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Europe’s leading annual fisheries event
The UK event is attended by thousands of visitors from over 35 countries, all with the aim of seeing the industry’s latest products and innovations.According to the organisers, visiting Fishing 2007 is a time and cost-efficient way to do business. With all the key international commercial fishing suppliers under one ...
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NewsPhilippines
$62m fisheries investment - The Philippine government is to invest US$62 million implementing an integrated coastal resources management project aimed at improving the management of coastal marine and fisheries resources in selected targeted areas throughout the Philippines archipelago.
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NewsHerring blow the gaff on cod
Silent vessel “G.O. Sars” – not so silent after all / TW-EEC photosSince the RAC’s seminar in Edinburgh on cod recovery, World Fishing has received important information from scientists in Norway.One such scientist was honest (and scientific) enough to tell a public debate at Nor-Fishing in 2004 that stock data ...
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Edinburgh – what next?
The well attended Edinburgh Cod Recovery Symposium received very good initial publicity. It bore a great promise of finding a golden road to the recovery of the ailing cod stocks in the NE Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
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NewsWWF: predator starfish wiping out coral
According to WWF, an infestation of predator starfish is decimating large tracts of coral reef throughout the Philippines.
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Australian tagging & monitoring project
Using tiny transmitters attached to sea creatures and receivers dotted along the ocean floor, Australian scientists will track the movements of marine life and also gather vital information on climate change effects such as rising ocean temperatures.
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$30,000 for safety research
Phil Reeves, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport, has announced a $30,000 investment into research to find ways to improve safety practices in Queensland’s commercial fishing industry.
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Improvements still needed in fisheries control
The European Commission has adopted a report on the monitoring of Member States’ implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) over the period 2003-2005.
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First floating fisheries dock in Iran
According to the Iran Fisheries Organization, the first floating dock was inaugurated in the port of Konarak in southern Iran (Sistan-Balouchestan province) as a loading/unloading centre for fishing boats in the area.
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NEAFC Port Control enters into force tomorrow
New expanded procedures for port state control were agreed unanimously by all NEAFC’s (North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission) Contracting Parties in November 2006. Dry runs this month have put the final touches on the system, which is now ready and in place.
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Creation of fisheries organisation in South Pacific to be discussed
The European Commission is looking forward to decisive progress at the third meeting on the establishment of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) to manage non-tuna fish stocks in the South Pacific which will start in Reñaca, Chile this week (30 April-4 May).
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Canada’s contributes $500,000 to help developing nations monitor and control their fishing vessels
The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced last week that Canada’s new government has provided $500,000 to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Part VII Assistance Fund.
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FAO: Poverty in fishing communities poses serious risks
The rights of poor fishermen to harvest and manage local fish stocks need to be strengthened in order to fight poverty and reduce overexploitation of threatened coastal and inland fisheries, FAO said on Friday.
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Marine and Fisheries Agency opens £5m fishing vessel decommissioning scheme
A £5m fishing vessel decommissioning scheme for the South West of England opened this week.
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Samskip’s global footprint grows ever larger
Samskip Reefer Logistics has announced the appointment of new partners in the Middle East, Asia and North and South America as it continues to build its global network.
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EP adopts report on the support scheme for the outermost regions
The European Parliament this week adopted a report on a support scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Guiana and Réunion from 2007 to 2013. MEPs add €2 million to the annual overall budget in ...
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€33 million for Irish harbours and coastal infrastructure
John Browne T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources this week announced a record investment of nearly €33.32 million in new Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Projects around the country.
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UK backs tracking system to net pirate fishermen
A new system to beat illegal fishing around the world by tracking fish from the moment they are caught to when they arrive on consumers'' plates will get the backing of the UK Government on 30 April.
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USA seafood sector report
Main findingsThe USA is the sixth largest producer of seafood in the world where the majority is derived from capture. The supply has been relatively stable since 1990.Alaska pollock is the single largest caught species representing 25-30% of total catch, but the shellfish species are the most valuable.Fresh and frozen ...
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NewsFish escape device is one out of the box
A new device known as the ‘fishbox’ has shown promising results in reducing the catch of unwanted fish from prawn trawl nets in one of Australia’s largest prawn trawl fisheries.
