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Strategic contract and agreement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
National Prawn Company (NPC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and AKVA group ASA have entered into a delivery contract and Letter of Intent (LOI) for contemplated aquaculture deliveries during 2009-2011.
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New Zealand: New limits for lobsters
New Zealand Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley has announced changes to the catch limits of four rock lobster stocks.
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Chemring Marine MD discusses marine safety
Chemring Marine’s managing director Robert Hill has had separate meetings with both the UK Chancellor and the Trade Minister to discuss marine safety issues.
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SFF demands joint legal opinion be given on Scottish quota and licensing plan
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is demanding that a joint legal opinion be given by the Law Officers of the Scottish and UK Governments on the legality of the Scottish government proposals on fishing quotas and licences.
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Austral Group SAA anchovy and mackerel products certified by Friend of the Sea
The certification covers fishmeal, fish oil and canned or frozen products from Peruvian anchovy and canned or frozen products from pacific mackerel. The fishery is managed according to sustainable criteria and stocks are not overfished.
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Fisheries must prepare for climate change
The fishing industry and national fisheries authorities must do more to understand and prepare for the impacts that climate change will have on world fisheries, says a new FAO report published this week.
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Commission proposes application of revised ICCAT recovery plan
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to transpose into Community law the revised multi-annual recovery plan for Eastern bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) at its annual meeting in Marrakech, Morocco in November 2008.
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First MSC-certified Norwegian cod and haddock
After successfully completing its Marine Stewardship Council assessment, Domstein Longline Partners cod and haddock longline fisheries have become MSC certified.
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Funding for fish sector
Fifty projects which will create dozens of jobs and safeguard hundreds more in Scotland''s fishing, processing and aquaculture sectors will benefit from grants totalling more than £5.8 million.
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NewsShark Alliance announces launch of EU Member State Challenge
The Shark Alliance has launched its "EU Member State Challenge", an exercise in tracking and publicising countries'' activities with regard to the European Commission''s new Plan of Action for the Conservation of Sharks.
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Commission rebuts Ombudsman's recommendation concerning quotas for West of Scotland
The European Commission has received the Ombudsman''s draft recommendation wherein he asks the Commission to rectify an administrative error concerning fishing quotas in the West of Scotland allocated for the year 2007.
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French saithe fishery seeks MSC certification
The EURONOR fleet, based in Boulogne-sur-mer, France, will be assessed by an independent certifier under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed wild capture fisheries.
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NewsNew Icom IC-M35
Icom has recently launched the new IC-M35 buoyant VHF marine handheld transceiver.
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Marport and Rolls-Royce enter agreement for software defined sensors
Marport has announced that it has signed a Product Development Agreement (PDA) with the marine division of Rolls-Royce.
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NewsNew searchlight sonar finishes season with success
The new HD850 series from WESMAR accomplishes the tough challenge of seeing fish close to the bottom after a successful performance aboard the F/V, American Triumph.
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NewsSonim Technologies unveils new mobile phone
Makers of the world’s ''toughest'' phone introduce an even more rugged – and now completely waterproof - phone for people who work in demanding environments.
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NewsAlbacora to install FleetBroadband on all vessels
Spain’s Albacora Group has followed up field trials of the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications system with plans to install it on all its fishing vessels, support ships and reefer ships during 2009.
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NewsChemring Marine leads call for stricter policing of Euro marine safety standards
A marine distress signal manufacturer is leading the call for stricter policing of European marine equipment safety standards.
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McMurdo appoints new distributor for Spain
McMurdo has appointed Garmin Iberia to handle distribution for the UK manufacturer throughout Spain.
