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Commission: improvements still needed in fisheries control
The European Commission has adopted a report on the monitoring of the Member States'' implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) over the period 2003-2005.
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Illegal fishers get new fishing gear
Sixteen fishermen from the 11 coastal barangays of Cagayan de Oro City (Philippines) each received one unit of Bottom Set Gill Net (BSGN) from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-10.
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Coral reef collapse spells danger for millions
Island communities that depend on coral island fisheries could face a hungry future, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the UK Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), and Simon Fraser University in Canada, published in Current Biology.
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Seafish publishes 2005 Economic Survey of the UK Fishing Fleet - short report
Seafish has published the ''2005 Economic Survey of the UK Fishing Fleet - Short Report''. This publication highlights the main results from the survey in an easily digestible format.
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Fish and Nephrops Stocks Information: 2007
The UK Fisheries Research Services (FRS) has produced a booklet providing the latest detailed information on Fish and Nephrops Stocks for 2007.
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Greenpeace: NZ government’s bottom trawl ban doesn’t go far enough
The New Zealand Government’s announcement to close 32% of the EEZ to bottom trawling does little to stop the destruction of vulnerable deep-sea life threatened by the practice, says Greenpeace.
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NZ bans bottom trawling in significant areas
A groundbreaking fishing industry initiative will see some of New Zealand’s most significant and exciting underwater habitats protected from bottom-trawling and dredging, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton recently announced.
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NFI names new VP of Political Affairs
The US National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has announced the addition of Diana M. Bostic as vice president of political affairs. Bostic will help continue to raise NFI’s political profile in Washington and across the US, educating key audiences on the benefits of seafood and the industry’s positions on diverse water-to-table ...
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US proposes cuts in fisheries subsidies
The United States has sent the World Trade Organization (WTO) a proposal to cut the national fisheries subsidies that the US says contribute to overfishing.
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Irish Minister launches marine research awards
Noel Dempsey, T.D Irish Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources today officially launched the Beaufort Marine Research Awards at Beaufort College in Navan.
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Shetland Development Trust helps purchase two vessels
The Fairway Fishing Company and Copious Fishing Company Ltd. have both received investments from Shetland Development Trust to assist in purchasing vessels.
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Aker BioMarine to begin production of krill oil a year early
Aker BioMarine is implementing measures that will enable the company to deliver own volumes of krill oil produced on board the company’s modern factory trawlers, as early as in 2009 (see World Fishing News 18 December 2006).
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Training to secure future of Cornish fishing industry
UK: A group of fishermen from Newlyn and St Ives have got together to address some of the skills shortages within the Cornish fishing industry.
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Study shows path to restoring US fish populations
Environmental Defense yesterday released the results of a study that it claims provides a clear roadmap for rebuilding US fishing stocks and restoring fishing communities.
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Australia and South Africa help close the net around illegal fishers
Australia and the Republic of South Africa have signed a Letter of Intent on future cooperative surveillance and enforcement in fisheries in their respective exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the Southern Ocean.
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WWF calls for tuna quota to be halved
With only one month to go before the 2007 fishing season for Mediterranean bluefin tuna starts, WWF is asking the European Union (EU) to hold back half its fishing quota or watch the stock collapse.
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SFF calls on ‘sensible’ approach on measures to reduce discards
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is warning that the proposed introduction by the European Commission of a management system for reducing unwanted catches and discards must be implemented sensibly.
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Success of discard ban will depend on Member States - WWF
The announcement by the European Commission to test a discards ban and tackle the problem of wasteful fisheries is a positive initiative that must be supported by EU countries, together with a wider set of measures to end the practice of taking fish and dumping it dead overboard, says WWF.
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Oceana welcomes Commission’s discards initiative
The marine conservation organisation considers that the first steps have been taken towards a serious debate that should hopefully lead to a total ban on discards.
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It appears that the European Commission has finally listened to the environmental organisations campaigning for discards to be eliminated and has recently adopted a Communication on the matter.
