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NewsRaymarine's A Series presses the right buttons
Raymarine’s new A Series range of chartplotter/fishfinders combine all the technology and performance of the company’s top of the range multi function displays in a brand new compact unit.
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Shrimp fisheries under scrutiny
Reducing fishing capacity and limiting access to shrimp fisheries, is likely to mitigate overfishing, bycatch and seabed destruction, some of the major economic and environmental side-effects of shrimp fishing, according to a new report by FAO.
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SeaZone’s marine mapping eases management of UK Marine Bill
SeaZone is offering a ready-made information solution to help organisations affected by the UK government’s Marine and Coastal Access Bill.
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Certification system for aquaculture agreed
The Global Aquaculture Alliance and GLOBALGAP have signed an agreement "to work cooperatively to develop and harmonise certification systems for the aquaculture sector worldwide."
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Seafish extends successful guide format
Seafish can now offer up-to-date advice on the status of 26 of the most popular fish species consumed in the UK.
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Major lobster breeding deal hatched in Cairns
Queensland is set to become a world leader in lobster aquaculture with the establishment of a major partnership in tropical rock lobster research and breeding between the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) and Lobster Harvest Pty Ltd.
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Shrimp bottom trawl fishery in East Indian Ocean not sustainable
A recent Friend of the Sea audit at the Indian bottom trawling fishery for Metapenaeus species (king, brown and pink prawns) has shown the fishery’s non compliance with Friend of the Sea sustainability criteria.
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Scientists: Culling whales will not help fisheries
Culling whales will not increase fisheries catches in tropical waters, according to a new paper supported by the Lenfest Ocean Program and published in the journal Science.
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World Fishing exhibition officially presented in Vigo
The official launch of this year’s World Fishing Exhibition-VIGO’09, which will take place from 16th to 19th of September, was held at the Maritime Station of Vigo last week.
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US plan to legitimise Japanese whaling revealed
Documents released by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) confirm the United States'' leadership in negotiations to undo the global moratorium on commercial whaling and extend unprecedented authorisation to the government of Japan to kill whales off its coastline and in international waters, says IFAW.
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NewsCommission moves to protect sharks
In early February, the European Commission adopted the first ever EU Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks.
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EMS strengthens presence in North America
Eitzen Maritime Services ASA has announced that the company’s offering on the North American continent is being significantly strengthened.
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Strategic contract in Malaysia
AKVA Group has been awarded a contract together with the Malaysian based construction company Erat Semarat Sdn Bhd for the building of a marine hatchery for the Malaysian Authorities.
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English fishing industry gets £1.2m grants boost
Almost £1.2 million in grants has been awarded to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund. This follows the £1m awarded in November 2008.
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Marine and Fisheries Minister opens Appledore Fish Dock
The UK Minister for the Natural & Marine Environment, Wildlife and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies opened Appledore’s new £3.6m fish dock facility on Monday 9 February in an opening ceremony attended by representatives from all the funding partners, as well as Torridge District Councillors, local fishermen and fish processors.
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Provincial funding provided for mussel packaging project
The Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, has provided $18,300 in funding to Allen’s Fisheries for testing of the various types of atmospheric mixtures available for ensuring the best shelf life of mussels.
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First French fishery moves into full MSC assessment
Southern Brittany’s purse seine sardine fishery has entered full assessment in order to obtain the Marine Stewardship Council''s (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. It is the first French fishery to engage in the MSC programme.
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Official presentation of World Fishing Exhibition - Vigo '09
At 7pm tonight, Abel Caballero, Mayor of Vigo and President of the Organising Committee of the World Fishing Exhibition - Vigo''09 and Alfonso Paz-Andrade, President of the Executive Committee, will launch the 2009 exhibition.
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New marketplace for buying and selling vessels
FindVessel.com aims to become a leading European marketplace for buying and selling professional vessels and larger leisure craft.
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Sharks get lifeline through new EU action plan
The Shark Alliance is celebrating today''s release of the European Commission''s ''Plan of Action for the Conservation of Sharks'' which sets the stage for sweeping improvements in European Union shark fishing and protection policies.
