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Queen scallops seek MSC crown
The Faroe Islands queen scallop fishery has entered full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. If it is successful, scallops from the fishery will be allowed to display the MSC eco-label.
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European Parliament adopts report on IUU fishing
Last week the European Parliament adopted a consultative report on the proposal for a regulation establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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News4th Icelandic Fisheries Awards to be sponsored by Landsbanki
Mercator Media, the organiser of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, the largest fishing event in the North, is pleased to announce that the fourth Icelandic Fisheries Awards, which recognise excellence within the Icelandic and International fishing industries, will be sponsored by Landsbanki.
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FIF intensifies fuel crisis campaign
The Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF), at its meeting yesterday, intensified its demands for Irish government and EU action in relation to the fuel crisis.
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Anger as UK fisheries minister fails to offer short-term aid to help fishing industry survive fuel crisis
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has express bitter disappointment and anger at the rejection by UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw of immediate short-term aid to help the fishing industry survive the major crisis it is facing due to the sky-high price of fuel.
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Half of world fish trade sourced from developing countries
Driven by rising consumption worldwide, the international trade in fish products is expanding at a rapid pace, according to an FAO paper presented yesterday at an intergovernmental meeting.
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Greenpeace targets Korean DongWon tuna catcher
Greenpeace protested beside the DongWon tuna purse seiner "Juventus" on Sunday.
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New CEO for Aker Yards
Torstein Dale Sjøtveit has been appointed new president and CEO of Aker Yards ASA.
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Greenpeace vessel attacked
Turkish tuna fishing vessels surrounded the Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise" in the Cypriot Channel Friday morning, with crew from one vessel attacking the ship with lead weights.
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Commission: policy statement proposes major changes in fisheries management regimes for 2009
On Friday the European Commission published its annual policy statement on fishing opportunities for 2009, outlining the approach it intends to take when setting Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and fishing effort limitations for the coming year.
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Greenpeace educates tuna industry on how to make more money
Last week Greenpeace challenged the world''s tuna industry to prevent its own self-destruction, to ensure not only healthy fish stocks but to increase the long-term profitability of the industry.
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Commission issues statement on fishing sector emergency
Responding to the grave difficulties currently faced by the European fisheries sector as a result of massively increased fuel costs, Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg has renewed his call for the restructuring of the sector before it is too late.
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UK fishermen’s federations to meet UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw to discuss fuel crisis
A joint delegation from the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and the English based National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations will meet UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw today.
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First meeting of Fuel Task Force
Urgent work to help the fishing industry cope with rising fuel prices gathered pace at the first meeting of the Fuel Task Force, last Friday.
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Fuel price protest
Fishermen are demonstrating at the Fisheries Ministry in London today to highlight the lack of Government support on fuel prices.
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Ocean Trawlers ventures into Antarctic krill fishery
Ocean Trawlers says it is taking necessary steps to assume a firm position in the Antarctic krill fishery.
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Big Tick award for Young's Seafood
Young’s Seafood has today been awarded a ‘Big Tick’ for its sustainable sourcing approach in the UK''s annual Business in the Community Award (BITC) awards.
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NewsNew fishing vessel contract
Voyager Fishing Company Ltd, Northern Ireland, has signed a building contract with Danish shipyard Karstensen Skibsverft for construction of a combined purse seiner/trawler.
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NZ minister announces new measures to protect dolphins
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has today announced a package of measures to protect New Zealand’s threatened Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins.
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New aquaculture venture between Fusion Marine and Stellenbosch University
Scottish based fish farm equipment supplier Fusion Marine has forged a new partnership with Stellenbosch University to supply fish farm cage kits, ancillary equipment and support services for a series of aquaculture pilot projects in South Africa.
