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NewsCommunity Fishing Projects: Can they work in Britain?
Bryan Gibson looks at the small boat fishing industries in the UK and along the USA’s East Coast.
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NewsVietnam targets US$650m increase in fishery exports
Vietnam is aiming for a US$650m increase in fisheries exports this year, boosted by forecasted higher output from the country’s aquaculture sector, reports David Hayes.
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NewsTaiwan’s seeks closer cooperation with fishery-rich island nations
The recent hijacking of the Naham 3 fishing vessel is the latest in a series of attacks by Somali pirates on Taiwanese boats fishing for tuna in the Indian Ocean, reports David Hayes.
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NewsNZ: Working together for a sustainable industry
There’s a point in the history of every country’s fishing industry that defines its future, writes Adrian Tatum.
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NewsIndonesia to boost sustainable fisheries production
Indonesia is aiming to raise annual domestic consumption of sustainable fishery products by more than 350,000 metric tons (mt) within the next few years as part of government plans to raise per capita consumption of protein and improve the national diet, reports David Hayes.
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NewsThai fisheries target value added export processing
Fisheries production in coastal regions along Thailand’s eastern and western seaboards close to Bangkok has been badly affected since October by heavy flooding in central Thailand as the huge volume of floodwater slowly drains off into the Gulf of Thailand, reports David Hayes.
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NewsKenya to boost inland and coastal fisheries development
Kenya recently launched a number of important new fishery initiatives, including two major investment programmes aimed at developing sustainable inland and marine fisheries, reports David Hayes.
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NewsJapan faces challenges recovering from disaster
Japan’s fishing industry is facing enormous challenges following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami disaster which seriously affected the Tohoku region in Northeast Japan and part of the neighbouring Kanto region that includes Tokyo, reports David Hayes.
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NewsFierce battle over Icelandic fishery system
The intention of the incumbent Icelandic government to radically change the present fishing quota system has put the fishing industry in turmoil and caused a lot of anxiety, reports Gudjón Einarsson, editor of Fiskfréttir, Iceland’s fisheries news weekly.
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NewsAustralia: Rising aquaculture output offers new potential
Australia’s fisheries industry has experienced a number of major changes during the past decade, with both output and production value having fallen during the past five years in spite of some growth in aquaculture output.
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NewsPhilippines government urges fishermen to develop mariculture
Fisheries production in the Philippines has achieved strong growth during the past decade in spite of the impact of overfishing on fish stocks in a number of important fishing zones.
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NewsGrowing interest in certification in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region
Interest in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainable fisheries certification programme is rising quickly in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting the recent increase in consumer concern about seafood production and its impact on the marine environment.
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NewsJapan urges industry-wide reduction of tuna effort
Over the last decade tuna longliners have taken commendable steps to protect stocks of valuable tuna species, but the Japan-based Organisation for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries is extremely worried that purse seiners are fishing at dangerously high levels.
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NewsJapan targets greater self sufficiency
David Hayes finds government plans to promote Japan’s fisheries industry focus on efforts to increase self sufficiency in seafood supply through greater efficiency in fishing practices and processing technology.
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NewsIn it for the long haul
The five pillars of a Saudi Arabian desert shrimp farm are expanding in all directions. Velo Mitrovich reports.
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NewsGetting East Africa back on track
The World Bank has started a five-year series of initiatives that will lend financial support to sustainable fisheries development in Lake Victoria. David Hayes reports.
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NewsAll change in Mauritania
Pieter Tesch finds the West African country is no longer willing to bow to pressure from European fishing giants. In future it wants to hold on to at least half its catch.
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NewsBlue skies research rises in the East
Fish R&D in East Asia has put much of its past effort into promoting standards to meet ‘Western’ import health and quality regulations. Peter O’Neill finds signs of a significant value shift upwards on the lucrative bio and innovation fronts.
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Russia: When the catch is no match
The 2009 fishing season was a successful one for the Russian fishing industry, reports Georgy Zaytsev.
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NewsTsunami destroys Chile’s fishing industry
More than 70% of Chile’s central-south coastal fishing fleet was destroyed by the violent earthquake and following tsunami on 27 February, reports Peter J. Neilson.
