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Oslo: capital of aquaculture
Oslo could become the trade center of the farmed fish industry if plans from Marine Harvest to be listed on the capital’s stock exchange next year go ahead.
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Climate changes put fish populations at risk
A new report by WWF reveals that fish populations are increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change as temperatures rise in rivers, lakes and seas. The report claims that hotter water means less food, less offspring and even less oxygen for marine and freshwater fish populations.
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UK urges Japan to scrap its scientific whaling programme
UK''s fisheries minister Ben Bradshaw has condemned Japan''s decision to go ahead with its whaling programme in the Southern Ocean.
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NOAA Fisheires Service and Maryland Department of Natural Resources seize striped bass
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office for Law Enforcement and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police seized 2,702 pounds of striped bass from the commercial fishing vessel (FV) Rita Diane in West Ocean City, MD. The vessel operator, George Topping, was allegedly fishing for striped bass ...
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Funds for scientific research in Canada
Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans announced that two of the department’s scientific research facilities, St. Andrew’s Biological Station and the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, will receive $203,000 this year to improve the scientific understanding of highly migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Commissioner Joe Borg visits Ireland
Commissioner Borg accompanied Marine Minister of Ireland Pat the Cope Gallagher to several venues around the country to gain a first hand view of the Irish Fishing Industry and meet the various stakeholders in the sector.
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New Fisheries regulation in Denmark
Denmark has adopted a new fisheries regulation to strengthen the framework for Danish fishery in the years ahead. The agreement marks a significant departure from the policy pursued so far according to which fishermen were allocated vessel rations for merely two weeks or one month at a time. Instead, the ...
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Historic Agreement on Blue Whiting in Copenhagen
For the first time ever, the EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands have reached agreement on the allocation of blue whiting
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Fishermen have their say on EU legislation
Fishermen are being asked to help the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the UK (Defra) simplify fisheries legislation.
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Canada appoints new ICCAT Commissioners
James Douglas Fraser has been appointed as Canadian Commissioners to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and Sam Elsworth will continue in the position.
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Toothfish crew found not guilty
Five men detained after a 7,000km (4,350 mile), 21-day chase across three oceans have been found not guilty of poaching rare fish in Australia, according to the BBC.
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EU, Faroe Islands and Norway on mackerel agreement
Norway, the EU and the Faroe Islands have concluded a three-party Coastal States Agreement on mackerel for 2006.
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Agreement on Norwegian–Russian quotas for 2006
Measures to stop illegal fishing of cod in the Barents Sea were the main topic at the 34th session of the Joint Norwegian–Russian Fisheries Commission. “I am very pleased that the Fisheries Commission has decided to give priority to this work and that Norway and Russia have agreed to implement ...
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Fisheries Council adopts long term recovery plan for hake and Norway lobster
The Fisheries Council has adopted a long-term recovery plan for southern hake and Norway lobster stocks off the Iberian Peninsula
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Bottom-trawling row goes global at UN
An international group of non governmental organisations (NGOs) is rolling out a major lobbying operation at the UN and worldwide for a ban on bottom-trawling. The General Assembly is debating the future of regulations for the deep oceans for seven weeks to end in November, reports Peter O''Neill.
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Bass-dolphin bycatch: Greenpeace fails in court
Pair trawls catching bass will continue to remain outside the 12 miles of the Southwest coast of the UK after a Greenpeace judicial review of the regulation was dismissed by the courts.
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Oz puts half million into seafood future
The Australian government is putting $480,000 (Euro300,000) into a new project which aims to boost the long-term profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of Australia''s multi-million dollar seafood industry.
