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NewsWhy CFP 2.0 needs devolution
Consumers need to be reassured that buying wild-caught fish is not environmentally wrong. Credit: OsvaldoGagoEurope’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has been widely criticised as being top down, over-centralised and having only at best a mixed performance in managing member states’ fisheries. Certainly it’s one of the longest-established and more controversial ...
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NewsFarmed cobia coming into its own
Whole fish and loins were displayed by Sea Products of Scotland, also part of Marine Farms and in charge of marketing the fish in Europe. “We were very pleased with the interest,” says Bjørn Myrseth, managing director of Marine Farms ASA, the parent company of Marine Farms Vietnam which farms ...
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NewsCod fishery enters MSC assessment
The Pescafria-Pesquera Rodriguez Barents Sea cod fishery has entered formal assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery seeks MSC certification
The largest Atlantic halibut fishery in eastern Canadian waters has entered full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program.
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NewsHeavy seas and ice hamper capelin search
Capelin production has started at HB Grandi’s factory in Vopnafjördur after Lundey NS landed 680 tonnes this week.
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SFF welcomes new TV focus on fish discarding
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the spotlight that is being turned this week on the unacceptable practice of the discarding of fish in a TV programme by campaigning chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
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NewsExport record for Norwegian seafood in 2010
In 2010, Norwegian seafood exports totalled NOK 53.8 billion and for the seventh year in a row which sets a new seafood export record.
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Irish Fisheries Board adopts CRM software
Provident CRM has announced it has successfully implemented SugarCRM in the Irish Sea Fisheries Board, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), allowing the semi-state body to effectively manage its communication to its 200 industry clients.
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NewsAll Sainsbury's tuna to be 100% pole and line caught
Sainsbury''s has announced that all tuna used as an ingredient in its food will be caught using the pole and line method by the end of January.
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WWF says pollution from Australia floods threatens marine life
Toxic pollution from flooded farms and towns along Australia''s Queensland coast will have a disastrous impact on the Great Barrier Reef’s corals and will likely have a significant impact on dugongs, turtles and other marine life, WWF has warned.
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NewsGood start to 2011
Marine equipment specialist Fluid Controls has reported that 2011 is starting well – with orders in for three of the new 24" fish pumps, eight 18" pumps and three 14" pumps.
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NewsLandmark court ruling on fisheries over-harvesting
The US Court of Appeal has ordered three men to pay restitution to the South African government for overharvesting of Cape Rock Lobsters off the south and west coasts.
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UK Fisheries, DFFU, Doggerbank Group saithe fishery certified as sustainable
UK Fisheries, DFFU and Doggerbank Group saithe fishery – an international grouping of fishing companies - has been certified as sustainable against the MSC standard.
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NewsKannad Marine launches SafeLink SOLO PLB
Kannad Marine has introduced the SafeLink SOLO Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
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AS do MAR excels in social responsibility
The AS do MAR brand of tuna and mackerel has been one of the first in Italy to be certified Friend of the Sea since 2006.
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New MD for Marine Harvest Chile
Alvaro Jimenez, Managing Director of Marine Harvest Chile, has stepped down after holding the position since April 2008.
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NewsGreenpeace: Princes tinned tuna linked to marine life deaths
A new Greenpeace ranking report has ranked Princes as the least sustainable tuna brand in the UK market.
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NewsGeoEye wins VMS contract for Republic of Maldives
GeoEye, Inc. has won a contract from the Republic of the Maldives for a vessel monitoring system that is being developed for fisheries management and safety.
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NewsSwedish fishermen may get longer TACs
The Swedish Board of Fisheries has proposed that 50 of the country’s trawlers with a license to catch cod in the Baltic will have their quotas allotted for a whole year.
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NewsVessel refrigeration workshop for fishermen
Top quality seafood products begins with properly chilling the catch aboard vessels at sea.
