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New Icelandic Minister of Fisheries
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon became Minister of Finance, Fisheries and Agriculture for Iceland on 1 February 2009.
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WWF: Too much to whalers and not enough to conservation
Two “compromise packages” to end the deadlock on so-called scientific whaling are too much of a compromise, according to WWF.
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Maldives: Government will present fishing vessel to develop fishing in Gaadhiffushi
The government has decided to present a fishing vessel to the people of Gaadhiffushi to develop fishing in the island. President Nasheed made the announcement last week during his meeting with the people of the island.
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MSC celebrates 10 years
This year, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) celebrates 10 years of operations.
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Planned treaty will close ports to fish pirates
Representatives of over 80 countries have made significant progress in negotiating a binding international agreement aimed at closing ports to ships involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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SFF underlines the huge challenges facing fishing as interim effort control scheme is announced
Responding to the Scottish Government’s announcement of details of the interim days-at-sea scheme (Conservation Credits II) on 3 February, Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said:
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An ocean of information
Natural England heralded this week''s launch of ‘Ocean in Google Earth’, the newest version of Google Earth.
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Research project to boost European fish farming
European fish farms are to be globally competitive and produce the best fish in terms of ethics and quality. That is the aim of the LIFECYCLE research project, which is directed from the University of Gothenburg. A total sum of SEK 130 million is being invested in the project, of ...
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NewsManaging fleets and fisheries
European fisheries are under pressure. Many commercially important fish stocks are declining and so are the number of fishing boats and people employed within the fishing industry. Management and regulation of fisheries are becoming continuously more complicated. Stakeholder confidence in existing assessment and management models is shaken and more efficient ...
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Farming in troubled waters
Chile’s salmon farming industry is deep in trouble. Chile''s marine aquaculture has been a big business following a 15-year development, despite being a relatively late-comer to the salmon industry.
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EC drops access rights proposals
Following strong pressure by the Dutch dominated Pelagic Freezer trawler Association (PFA), the European Commission has dropped its controversial proposals to grant access rights to former East Block and Soviet Union countries such as Poland and Latvia to the jack mackerel fishery in the South Pacific., reports Pieter Tesch.
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Resolute insurance decision overturned
In the December 2008/January 2009 issue, World Fishing reported upon the problems posed by the High Court decision in respect of an insurance claim made following the loss of the trawler Resolute (page 23).
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NewsNOAA to address IUU fishing
NOAA has submitted the first ever report to Congress identifying nations – France, Italy, Libya, Panama, the People''s Republic of China, and Tunisia – whose fishing vessels were engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 2007 or 2008.
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NewsFishing generates more than two million jobs in US
US commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $185 billion in sales and supported more than two million jobs in 2006, according to a new economic report released by NOAA’s Fisheries Service.
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NewsCopeinca to produce fish for human consumption
Peru''s Copeinca is to diversify into fish for human consumption, the company has said in a round of media interviews, reports Michael Mackey.
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NewsEU-Scottish herring democracy
A clear shift of power took place in the run up to 2009, as fishermen mobilised their allies with common sense and good data to influence annual stock management decisions by EU ministers, reports Peter O’Neill.
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News'Green lubes' for environmentally friendly CP propellers
After comprehensive testing, MAN Diesel has given general approval for the use of Vickers Oils bio-oils with its CP propellers.
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NewsCaterpillar presents new compact C6.6 ACERT generator set
According to Caterpillar, the new Cat® C6.6 ACERT® generator set combines proven design and manufacturing expertise with the latest ACERT technology to provide state-of-the-art performance, fuel economy, emissions compliance and electronic control.
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Free Belesta distributed to skippers at Pittenweem Harbour
At the end of October last year, free Belesta product was distributed at Pittenweem Harbour to skippers who had registered for a campaign run by Belzona Polymerics.
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John Deere Power Systems launches new diesel engine
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) displayed its newest marine at the Pacific Marine Expo 2008, held in November last year.
