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Cod and haddock fisheries to be assessed
In the wake of the certification of its saithe fishery, UK Fisheries, DFFU and Doggerbank GmbH have entered their Arctic cod and haddock fisheries for MSC assessment.
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NewsShark populations dwindling
A decade after members of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) approved an international plan to conserve sharks, a new analysis finds that it has yet to be fully implemented.
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Time running out for funded training
Experienced fishermen have until 31 March 2011 to take advantage of funding towards the costs of training from Seafish, the Department for Transport and the European Fisheries Fund.
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DSM invests in SkySails
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., has announced that it has made an investment in SkySails GmbH & Co. KG, the market and technology leader for automated towing kite systems for ships.
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NewsCobia marketing campaign to be launched
Marine Farms Vietnam, in collaboration with Nordic Group, will be launching a major public relations campaign to promote farm-raised cobia to restaurants, grocery stores, caterers, and consumers in the United States.
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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.
