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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
New Export Markets Identified for Farmed SeaweedPACIFIC - The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), through the European Union-funded Increasing Agricultural Commodity Trade (IACT) Project, has been working...
Iglo Austria Achieves 100 per cent MSC Certified FishAUSTRIA - Iglo Austria leads the way by switching its entire range of frozen ocean-caught fish to MSC ecolabel. The blue ecolabel of the Marine Stewardship Council...
Monday, May 20, 2013
Alaska Fish Factor: Crustaceans Shells Being Turned into Food PackagingUS - National Maritime Day on May 22 is a holiday created by Congress in 1933 to honor America’s sea-going industry. It marks the day when the steamship Savannah...
UK’s First Community Supported Fishery Shortlisted for Observer Ethical AwardUK - Catchbox, the UK’s first ever Community Supported Fishery has been shortlisted for the prestigious Observer Ethical Awards in the “Big Idea” category....
IOTC Fails to Protect Indian Ocean Albacore TunaGLOBAL - Greenpeace International condemned the lack of action by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) members to halt the decline of the region's most vulnerable...
Spain Avoided Shut Down of Fleet by Discard BanSPAIN - The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, has indicated that Spain has managed to avoid the shutdown of part of its fleet...
Meeting Aims to Harmonise Fishing and Bird ProtectionARGENTINA - The Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture participated in the fifth meeting of the Working Group on Bycatch, as part of the seventh meeting of...
Minister Defends New Law to Boost AquacultureBRAZIL - The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marcelo Crivelli, gave a lecture in São Paulo on the "National Plan for the Development of Aquaculture No Impact...
Escaped Farmed Salmon Can be More TraceableNORWAY - Visible marking of farmed salmon will make it easier to differentiate escaped farmed salmon from wild salmon. This can reduce problems associated with escaped...
Clean Ses Tuna Continues to Operate Debt Free with Good Kingfish progressAUSTRALIA - Clean Seas Tuna has had a strong Kingfish performance year to date has continued during April 2013 with strong growth rates and low mortality....
Some Areas Still Positive for Red Tide in the PhilippinesPHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) continues to warn the public that shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur,...
Eastern Fishing Community Pledge to Repulse Anti-government ElementsSRI LANKA - Members of fisheries committees in Sri Lanka's eastern coast of the Jaffna Peninsula pledged to repulse anti government elements operating in their areas...
Revision of Provisions for Water Treatment in AquacultureNORWAY - The Food Safety Authority (FSA) has started to revise the provisions on water treatment in aquaculture....
First Atlantic Halibut Fishery Achieves MSC CertificationCANADA - The Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery, located off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)...
Call for Action to Boost EU Aquaculture SectorBRUSSELS - A call has gone out for European-wide action to take into account the special needs of the aquaculture sector and boost fish health in Europe, writes...
Friday, May 17, 2013
Sernapesca Detects Further ISA Case in Aysen RegionCHILE - Sernapesca Chile has detected a new outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) in the Aysen region. ...
ILO Global Forum Discusses Decent Work in the Fishing IndustryGLOBAL - Government, employer and worker delegates meeting at ILO headquarters will consider ways to promote decent work in the fishing industry through the implementation...
New Regulations for Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish US - On 9 May, 2013, NOAA Fisheries approved Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. This rule adjusts the...
Video Showcases Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters WorkCANADA - The Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters (CCPFH) is realeasing another video from its Canadian fisheries series. This video showcases the CCPFH’s...
Scottish Mackerel Added to 'Fish to Eat' List, Icelandic Caught Listed 'Avoid'SCOTLAND, UK - Scottish fishermen have welcomed the upgrade by Marine Conservation Society of Scottish mackerel to the ‘Fish to Eat’ listing. However, Steingrímur...
OIE: Outbreak of Infection with Perkinsus Olseni in French PolynesiaFRENCH POLYNESIA - An outbreak of Infection with Perkinsus olseni, has been reported at in French Polynesia....
Sri Lanka Recieves Aquaculture Technical Support from Viet NamSRI LANKA - Sri Lanka is to recieve technical assistance from Viet Nam's Research Institute for Aquaculture Number 3 on the farming of sea cucumber, seaweed and...
New Era of Fisheries Policy Needed to Secure Nutrition for MillionsGLOBAL - Securing the critical contribution of wild fish stocks to food and nutrition security in the developing world depends on better governance and management...
Final Call for New Aquaculture Postgraduate CoursesUK - The University of St Andrews has issued a final call for its new shrimp and fish production postgraduate courses which are due to start in the last week of...
SA National Aquaculture Policy Framework ApprovedSOUTH AFRICA - The Cabinet has approved the National Aquaculture Policy Framework (NAPF), said acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams on Thursday....
Fish Thermometer Reveals Global Impact of Climate ChangeCANADA - Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to University of...
Total Icelandic Catch Increased by 19.9 per cent in AprilICELAND - Total catch of Icelandic vessels in April 2013 was 110,657 tonnes compared to 80,266 tonnes in April 2012, reports Statistics Iceland. ...
USDA Catfish Inspection Programme RepealedUS - The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) applauded the House Agriculture Committee for repealing the duplicative USDA catfish inspection programme. ...
Philippines Agriculture, Fisheries Grows 3.3 per cent in Q1 2013PHILIPPINE - The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 3.3 per cent in the first three months of 2013, as all four subsectors — crops, fishery, poultry and livestock...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Icelandic Minister Calls for Cooperation on Mackerel DebateICELAND - The Icelandic Minister of Industries and Innovation believes that the the application of economic sanctions by the EU over the continuing North East Atlantic...
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