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Shrimp trawl fishery closes 15 May
NOAA Fisheries Service has announced federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset (local time) on 15 May.
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NewsFirst fishmeal leaves rebuilt HB Grandi factory
Vopnafjordur factory deploys new enclosed discharging system for the first time.
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NewsStrong Q1 for Nutreco
Fish feed giant Nutreco has recorded a first-quarter revenue of nearly €1.1 billion ($1.4 billion), a 2.7% improvement on the corresponding quarter of 2009.
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NewsAlaska’s salmon fishers gear up for opening day
The countdown to the opening of the Copper River salmon fishery has begun.
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NewsDeepwater Horizon spill closes Gulf Coast fisheries
NOAA implements blanket commercial fishery closures in the wake of the oil rig disaster.
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NewsChilean government still failing fishermen
It has been more than two months since Chile''s fishing industry was obliterated by an 8.8 earthquake and tidal waves. Many fishermen feel let down by ineffective government reconstruction measures.
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NOAA requests comment on fish imports and marine mammals
NOAA is requesting public comment on options for implementing parts of the Marine Mammal Protection Act that address the incidental catch of marine mammals in foreign fisheries, including species such as whales and dolphins.
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More countries sign illegal fishing treaty
Five more nations have signed the FAO-brokered treaty that once it enters into force will deny access to fishing ports to ships involved in illegal fishing.
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Russia: When the catch is no match
The 2009 fishing season was a successful one for the Russian fishing industry, reports Georgy Zaytsev.
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NewsNorway takes the lead in eco-certification
The Norwegian Northeast Arctic cod and haddock fisheries are, as of yesterday, certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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Seafood ranking shows half of US retailers ‘pass’ on sustainability
In the fourth edition of the Greenpeace USA seafood sustainability scorecard - Carting Away the Oceans - half of the leading US supermarket chains for the first time received ‘passing’ scores for their seafood sustainability efforts.
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NewsCommercial whaling could get green light for first time in nearly 25 years
A recent proposal announced by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) would, if adopted, for the first time in almost 25 years, endorse the killing of whales in their most precious feeding grounds, the Southern Ocean.
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Safeguarding wild salmon fisheries
The findings of the report by the independent Mixed Stock Salmon Fisheries Working Group was published this week.
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St. Mary's RNLI lifeboat crew rescue French fisherman
The volunteer crew of the St. Mary''s Severn class all weather lifeboat The Whiteheads went to the rescue of an injured French fisherman in the early hours of Tuesday 27 April.
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NewsNofima: Longline fishing smarter
Longlining gives greater opportunities for selective fishing. Photo: Bjørn Tore Rotabakk. Copyright: NofimaThe project “From Seabed to Mouth” has been looking at the entire value chain of line-caught white fish. It has been a collaboration between Mustad, Domstein, Tracetracker, Østfoldforskning and Nofima. Whiter and firmer fish fillet “We have analysed ...
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Cornish fishermen go for MSC ecolabel to boost hake sales
Cornish fishermen are showing their commitment to sustainable fishing as they announce the start of their assessment for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel for the Cornish gill-net hake fishery.
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NewsOver 500,000mt of skipjack tuna entered into MSC assessment
Up to 50% of all skipjack tuna caught in the Western and Central Pacific, which is managed by the eight states Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) will be assessed against the MSC standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.
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First catch Dutch MSC certified sole
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Dutch Dover sole gill net fishery celebrated the season’s first catch of Dutch MSC certified Dover sole at the European Seafood Exhibition (ESE) this week.
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NewsFirst Icelandic fisheries enter MSC assessment
The Icelandic exporting business Sæmark has entered its cod, haddock and wolffish fisheries for full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification programme.
