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Morocco still using banned driftnets
Despite being banned in the Mediterranean since 2003, a large fleet of driftnets continues to operate in Morocco, targeting swordfish for the European market. This illegal fishing is likely to have caused the accidental deaths of as many as 20,000 dolphins and more than 100,000 sharks in the past five ...
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MSC appoints Pacific Fisheries Manager
Bill Holden has joined the Marine Stewardship Council''s (MSC) Asia Pacific office as the new Pacific Fisheries Manager. Mr Holden has a commercial fishing background, extensive experience in fisheries extension work and is the director of a tuna fishing company based in the Kingdom of Tonga.
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NewsNew electronic net gauges
New electronic net measuring gauges will be in use by UK Marine and Fishery Agency (MFA) officers from 1 September.
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NewsIrish meetings on CFP review
Tony Killeen, Irish Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has begun a series of meetings with fishermen on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
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Canada orders five new search and rescue vessels
Canada has awarded a contract valued at $19.6 million to a shipbuilding company in Victoria, BC to build five new 47-foot motor lifeboats for the Canadian Coast Guard. The new vessels will be used by the Canadian Coast Guard for search and rescue operations across the country.
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Seafood leaders unite in Canberra
Seventeen future seafood leaders will meet in Canberra from 8-10 September to speak with current leaders as part of the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program.
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NewsGOFish to go live
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority''s (AFMA) online business facility, GOFish, is due to go live on 21 September. GOFish will enable concession holders and their authorised agents to conduct most of their licensing business with AFMA online, and at a reduced cost.
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Greenpeace confiscates illegal tuna fishing device
Activists from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza have confiscated an illegal fish aggregating device (FAD) floating in international waters between the maritime borders of Micronesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Petition shows demand for sustainable Pacific skipjack tuna
Over 70 million tins of sustainable, pole-and-line-caught Pacific skipjack tuna have been pre-ordered as part of a Greenpeace online campaign to promote the development of sustainable and equitable pole-and-line skipjack fisheries in the South Pacific.
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Free WFE registration extended until 6 September
Following the large number of registrations submitted on the closing day by companies planning to visit the World Fishing Exhibition, organisers have announced that the free online registration period has been extended until 6 September.
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Greenpeace's response to port state agreement
Greenpeace has said that the FAO agreement to shut ports to pirate vessels is a welcome step forward but must be implemented without delay.
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NewsBorg's response to port state agreement
The European Commission says that it welcomes the FAOs agreement on port state measures. This is the first major international agreement on fisheries management since the UN Fish Stocks Agreement was established in 1996.
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NewsNew port state treaty to stop IUU fishing
A new treaty aiming to close fishing ports to IUU fishing vessels has been agreed upon by 91 countries. The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing" is the first ever global treaty focussed on IUU fishing.
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All Danish fisheries to be MSC-certified
The Danish Fishermen''s Association (DFA) plans to have all Danish fisheries MSC certified by 2012. At a recent meeting the DFA began the MSC assessment of North Sea plaice, saithe and Eastern Baltic cod. If all goes to plan, fish from these three fisheries will be sold with the MSC ...
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NewsWFE will mark a turning point for Spain
Elena Espinosa, Spanish Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine AffairsWorld Fishing: How important is aquaculture for the Spanish fisheries sector?Elena Espinosa: Modern aquaculture constitutes a substantial innovation in the production of fish and of food of aquatic origin and, with a percentage of average world growth of 6-8 ...
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WFE Conference Agenda
14-15 September 2009Fourth Worldwide Tuna ConferenceVenue: ANFACO-CECOPESCA headquartersOrganiser: ANFACO-CECOPESCA15 September 2009World Summit on Fisheries SustainabilityVenue: Parador de BaionaOrganiser: Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs16 September 2009Fifth Fisheries Ministers ConferenceVenue: Parador de BaionaOrganiser: Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs17 September 2009APROMAR Sectorial ConferenceVenue: IFEVIOrganiser: APROMAR18 ...
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WFE Foreword 2
It is also a unique networking opportunity with representatives of the world's main regulatory and policy organisations available to discuss the issues that will affect businesses in the future. And all visitors to Vigo should try to find a little leisure time to enjoy some of the best seafood and ...
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WFE Foreword
It has been quite a challenge organising the event this time around from a promotional and administrative point of view in the light of the present socio/economical situation. However, conscious of the need for companies to be able to attend events of this magnitude in order to keep trading, we ...
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Rapidly developing company
Weihai Yinqiu Fishing Tackle Co.,Ltd was established in 1984.It is one of the earliest fishing tackle production enterprises in China and one of the biggest production bases of fishing floats in Asia.
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NewsTurkey's most modern netting factory
Tunanets was established in 2004 and after the completion of the company''s machinery assembly and trial production, serial production started in 2005. Now Tunanets employs 60 qualified workers.
