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    Calamarine™ certified as sustainable

    2010-02-10T18:09:00Z

    Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of Calamarine™, a new high-DHA Omega-3 ingredient from Norwegian company Pharma Marine.

  • WWF and its partners have published a set of recommendations to help save the Baltic Sea. Credit: Nikater/Wikimedia
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    Seven steps to save the Baltic Sea

    2010-02-10T18:05:00Z

    Ban of phosphates in detergents, cleaning up remaining Helcom hotspots and a network of marine protected areas are among seven simple actions which could help save one of the most threatened sea areas in the world, says WWF.

  • Bluefin tuna. Credit Marco Care/Marine Photobank
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    EP backs trade ban on bluefin tuna

    2010-02-10T17:53:00Z

    Parliament voiced its support today for a ban on the trade in endangered animals, such as bluefin tuna and polar bears, and products derived from these animals.

  • Lola K with her smashed windows, lying alongside at Newlyn harbour. Credit: RNLI/Penlee
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    Two RNLI lifeboat crews assist sea damaged fishing boat

    2010-02-10T17:46:00Z

    Volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews from St Ives and Penlee (UK) were launched Monday night to assist a fishing boat crew after their wheelhouse windows were smashed in by a large sea.

  • Nordic supermarkets are moving forward on seafood sustainability, says a Greenpeace report. © Greenpeace
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    Nordic supermarkets moving towards sustainable seafood

    2010-02-10T17:39:00Z

    Nordic supermarkets are moving forward, slowly, but surely, on seafood sustainability, according to a new Greenpeace report on Scandinavian retailers’ seafood purchase policies.

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    MSC appoints three new Independent Adjudicators

    2010-02-10T17:19:00Z

    In line with the rapid growth of fisheries entering its seafood ecolabel and certification programme, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has increased the number of Independent Adjudicators that are available to review and resolve contested certifier decisions.

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    Aquaculture funding creates jobs in Atlantic Canada

    2010-02-10T17:08:00Z

    Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), has marked the success of the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP).

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    Canada supports strengthened new requirements with Catch Certification

    2010-02-10T17:04:00Z

    The Fisheries and Oceans Canada Catch Certification Office issues catch certificates to Canadian exporters, in accordance with the European Union regulation combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

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    WESMAR’s new digital stabilizers

    2010-02-10T16:09:00Z

    WESMAR is showcasing its new DSP4800 series stabilizers at the 2010 winter boat shows.

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    Strong trading weeks at Fish Pool

    2010-02-10T11:46:00Z

    The strong bullish trend in the spot market for Norwegian salmon has resulted in high activity at the salmon exchange Fish Pool ASA.

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    Friend of the Sea in the USA

    2010-02-10T11:39:00Z

    Panapesca USA, part of the multinational Panapesca Group, has launched its own-brand Friend of the Sea certified scallops and red drum.

  • PakSense has produced a temperature recording ‘label’ which lights up if a set temperature is exceeded
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    Monitoring temperature over time

    2010-02-09T12:35:00Z

    PakSense has produced a temperature recording ‘label’ which lights up if a set temperature is exceededKeeping it at just above the temperature at which it will freeze doesn’t prevent it from spoiling, but it significantly extends the time it takes to spoil and become unfit for human consumption. But how ...

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    Domstein farmed cod gets Friend of the Sea certification

    2010-02-05T15:27:00Z

    Domstein has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for its farmed cod production supplies.

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    Trefjar delivers longliner to Norway

    2010-02-05T13:50:00Z

    Trefjar Ltd delivered Åsta B to Eskøy AS at the beginning of December 2009.

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    UK Government supports bluefin tuna ban

    2010-02-04T19:32:00Z

    WWF–UK has said that it is delighted that the UK Government has taken a strong position calling for an international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna.

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    UK urged to support bluefin tuna trade ban

    2010-02-04T15:21:00Z

    WWF-UK is calling on the UK Government to add its support for an international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna.

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    Government publishes UK marine science strategy

    2010-02-04T15:12:00Z

    The UK Government has published a 15 year strategy to deliver world class marine science which will inform decisions on food and energy security, managing the seas sustainably and climate change.

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    McMurdo introduces Smartfind S5 AIS SART

    2010-02-04T14:42:00Z

    McMurdo has introduced its first AIS SART (Automatic Identification System Search And Rescue Transmitter) to its range of safety products.

  • Ribbon cutting ceremony at Aqua Sur 2008
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    Aqua Sur 2010: The Southern Hemisphere’s great exhibition

    2010-02-04T13:57:00Z

    Ribbon cutting ceremony at Aqua Sur 2008Aqua Sur is, without doubt, the Southern Hemisphere’s most important aquaculture exhibition and is being held in Puerto Montt, Chile, from 24-27 March 2010, reports Peter J. Neilson. Considering that a progressive recovery of the sector is expected from 2010 onwards, this event is ...

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    Philippines - with tuna ban, 150,000 may lose jobs

    2010-02-04T13:46:00Z

    At least 150,000 people who depend on the tuna industry in General Santos City, Philippines, could end up jobless as a result of a two-year ban on tuna fishing in Western and Central Pacific, a fishing magnate said.