Latest News – Page 795
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Flake ice at sea
Trawler owners are full of praise for their Geneglace seawater onboard machines. By producing ice onboard they make considerable cost and time savings.
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EU and IOC partnership to fight illegal fishing
The European Commission and the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) have entered into a partnership to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fisheries in the region.
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Sæplast and Tempra factories to be renamed 1 Feb
On 1 February 2007, the names Sæplast Dalvík and Tempra will become Promens Dalvík and Promens Tempra.
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Data logger found at the bottom of the Atlantic – in full working condition
A Tinytag data logger, manufactured by Gemini, has been found in full working condition, a year and a half after it was lost in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Grieg purchases Target Marine’s salmon farming sites and fish plant
Salmon farming company Grieg Seafood BC Ltd. has purchased the Target Marine Group of Companies’ salmon farming sites on Canada’s Sunshine Coast and its processing facility in Egmont.
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EMS to restructure 1 Feb
TESMA, Stromme and Polaris are joining forces as of 1 February 2007, under the Eitzen Marine Services (EMS) platform.
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Irish illegal catch payback deal
Irish Ministers Noel Dempsey and John Browne welcomed the successful conclusion to a Management Committee meeting in Brussels on 23 January, which agreed to a proposal from the European Commission for partial paybacks by Ireland over a six year period for Mackerel illegally landed by large Irish trawlers into Scotland ...
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Canada gives $30m to salmon conservation
Canada’s Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation (ASCF) was presented with a cheque on 23 January for $30 million by Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister Responsible for New Brunswick, the Honorable Greg Thompson, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).
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Transas supplies two simulators for fishing schools in Indonesia
Transas distributor PT Multi Integra has announced the supply of a simulator with fishing functionality for Ambon Fishing School and another simulator for Dumai Fishing School, both in Indonesia.
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MSC asks: what is sustainable fishing?
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), as part of its ‘Quality and Consistency’ project is inviting public comment on the definition of sustainable fishing.
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Have your say on the Cod Recovery Programme
The North Sea and North Western Waters Regional Advisory Councils are organising a Cod Symposium where fishermen, environmentalists, scientist and consumers are being urged to give their views on the Cod Recovery Programme.
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WWF: Manage tuna or lose it!
WWF has issued yet another warning that tuna stocks are rapidly disappearing, this time ahead of a tuna management organisations’ meeting.
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Fishing possibilities for Atlanto-Scandian herring
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, and the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation have agreed on the fishing possibilities for the Atlanto-Scandian (Norwegian spring-spawning) herring stock in the north-east Atlantic.
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New meaures to protect Med fish stocks
A group of over 50 countries has agreed at a UN conference on protection measures to protect fish stocks, especially bluefin tuna, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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World catch statistics 2004
According to Statistics Iceland, the world catch in 2004 totalled 95 million tonnes, an increase of 4.8 million tonnes from 2003.
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UK marine 'hotspots' highlighted
A WWF report out yesterday identifies the key UK marine locations in need of protection.
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Italy bans driftnets
The Italian Minister of Agriculture and Fishing, Paola de Castro, has recently announced a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on driftnets, a policy that has also been backed by the Italian Legislative Department.
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All M&S fish to be certified as sustainable by 2012
UK retailer Marks and Spencer has announced that by 2012 it will only sell fish certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or another independent source.
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17 found guilty of catch under-reporting
Liverpool Crown Court found 17 people guilty of falsifying catch records worth an estimated £1.25 million on 12 January.
