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NewsBP oil spill: NOAA closes shrimp fishery
NOAA has closed 4,213 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico to royal red shrimp fishing following the discovery of tarballs. This area had previously opened to all fishing, and fishing for finfish or penaeid shrimp species is still allowed.
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NewsEU: tuna decision ‘step in right direction’
European Union fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki said the small reduction in the bluefin tuna quota agreed upon at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting is a step in the right direction.
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ICCAT 2010 tuna, shark summary
On Saturday 27 November the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) closed. Here the EU summarises the main decisions taken by the 48 member governments, including the controversial decision for Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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Vietnam sets up national tuna body
The Vietnam Tuna Association (Vintuna) has been established in a bid to promote exports of the fish, Vietnam’s third-largest seafood export item after shrimp and pangasius.
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Nova Scotia lobster fishery opens
One of the most lucrative fishing seasons in the Atlantic region has opened off the southern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Roughly 1,700 lobster licence-holders can set their traps in an area stretching from Digby County to Halifax.
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New £15m aquaculture facility opens in Scotland
A £15 million (€17.7 million/$23.4 million) marine science facility has been opened in Aberdeen, UK, which will help sustain Scotland''s position as a major producer of farmed fish.
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NewsGreenpeace: bluefin tuna on Death Row
The failure by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas to deliver any meaningful rescue for Atlantic bluefin tuna is a huge setback in the fight to save one of the most overexploited fish species, claims Greenpeace.
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Scottish fishermen disappointed not to secure mackerel catch deal
Scottish mackerel fishermen have expressed bitter disappointment at the failure in Oslo, Norway, last week to reach an agreement with Iceland on a joint management plan for the mackerel stock for 2011.
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Fish talks: Scots plead for substance not spin
On the eve of the final round of EU/Norway talks, which will set some of the important catching opportunity for 2011, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong is calling for substance and not spin in government descriptions of the prospects for 2011.
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Aucxis provides Dutch and Belgian fleet with E-Catch software
Onshore electronic auction system manufacturer Aucxis has diversified to develop specific software for the fishing sector’s electronic logbook E-Catch.
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Pacific Andes FY2010 net profit up 10.5%
Pacific Andes'' net profit for the financial year ended 30 Sept 30 increased 10.5% to HKD 1.1 billion (€106 million/$141.8 million) despite a slight dip in revenue as the group achieved better operational efficiencies and cost management.
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Commercial diesel users beware microbial contamination
Following a sharp rise in reports of the microbiological contamination of biofuels, the head of a leading fuel biocide producer is urging fishing boat operators and other large-scale users of biodiesel to be aware of this serious and expensive problem that can easily be prevented.
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Bergen wins contracts for five aquaculture catamarans
The Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Risnes AS, received contracts to deliver five catamarans for the aquaculture industry. The contracts have a total value of NOK 24 million (€3 million/$4 million), and will generate work for Bergen Group Risnes through the first half of 2011.
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European mackerel talks resume this week
A new round of talks between the EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes to try and break the impasse in the dispute over mackerel catching opportunities for 2011 will get underway in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday 25 November.
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Northern Irish trawlers discard 900 tonnes of fish
Over 900 tonnes of fish were dumped back into the sea by Northern Ireland’s fishermen last year because of regulations set down in the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy.
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NewsIceGen installs new ice slurry system for Snopac
Leading Alaska-based fish producer Snopac has implemented a revolutionary new ice slurry system from IceGen Inc. The company was eager to find a cooling system that would enable it to meet the needs of its large expansion: it has more than tripled the production facility’s ice capabilities with the help ...
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NewsCummins in Hong Kong: keeping up the quality
On many older boats from the UK to Canada, and from Thailand to Hong Kong the deep purr of a well-tuned Gardner diesel wakens fond memories for many mariners. But when the British firm discontinued volume production of its standard engines in the early 1990s mariners had to choose another ...
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FAO initiates new strike on illegal fishing
In a bid to shed new light on the shadowy world of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a FAO Technical Consultation is to identify a structure and strategy for the development and implementation of a Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels.
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New Zealand aquaculture diploma pulls in students
A new fish farming diploma course at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is proving popular and reflects a predicted boom in the aquaculture industry, according to School of Technology, Primary Industries and Maritime Studies head Jeff Wilson.
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NewsFood firms join WWF effort to save tuna
Several leading food businesses have signed up to WWF’s new ‘Tuna Market Manifesto’ pledging not to buy or sell Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna in a move aimed at helping the species recover from overfishing.
