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US$50 billion lost by marine fishing each year
Economic losses in marine fisheries resulting from poor management, inefficiencies, and overfishing add up to a staggering US$50 billion per year, according to a new World Bank-FAO report. Taken over the last three decades, these losses total over $US2 trillion, a figure roughly equivalent to the GDP of Italy.But The ...
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New UK fisheries minister
Defra has announced that Huw Irranca-Davies MP has replaced Jonathan Shaw as UK fisheries minister.
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First fishery in Germany awarded with MSC eco-label
The German North Sea saithe trawl fishery has successfully completed the assessment to the MSC’s environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.
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WWF: ‘Nursery of the seas’ must be protected
WWF is calling for urgent protection of the South Pacific ‘Coral Triangle’ after the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species warned that several species from these critical spawning grounds as threatened with extinction.
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Commission proposes 2009 fishing opportunities for the Black Sea
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for the Black Sea for 2009.
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Commission proposes 2009/2010 fishing opportunities for deep sea fisheries
On 1 October the European Commission adopted a proposal for deep-sea fishing opportunities for 2009 and 2010.
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Database of IUU fishers
Greenpeace has launched an online database of fishing vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the companies that own them.
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Major investment aids development of new fish farm cage
Aquaculture equipment supplier Fusion Marine has made a major £70,000 investment in developing purpose-built manufacturing tools to aid in the construction of a new range of fish farm cages.
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Is the aquaculture boom starting to fade?
In 2006, the world consumed 110.4 million tonnes of fish, with 51.7 million tonnes of that originating from aquaculture.Production by traditional capture fisheries has reached a plateau, so to meet the projected demand for fish of an expanded world population, in 2030 aquaculture will need to produce an additional 28.8 ...
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Oceana pleads for scientific advice to be heard to avoid the collapse of bluefin tuna
Last week, the meeting of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) took place at the headquarters of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
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Germany’s Baltic herring fishery enters MSC assessment
The Western Baltic spring-spawning herring fishery targeted by vessels of the “Erzeugergemeinschaft der Hochsee- und Kutterfischer” has entered the full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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Status reports show improvements in fish stocks
There are encouraging signs for the future of Auastralia’s fish stocks with a new report showing improvements in the stock status of Australian Government-managed fisheries.
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Barents Sea Norwegian shrimp fleet gets Friend of the Sea recognition
Friend of the Sea has announced a break-through certification of one of the main European supplier of Pandalus borealis (Northern Shrimp).
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NewsIcelandic Logo for Responsible Fisheries announced
The Icelandic Logo for Responsible Fisheries was officially introduced at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2008 on 3 October.
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Winners of the Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2008
The fourth Icelandic fishing awards ceremony was held last night in The Tower, Smáralind.
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Icefish 2008 opened with a bang!
The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition was formally opened yesterday morning by Einar K. Guðfinnsson the minister of Fisheries and agriculture.
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Icelandic Fisheries Minister opens Icefish 2008
Address by the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson at the opening of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition Thursday 2 October 2008.
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NewsCrayfish and mixed grill with carp bycatch
Happy, repeat client hunters using special safety mats before returning catch to Orellana reservoir - more than 120km2 fed by the Guadiana river Credit: TW:EEC PhotosFrom the air, Extremadura looked arid and brown, yet miles of shimmering lakes and reservoirs reflected back blue. Tourists may be few in this little ...
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NewsOur gentle fishing partners
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Authority (NOAA) has recently revised its 2006 estimates of dolphin abundance in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP).
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Computers count
Many of you probably went to the Nor-Fishing exhibition in Trondheim in August, where you would have seen the latest fish processing machines and equipment for use on board factory trawlers and other fishing vessels.
