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Scotland: Common Fisheries Policy
A ''road map for Scotland to manage her own seas'' was unveiled today. In a detailed response to the European Commission''s Green Paper on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Scottish Government set out its vision to deliver improvements now and in the future for Scotland''s fishing fleets ...
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NewsSustainability standards completed for tilapia farming
Global standards addressing the negative impacts of tilapia farming on the environment and society have been finalised. They are the first set of final standards produced through the Aquaculture Dialogues, a series of roundtables coordinated by WWF.
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NOAA announces proposed Northeast groundfish management measures
NOAA has announced details of proposed measures developed by the New England Fishery Management Council intended to end overfishing and continue the rebuilding of Northeast groundfish. There will be a 30-day public comment period on the measures. The new rules, if approved, would be effective from 1 May.
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NewsIrish minister announces €10,000 grant to Irish Seal Sanctuary
Trevor Sargent T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, today announced the award of an ex-gratia payment of €10,000 to the Irish Seal Sanctuary, Garristown, Co Dublin to assist the organisation in its work over the coming year.
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NewsMinister Shea congratulates Canada's newest fishery officers
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, today participated in graduation activities for 30 new Fishery Officers at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy.
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Dutch government makes additional €0.5m available for fishery certification
The Dutch parliament voted to amend the government’s 2010 budget to make an additional 500,000 euros available for fishery assessment and certification. The decision means that The Netherlands have now allocated a total of €1.5m towards fishery certification.
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SFF Services donates £120,000 to Scottish Fishermen’s Trust
SFF Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, is to donate £120,000 to the Scottish Fishermen’s Trust that will include support for projects to enhance fishing vessel safety.
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NewsScottish aquaculture stands strong
A growing workforce and increased production per head have been highlighted in the 2008 Scottish Fish Farm Annual Production Survey of Scotland''s fish farms.
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NewsInnovative aquaculture projects in B.C. receive federal funding boost
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, today announced that four B.C. businesses in the aquaculture industry will receive more than $271,000 in federal funding to help with innovative ideas to improve their operations, boost their productivity and improve their economic performance.
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Fisheries Council gives further fillip to environmental, social and economic sustainability
At their last Council meeting of 2009, Europe''s fisheries ministers reached political agreement on the Commission''s proposal for fishing opportunities for 2010. With this key building block in place, the European Union can continue pursuing its environmental, economic and social sustainability agenda for the benefit of its fishing and maritime ...
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Challenges ahead for Scottish fleet as downward trend in quotas continues
The European Fisheries Council has reached a conclusion with Scottish fishermen making some gains but with reduced quotas in 2010 for many key species, which will present the industry with another set of severe challenges over the next 12 months.
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EU ends fisheries for endangered sharks
The Shark Alliance has applauded the EU Council of Fisheries Ministers’ decision to end all fishing for porbeagle sharks and reduce by 90% fishing quotas for spurdog, in line with scientific advice and proposals from the European Commission.
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NewsUN experts back trade ban for bluefin tuna
FAO experts have concluded that evidence shows the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna meets the requirements for an international trade ban.
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Seafish Chief Executive John Rutherford to retire
Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced that its Chief Executive John Rutherford will be retiring by the end of June 2010.
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NewsThe Skalaberg saga
The Faroese freezer-trawler Skalaberg has been detained since mid-November at Murmansk, reports Menakhem Ben-Yami.
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Steven Gant appointed CEO of the Marine Management Organisation
Steven Gant has been appointed CEO of the Marine Management Organisation. Mr Gant has had a wide range of experience including a strong academic background in geography and environmental sciences and a spell in MAFF.
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NewsPanel offers recommendations on CITES proposals
An advisory panel of independent experts convened by FAO has issued recommendations regarding six proposals to limit international trade in a number of commercially exploited aquatic animals under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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New NIFES report
In order to document food safety, NIFES has analysed the content of illegal and legal pharmaceuticals and other undesirable substances in samples of Norwegian farmed fish sampled in 2008 in a new report.
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Decisions on EU shark fishing quotas have global implications
In the run-up to next week’s EU fishing quota negotiations, the Shark Trust is calling on the UK and other EU Fisheries Ministers to protect critically endangered spurdog and porbeagle sharks, in line with scientific advice. The quota decisions come just three months before Parties to the Convention on International ...
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French fishery threatens critically endangered sharks
In the run-up to the EU fishing quota negotiations, BLOOM Association is calling on the French government to give full support to the protection of the porbeagle shark, a close relative of the great white and mako.
