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NewsAustralia ignores threatened sharks in the name of sport
Australian Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has decided to change the law so Australia can avoid its international obligations and allow threatened sharks to be caught in Australian waters, WWF-Australia and TRAFFIC have warned.
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EU crackdown on world fish pirates
IUU fishing is worth billions of dollars a year and hits both fish stocks and the efforts to manage fisheries in a sustainable way.
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New agreement strengthens partnership
A new agreement to enhance collaboration between the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department and the Spanish Fundación Philippe Cousteau was signed on 28 January 2010 at FAO headquarters in Rome.
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MEPs set out fisheries policy reform priorities
More responsibility for fishermen, rules favouring good fishing practice and adjusting fisheries management models to complement and improve the traditional quota system should be among the key aims of common fisheries policy reform, say MEPs in an own-initiative report approved by the Fisheries Committee last week.
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NewsFrance supports bluefin tuna trade ban, but not yet
The European Union is one step away from formally supporting the listing of bluefin tuna as an endangered species, effectively banning its trade.
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NewsScottish oysters top the menu in Valentine’s Day sales surge
Scottish oyster farmers are predicting a Valentine’s Day sales boom as many consumers seek out the delicacy that is well known for its aphrodisiac properties.
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17,000 tonne capelin quota for HB Grandi
An initial capelin quota has been set following the results of research by R/V Árni Fridriksson.
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Buy Volvo Penta parts on the web
Volvo Penta is now launching an Internet sales channel through www.volvopentashop.com.
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DKSH tropical shrimps widen Friend of the Sea’s Swiss presence
The independent certification of DKSH’s Vietnamese Black Tiger shrimps has paved the way for a wider presence of the Friend of the Sea ecolabel in Switzerland, being the logo now used by the four main Swiss wholesalers.
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Strong support for AUSMARINE 2010
A “star studded” group of marine industry associations, environmental groups and media have agreed to support the AUSMARINE exhibition, Forums and Product Presentation seminars in Perth, Western Australia, in late November 2010.
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Appointment of non-executive advisory directors
Michael Gates and Sue Sharland have been appointed as non-Executive Advisory Directors to Cefas’ Management Board.
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NewsFrench Guiana set to tackle bycatch
A new law requiring French Guianese shrimp fishers to use special devices that reduce unwanted fish catch will help better protect marine turtles and other vulnerable marine species in the region.
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NewsCalls for responsible increase in red snapper catch levels
First Gulf council meeting of the year to focus on continued red snapper rebuilding.
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Canada opens state-of-the-art research facility
Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington, have officially opened the new Aquatic Life Research Facility at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario.
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NewsCanada warns Faroes and Greenland on overfishing 3L shrimp
Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has taken action against overfishing of Division 3L shrimp by Faroese and Greenlandic fishing vessels in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area (NRA).
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Canadian convictions for fishery violations
Four individuals and a fish buying company were recently charged with violating federal fishery regulations following investigations by fishery officers from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) detachment in Marystown and Bay Roberts.
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NewsTwo Pacific cod fisheries gain MSC certification
Two Pacific cod fisheries, one located in the Gulf of Alaska (GoA) and the other in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), have earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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UK fishermen condemn negative portrayal of fishing in TV programme
The UK’s two main UK fishermen’s federations have thrown their support behind an official complaint over a BBC programme that portrayed a “totally inaccurate and damaging picture of the fishing industry”.
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NewsMorocco - fish make land!
World leader in sardine exports and beneficiary of some of the world’s richest territorial ocean stocks, Morocco could now offer major returns for technically savvy investors as it turns inland to harness the potential of its lakes and reservoirs.
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The case of the mysterious seafood
The first victim was a Caucasian male in his late 30s. He popped down to the pub for lunch and ordered fish and chips. As he enjoyed his meal alongside a pint, he thought to himself that he'd never tasted haddock so fresh. But he was wrong. What he was ...
