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NewsNew Assistant Administrator for NOAA
David Kennedy has been named NOAA assistant administrator for the National Ocean Service effective immediately.
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NewsBig investment to combat salmon lice
A new large-scale research project will prepare for commercial aquaculture – to ensure an adequate supply of the lice eaters.
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Gatt: Further sanctions must be imposed
Ian Gatt has said that further sanctions must be imposed upon Iceland and their Accession talks to join the EU put on hold until there is a satisfactory resolution to the ongoing dispute over mackerel quotas.
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NewsLangoustine MSC certification suspended
Independent certifier, Moody Marine, has suspended the MSC certificate for Loch Torridon langoustine.
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NewsHB Grandi capelin quota could be 44,000t
The Marine Research Institute has recommended that the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries increase the capelin quota for the season from 200,000 tonnes to 325,000t.
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NewsFunding available for safety equipment
Fishermen looking to buy additional safety equipment are being encouraged to apply for support from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), says the Marine Management Organisation.
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Fishing Policy reform at risk of “hijack”
A cross-party alliance of Euro-MPs determined to prevent a “hijack” of planned EU Common Fisheries Policy reform will hold its first meeting in Brussels today.
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Exposed: suspected illegal fish carrier
Activists from Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior have exposed a ship suspected of violating Taiwanese fisheries laws moored in the port of Kaoshiung, Taiwan and called on the Taiwanese Fisheries Agency to investigate.
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NewsAlternative fish sales soar after ‘Fish Fight’
UK sales of ‘alternative’ fish have soared following Channel 4’s Fish Season in January.
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NewsMillennium Marine delivers new crabber
Millennium Marine has recently delivered crabber Pacific Rival to Chad Dahlberg from Half Moon Bay, California.
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UK: RNLI works with Yorkshire fishermen to improve safety
Fishing is the UK’s most dangerous industry and in a bid to improve safety, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is holding a series of events for Yorkshire fishermen next week.
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NewsScientists use sedation to help disentangle North Atlantic right whale
Scientists from NOAA Fisheries Service and its state and nonprofit partners successfully used at-sea chemical sedation to help cut the remaining ropes from a young North Atlantic right whale on 15 January 15 off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Flrida.
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Australia: Eastern Tuna and Billfish Management Plan 2010
The new Eastern Tuna and Billfish Management Plan 2010 has been accepted and comes into effect on 22 January 2011.
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NewsShark finners finish in court
Indonesian fishermen from the vessel Pelangi were sentenced on 14 January 2011 for illegal fishing within Australian waters.
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News‘Show Cause’ or caught out?
A new ‘Show Cause’ initiative implemented in Australia allows concession holders to provide an explanation of their activities when suspected of unlawfully navigating/fishing within closures.
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Launch of first marine closed containment tank for aquaculture
AgriMarine Holdings Inc. and the Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Institute (MBSAI) have announced the successful launch of the first marine based, commercial scale, closed containment tank for rearing salmon.
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Sembawang Shipyard secures contract for research vessel
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Sembawang Shipyard, has secured a contract to build a new blue water research vessel for Australia.
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Fourth Danish mussel fishery seeks MSC certification
The Isefjord and East Jutland blue shell fishery in Denmark will be assessed against the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.
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NewsStornoway lifeboat helps after a fishing boat sinks
The Stornoway lifeboat was alerted when the Coastguard was told that two boats had been involved in an accident a few miles south east of Bayble Island - the two fishing vessels had collided in the dark.
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NewsPanama first Central American country to add longlining restrictions
After banning commercial purse seining from its waters in July, the Republic of Panama has taken further steps by adding restrictions on longlining for the conservation of its marine life and its socio-economic growth.
