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NewsNew Harbour Master for Shoreham Port
Shoreham Port, UK, has announced the appointment of a new Harbour Master.
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Seafish “Early Day Motion” gains support
An Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled in the House of Commons by Austin Mitchell in support of a responsible British fishing industry has secured the support of more than fifty Members of Parliament, it was revealed last week.
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NewsCod farming breakthrough!
Marine research consultant, Diobas Ltd, has just completed its 16 year Freshwater Research Program and claims to have found a completely new way to rear cod in freshwater at any location in the world in a controlled environment, at approximately one third below current market price.
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AQA conference programme released
World Trade Exhibitions, the organisers of the first AQA Conference, is pleased to announce that the full programme has been released.
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New black fish scam ruling in Crown Court
A Crown Court judge ordered Newlyn fish auctioneers W. Stevenson and Sons to pay nominal fines of £1 each for 45 specimen charges this week - replacing the conditional discharges he imposed at a sentencing hearing last month.
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NewsBycatch education programme for the ETBF
A series of voluntary training workshops for Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) operators about bycatch handling, reporting and mitigation is under way. The program is a key initiative under the Australian Tuna and Billfish Longline Fishery Bycatch and Discarding Workplan, which came into effect on 1 November 2008.
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NewsMinister announces investment to support aquaculture projects in BC
Entrepreneurs involved in British Columbia’s aquaculture sector are receiving additional federal funding to help them innovate their operations, boost their productivity and improve their economic performance.
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Courts hand down fines for Western Newfoundland fishery violations
Provincial courts recently convicted four individuals of fishery offences following investigations by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officers.
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NFFO: Commission double standards on RAC advice
At its most recent working group meetings, the North West Regional Advisory Council was told by the European Commission that its advice would only be accepted if it was based on hard evidence.
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NewsLimfjord blue mussel and oyster fisheries enter MSC assessment
The Limfjord blue mussel and oyster dredge fisheries and the Limfjord rope-grown blue shell mussel fishery have entered Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) full assessment.
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NewsPFA North East Atlantic mackerel fishery 50th MSC certified fishery
Certified sustainable fisheries reached a new milestone last week as the 50th fishery received its Marine Stewardship Council certification.
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NewsBlackwater oysters aim for blue label
A native oyster fishery in the Blackwater River in Essex, UK has started the independent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment that – if successful – will see it certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.
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Improving stocks keep cod on the menu
Cod is not off the menu and Fishgate, Britain’s high-tech fish trading centre, says consumers can take heart from the “improved” and “improving” descriptions applied to sustainably harvested North East Atlantic cod fisheries in the annual scientific advice on fish stocks issued by the International Council for the Exploration of ...
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NewsHastings Dover fishermen net third MSC certificate
The Hastings Dover sole trawl and gill-net fishery has been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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NewsNOAA and University of California sign lease for new fisheries science center
NOAA and the University of California have signed a 55 year ground lease clearing the way for construction next year of a new federal laboratory and office center at the University of California, San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus in La Jolla.
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NewsMMS lengthen Scottish fishing trawler
MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co.Ltd in Kingston-upon Hull, UK, has just completed a major conversion to the Scottish fishing trawler Solstice.
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Scotland receives £3 million in grants
Scotland''s fisheries sectors received a major lift this week with the announcement of £3 million in fisheries grants. Seventeen projects will share the funding as part of the latest round of European Fisheries Fund (EFF) grants.
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Irish Minister opens new pontoons at Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre
Tony Killen, T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, officially opened the additional pontoons at Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre this week.
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SFF welcomes action plan to avoid crew shortages
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the ‘breathing space’ provided by the Home Office with support from the Scottish Government over the employment of non-European Economic Area fishing crew.
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Filipino fishing crews
An action plan to give Scotland''s fishing fleets breathing space and avoid crew shortages has been agreed with the Home Office.
