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SFF chief executive to tell joint hearing of the need for responsibility and balance
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) will tell a joint hearing of the European Parliament on future maritime policy that responsibility and balance are the key ingredients for success.
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Irish Minister meets with Chinese Vice-Minister for Fisheries
John Browne T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources, today met with the Chinese Vice-Minister for Fisheries, Minister. P. ChangCheng in Beijing to discuss trade between the two nations, particularly in the seafood area. The meeting was a key event in Minister Browne''s ...
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UK trip to Danish flume tank
A group comprising fishermen, representatives from the NFFO and the SFF, as well as Seafish gear technologists and senior managers formally launched a new partnership with the North Sea Centre Flume Tank facility in Hirtshals in Denmark over a two-day visit earlier this week. The trip was designed to introduce ...
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UK government publishes Marine Bill White Paper
A new approach to the protection and use of the marine environment was set out in proposals published today by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
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SFF: Cod can recover
Cod stocks in the North Sea and North Western Waters are capable of recovery, a major symposium on cod recovery has heard.
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Successful meeting between Spain and Norway
Representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs met in Oslo on 12 March to discuss fisheries issues of common interest.
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Young's scampi factory fire update
Young’s Deputy Chief Executive Mike Parker has issued an update on the situation relating to the company’s scampi factory at Annan in Scotland, following the outbreak of a major fire at the site on Thursday 8 March.
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National Fisheries Institute and US Tuna Foundation to merge
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and US Tuna Foundation (USTF) yesterday announced the merger of the two organisations. The combined organisation will strengthen the seafood community’s ability to educate Americans about the health benefits of seafood. It will operate as a single organisation.
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Countries agree to strengthen controls in ports to combat illegal fishing
All 131 countries attending a high level meeting on world fisheries in Rome have agreed to start a process leading to the adoption of a legally binding international agreement establishing control measures in ports where fish is landed, transhipped or processed in order to combat illegal fishing, FAO announced yesterday.
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RM240 million investments in Malaysia's tuna industry
Malaysian International Tuna Port Sdn Bhd (MITP) a 40:60 government-private sector joint venture company plans to invest RM240 million in the Batu Maung Port in Penang, aim at making it into a world-class tuna landing port.
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Cosalt & JSB joint venture to supply Fraserburgh fleet
Cosalt Safety & Protection, UK supplier of marine safety, rope, rigging, lifting and fire fighting equipment, has teamed up with ship’s chandlery business JSB Supplies to provide Scotland’s North East fishing fleet with a wide range of products and services.
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Seabirds make the agenda at UN Fisheries Meeting
The plight of the world’s seabirds was a key agenda item at the week-long meeting of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Committee on Fisheries, that ended in Rome on Friday, according to BirdLife International
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Statement by Joe Borg on the outcome of the FAO COFI meeting, Rome
Commissioner Joe Borg, responsible for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, has welcomed the outcome of the 27th session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the United Nations'' Food and Agriculture Organisation, which concluded on Friday in Rome.
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New Zealand fishing company loses $1m vessel
An Auckland-based fishing company has had its fishing vessel, “Aramand Sea”, forfeited to the Crown after being convicted of charges of quota fraud in the Auckland District Court on March 8.
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Canada invests $17m in Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Canada’s New Government has announced a $17 million investment to reconstruct the van Steenburgh science building at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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Canada invests $6m in four more fishing harbours
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, yesterday announced that Canada’s New Government will invest $6 million in four Nova Scotia fishing harbours.
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Greenpeace launches pirate fishing vessel ‘list of shame’
Greenpeace today launched a first global database of blacklisted, illegal fishing vessels, in a bid to tackle the huge problem of illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
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New Board member for MSC
The Trustees of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) welcomed the appointment of John Connelly to the MSC Board yesterday.
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New CEO for CEFAS
A new Chief Executive has been appointed to lead the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas). Dr Richard Judge took over yesterday.
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Commission welcomes the ratification of EU/Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement
The European Commission has welcomed the news of the ratification of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) by the Kingdom of Morocco.
