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Stirling University’s Aquaculture research praised in Parliament.. 

17-03-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Royal Greenland take over activities at the Cuxhaven roe factory.. 

As a result of taking over the activities and assets of the roe factory at Cuxhaven, Royal Greenland now own the entire value chain, strengthening the company's position in the market for Greenlandic lumpfish roe.

16-03-2010 GREENLAND  

Replacing global fish supply would cost 22 times the world’s rainforests: scientist.. 

16-03-2010 NEW ZEALAND  

WWF welcomes Indonesian fishing moratorium.. 

Indonesian fishing moratorium is a small step to help save Coral Triangle, the world’s most diverse marine environment.

16-03-2010 INDONESIA  

European Union backs bluefin tuna trade ban.. 

EU nations have agreed to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.

16-03-2010 Europe  

Spanish tuna boat foils pirate attack.. 

Spanish tuna boat repels pirate attack in the Indian Ocean, admits the boat’s captain.

16-03-2010 SPAIN  

Crabbers furious over loan programme.. 

Alaska’s crabbers vent their angers over slow process for loan programme that help them to buy shares of the fish.

16-03-2010 UNITED STATES  

Norwegian farmed cod on top.. 

In a market test involving 32 chefs in France and Sweden it was found that they like Norwegian farmed cod on top.

16-03-2010 NORWAY  

North Sea saithe certified.. 

The North Sea and the Arctic Ocean saithe fishery has been certified as sustainable on March 10.

16-03-2010 INTERNATIONAL  

Indonesian fishing moratorium a small step to help save Coral Triangle.. 

WWF welcomes Indonesian moratorium on new trawl and purse seine fisheries licenses but an immediate reduction in fishing efforts is needed in order to protect the Coral Triangle, the world’s most diverse marine environment.

15-03-2010 INDONESIA  

Falklands’ on shore Loligo containerisation to improve quality and create jobs.. 

15-03-2010 FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)  

Fish catches in February 2010.. 

15-03-2010 ICELAND  

Blue whiting gets a flying start.. 

Three of HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels have started fishing on blue whiting and have made an excellent start to the season. Ingunn AK was first on the fishing grounds and is now on the way home with 1900 tonnes on board for two days fishing. There’s a price to be paid for such good fishing as the grounds are west of Ireland, around 700 nautical miles from Iceland.

15-03-2010 ICELAND  

Russia’s fish consumption grows.. 

15-03-2010 RUSSIAN FEDERATION  

First French fishery awarded MSC sustainability certification.. 

EURONOR, the French saithe fishery , based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, has just been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries following a 13-month assessment. This is the first French fishery to achieve MSC certification and saithe (Pollachius virens) from the EURONOR fleet is now eligible to display the MSC eco-label. A press event will be held at the MSC stand (6-853) at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels on 28th of April to celebrate the certification.

15-03-2010 FRANCE  

World’s largest wild scallop fishery enters MSC full assessment process.. 

The U.S. Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) dredge fishery operating in the exclusive economic zone of the United States of America offshore from Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina is entering full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The fishery will be assessed against the MSC Standard and, if successful, its products will be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel recognizing products from well-managed and sustainable sources.

15-03-2010 UNITED STATES  

Surveillance of pharmaceuticals used in fish farming 2009.. 

15-03-2010 NORWAY  

Breeding tuna from eggs.. 

A Japanese firm has started breeding bluefin tuna from eggs to fulfill the growing demand of the species for sushi.

15-03-2010 JAPAN  

Oceana press for fishing norms.. 

Oceana, an international organisation focusing solely on ocean conservation, called for fishing norms regarding Monaco proposal.

15-03-2010 INTERNATIONAL  

Ulstein Group posts profitable result for 2009.. 

Good profit result for 2009 has been posted by the Ulstein Group with NOK 3.6 billion in sales and an operating profit of NOK 520.9 million.

15-03-2010 INTERNATIONAL  

MSC Fishery got Global Trust Certification.. 

Global Trust Certification was accredited for MSC Fishery and Chain of Custody certifications, says a report.

15-03-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Concerns remain over salmon run in Sacramento River.. 

Federal authorities are in fix to decided salmon fishing season between sport and commercial fishing.

15-03-2010 INTERNATIONAL  

Mussel farmer shines at USA school.. 

At one of US renowned business school a Brae mussel farmer has come through a programme with flying colours.

15-03-2010 UNITED STATES  

Swedish export boom is mostly Norwegian.. 

15-03-2010 SWEDEN  

Overheating fishing vessel rescued by Pwllheli RNLI.. 

A fishing vessel was towed to Pwllheli harbour by the town’s all weather RNLI lifeboat on Saturday afternoon (6 March) after its engine overheated.

15-03-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Southeast U.S. North Atlantic swordfish fishery enters MSC full assessment process.. 

The Southeast U.S. North Atlantic swordfish (Xiphias gladius) pelagic longline and handgear buoy line fishery represented by Day Boat Seafood LLC is entering full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The fishery, which operates in the exclusive economic zone of the United States off the U.S. east coast south of 31° N Latitude, will be assessed against the MSC standard and, if successful, products sold through Day Boat Seafood LLC will be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel recognizing products from well-managed and sustainable sources.

15-03-2010 UNITED STATES  

Oil spill compensation still awaited.. 

Fishing industry of Queensland is still awaiting oil spill compensation after a year of disaster, says a report.

12-03-2010 AUSTRALIA  

More Chinook for Oregon fishermen in 2010.. 

Oregon fishermen have reason to smile as they may get to catch more chinook salmon in 2010.

12-03-2010 UNITED STATES  

West Coast salmon likely to open.. 

After two straight closed fishing seasons West Coast salmon fishery is likely to be opened this year.

12-03-2010 UNITED STATES  

Vietnam emerging as major tilapia player.. 

Vietnam is very quickly coming up as a major tilapia farming hotspot, confirms a report.

12-03-2010 VIET NAM  

Seismic surveys study different reactions in fish.. 

In an exclusive study it was found that fish react differently to seismic surveys as per their species.

12-03-2010 NORWAY  

Cefas & JNCC join hands for better marine conservation.. 

Two government organizations have agreed to work towards better objectives for marine nature conservation and biodiversity protection.

12-03-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Crime still pays for fishing crooks.. 

Thirty-six French and Spanish vessels found guilty of breaking CFP rules still received a total of €13.5 million in subsidies between 1994 and 2006, a report shows.

11-03-2010 SWEDEN  

Royal Assent for Marine Bill.. 

11-03-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

All 27 EU countries to back Atlantic bluefin tuna international trade ban.. 

WWF applauds the confirmation from European Union member states that they will vote for a ban on international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna during a meeting of the largest wildlife trade convention starting this week.

11-03-2010 Europe  

Japan suspends Atlantic tuna imports due to documentation flaws.. 

11-03-2010 JAPAN  

Skretting invests in Australia.. 

Skretting will invest EUR 20 million to upgrade and expand the capacity of its fish feed plant in Tasmania, Australia.

11-03-2010 AUSTRALIA  

Call for Applications - Environmental Certification Fund.. 

11-03-2010 NEW ZEALAND  

Seafood companies upset about IUU.. 

Seafood export companies complain that they are facing big obstacles with the EU’s IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing), which took effect January 1, 2010.

11-03-2010 VIET NAM  

Putting the focus on young people, climate and Atlantic salmon.. 

“It’s a dream project”, says Ernst Morten Hevrøy about the project granted by the Research Council of Norway under the scheme for excellent young researchers in the field of aquaculture.

11-03-2010 NORWAY