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    Mulherin: New fisheries scholarship on offer

    2008-11-11T14:14:00Z

    Australia''s Primary Industries and Fisheries Minister Tim Mulherin says a new fisheries scholarship is available for Central Queensland University honours students.

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    Fisheries crisis in Central Asia

    2008-11-11T14:11:00Z

    Fisheries production in the Central Asian and Caucasus republics has plummeted dramatically in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union and today the region''s fishing and aquaculture sectors are in a state of crisis, FAO has warned.

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    Young's MD to retire

    2008-11-11T14:10:00Z

    Jim Cane, Managing Director of the £300m Young’s Seafood business has announced that he will be retiring early next year after over 35 years in the UK grocery industry.

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    Danish pelagic producers organisation enters two further fisheries for MSC assessment

    2008-11-11T14:09:00Z

    The Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation has entered the Atlanto-Scandian herring fishery and the North East Atlantic mackerel fishery for MSC full assessment.

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    No disguising the issue of discards

    2008-11-11T14:08:00Z

    Resolving the issue of discards in European fisheries is key to recovering depleted fish stocks such as cod, a new WWF report reveals.

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    Killeen welcomes agreement on 33% increase in mackerel catch for 2009

    2008-11-11T14:07:00Z

    The Minister of State at Ireland''s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen TD, has welcomed the conclusions of the fisheries consultations between the Faroe Islands, Norway and the European Community on the management of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic for 2009.

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    First sustainable fish feed on the market

    2008-11-11T14:05:00Z

    Friend of the Sea certified aquaculture companies will soon have to only use certified fish feed to prove their sustainability to consumers.

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    Need for ‘intelligent approach’ in deciding fish catching opportunity for 2009

    2008-11-04T12:18:00Z

    The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will tomorrow (5 November) tell the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee of the Scottish Parliament that ‘an extremely difficult set of negotiations’ lie ahead at the December EU Fish Council, which will decide upon catching opportunity for 2009.

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    Greenpeace challenges Japan to prosecute anti-whaling activists worldwide

    2008-11-04T12:05:00Z

    Ending the political prosecution of two Greenpeace activists in Japan will become the central focus of a global mass mobilisation campaign against the Japanese Government''s whale hunt in the Southern Ocean Whaling Sanctuary, Greenpeace announced today.

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    MSC strengthens position in France

    2008-11-04T11:59:00Z

    MSC set to open an office in France in autumn 2009 in response to the strong French demand for sustainable seafood sourced from MSC-certified fisheries.

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    Scottish and EU fishing industry opt for moderation while Norway chases short-term advantage, says Armstrong

    2008-11-04T11:34:00Z

    Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, has questioned the stance taken by Norway at last week’s meeting to set the mackerel quota entitlement for 2009.

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    Western Irsh mackerel fishery enters MSC assessment

    2008-11-04T11:15:00Z

    The western component of the North East Atlantic mackerel fishery managed by the Irish Pelagic Sustainability Association (IPSA) has entered full assessment with a view towards certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

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    Marine Stewardship Council inaugurates Southern Africa Office

    2008-11-04T11:05:00Z

    The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) officially inaugurated its first office in Africa in Cape Town, South Africa on 22 October at a reception at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town.

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    Smith pledges to defeat "Alice in Wonderland' fisheries proposal

    2008-11-04T11:02:00Z

    Scotland''s only full member of the European Parliament''s powerful Agriculture Committee, Mr Alyn Smith has pledged to defeat new European laws regarding the treatment of diseased fish caught at sea.

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    Friend of the Sea certifies Irish troll tuna fishery

    2008-11-04T10:42:00Z

    Friend of the Sea announces recent certification of the first products from approved Irish troll fishery for Albacore Tuna (Thunnus Alalunga). This represents a further step of Friend of the Sea in the Irish, German and UK market.

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    Coral trout breeding a success - next it's rock lobsters and gropers

    2008-11-04T10:22:00Z

    As the coral trout project in Cairns reaches another milestone, researchers are getting closer to commercial captive breeding of two other iconic species - the tropical rock lobster and the giant Queensland groper.

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    Fisheries Council: Member States agree on fishing opportunities

    2008-11-04T10:11:00Z

    The Commission welcomes the outcome of last week''s Fisheries Council. Joe Borg, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said: "Discussions were very constructive and we managed to secure agreements on some important issues that will help us to move ahead with the European agenda for sustainable fisheries for the future".

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    Moratorium “not excluded” as option to save tuna

    2008-11-04T09:53:00Z

    WWF welcomes the strong potential of the European Commission’s negotiating mandate for this month’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Marrakech Morocco, announced last week following EU Fisheries Council discussions in Luxembourg.

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    New handhelds to the SAILOR series

    2008-11-01T15:43:00Z

    Thrane & Thrane''s SAILOR SP3500 portable series is growing with the addition of three ATEX certified models, designed specifically for use in hazardous marine environments.

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    MaxSea launches newest version MaxSea X7

    2008-11-01T15:38:00Z

    MaxSea X7 is designed to work with Furuno’s FAR2xx7 radar series, providing radar overlay on the navigation charts and direct control of the radar from the navigation software.