move that is largely being seen as a crucial first step in reviving the Administrative Region’s depleted marine environment, says WWF.
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NewsAFMA budget cut due to efficient illegal fishing measures
Under the Australian Government’s 2011-12 Budget released on 9 May, the AFMA budget has been identified at $43.3 million.
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MAQ sonar’s story
In the early 1970’s the fishing industry was first introduced to Omni directional fishing sonars, designed to detect and track large schools of herring.
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Manx Queenies crowned sustainable
The fishery producing Manx Queenies, the Isle of Man’s famous queen scallops, have been crowned by the MSC as a certified sustainable and well-managed fishery.
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News5th Icelandic Fisheries Awards launched
Mercator Media, organiser of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, has announced the launch of the fifth Icelandic Fisheries Awards, which recognises fishing excellence in Iceland and internationally.
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NewsLibyan seining on track to be illegal
Maria Damanaki, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has sent a letter to EU Ministers regarding the fishing situation in Libya.
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NewsMaking waves
Exports of New Zealand shellfish, both farmed and wild, are making a big splash in European markets
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NewsBrussels: Mangroves and power politics
EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs says the main purpose of development is “to feed the people”. Credit: TW : EEC PhotosWF recently spent three days in Brussels with a group of EU journalists, invited under the European Journalism Centre, to grill Eurocrats and parliamentarians on aid and climate issues. Walter ...
