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NewsJapan urges industry-wide reduction of tuna effort
Over the last decade tuna longliners have taken commendable steps to protect stocks of valuable tuna species, but the Japan-based Organisation for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries is extremely worried that purse seiners are fishing at dangerously high levels.
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NewsEU Fish Council: mixed bag for Scots
Following the conclusion of the EU Fish Council, which has resulted in some further cuts in the catching opportunity for the Scottish fleet, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is calling for urgent progress in 2011 in the way that fisheries are managed.
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Fisheries ministers finalise 2011 catches
The EU Fisheries Council has reached unanimous agreement on the 2011 total allowable catches (TACs) for most stocks under management, allowing much smaller reductions of cod quotas west of the British Isles than the European Commission and scientific advice had suggested.
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Tasmanian scientists expand their view of the ocean
Tasmanian scientists will soon have unprecedented access to data from high-tech equipment for monitoring coastal and ocean ecosystems.
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NewsPortugal must have Christmas clipfish
Exports of groundfish from Norway in November totalled NOK 1.1 billion (€139 million/$187.2 million), which marks a new November export record. Exports were up in value by 32% or NOK 270 million (€34.1 million/$45.9 million) compared to the same month of last year.
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NewsNew CEO for Electronic Navigation
The board of directors of marine electronics company Electronic Navigation Limited (ENL) has announced the appointment of Gareth Hodson as chief executive officer of the company.
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EU agrees 2011 catch limits for Black Sea
The EU Council of Fisheries Ministers has reached political agreement on the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for turbot and sprat fisheries in the Black Sea.
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New board member for Bergen Group
An extraordinary general meeting has elected Brian Chang as new board member for the Bergen Group ASA. The proposal for a new board member came from Spring Capital Resources Inc, which in November this year flagged an ownership of 33.1% of the shares in Bergen Group ASA.
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Scallopers sign up to Responsible Fishing Scheme
A leading Devon, UK, seafood processor is sourcing all of its scallops from Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) vessels after sponsoring four boats through the programme
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NewsRecord Norwegian salmon exports
Exports of Norwegian salmon in November totalled NOK 3.1 billion (€391.7 million/$528 million), an increase of 38% or NOK 853 million (€107.8 million/$145.3 million) compared to November 2009.
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Scots mackerel fishermen urge EU action
Scottish fishermen have called upon the European fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki to turn words into action and introduce measures that would prevent mackerel caught by Iceland and the Faroe Islands from entering EU markets.
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NewsPromens Dalvik passes half a million tub milestone
Promens Dalvik recently reached an important milestone when its tub production reached numbers 500,000 and 500,001. These tubs were formally handed over by the company to two loyal clients.
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NewsEU and Norway agree mackerel quotas
Bilateral talks between the EU and Norway to set mackerel catches in the north-east Atlantic for 2011 have resulted in the setting of a total allowable catch of 646,000 tonnes.
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Salmon firm replaces top management
A leading firm in the Scottish salmon industry has replaced its chairman and chief executive. The clearout of the former team in charge of the Scottish Salmon Company has been described as a move from a restructuring phase to one of growth.
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EU Fish Council set to decide 2011 catch
Negotiations to decide upon the final catching opportunity of the Scottish fishing fleet in 2011 got underway in Brussels on Monday 13 December. The majority of quotas have already been set at previous international talks but there will still be room to manoeuvre at the EU Fish Council to get ...
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NewsNew Ishida weigher flexes its mussels
An Ishida RS-Series multihead weigher at leading French shellfish producer and processor Medithau Maree has increased production throughput and reduced giveaway for 1.4kg vacuum packed trays of ready-to-cook mussels supplied to leading supermarkets in France.
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NewsScottish salmon companies in the pink
Scotland''s salmon industry has created hundreds of new jobs in the past year and is worth about £500 million (€595 million/$786.3 million) to the economy, according to a new report.
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NewsAleutian mackerel, cod fishing restricted
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued its final interim rule to reduce commercial fishing for groundfish stocks in the Aleutian Islands in an effort to provide more food for the endangered western Steller sea lion.
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Argentine anchovy fishery enters MSC assessment process
The Argentine anchovy (Engraulis anchoita), management unit Bonaerense, semi-pelagic mid-water trawl net fishery operating in the area administrated by the Joint Technical Commission of the Maritime Front (CTMFM) and north of 41ºS in the Argentine Sea, has entered full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification programme for sustainable ...
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Mackerel talks break down
The latest round of talks to try and reach agreement with the Faroe Islands on mackerel catching arrangements for 2011 have broken down.
