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Theresa May Brexit Strategy Rejected – Yesterday House of Commons rejected PM’s motion on Brexit by 303 votes to 258. Although this vote does not have any legislative consequence it implies a new symbolic defeat. ...
SSC extends WIIGA sponsorship into 2019. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is to continue sponsoring the Western Isles Island Games Association (WIIGA) for the fifth consecutive year as they prepare to travel to Gibraltar for ...
Expected increase in global salmon supply. The global supply of Atlantic Salmon for 2019 is expected to increase while demand growth is expected to remain stronger than supply growth, contributing to continued good prices going ...
SalMar increases shareholding in Icelandic salmon farmer. Norwegian based SalMar has increased its stake in Icelandic salmon farmer Arnalax AS to become a majority shareholder and has made on offer for complete ownership. Under the ...
SSC release Loch Roag vet document. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has decided to release a document from veterinary records in order to provide context to the extremely challenging and unprecedented situation experienced in Loch ...
Historical data used to predict fish extinctions. Marine scientists from the University of Queensland, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups have developed a methodology to assess fish stocks that combines new data with archaeological ...
EC welcomes provisional agreement on new technical conservation measures. The European Parliament and the Council agreed on the Commission’s proposal for decentralised and simplified technical rules, giving fishermen a stronger say in deciding on the ...
Mixed reaction from Europêche over new technical measures. In Strasbourg on Wednesday night (13 February), the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission struck a deal on a new EU law governing the conservation ...
A record year for SalMar ASA, the Norwegian based salmon farming group, recording block busting 2018, thanks in part to strong demand for salmon and enhanced efficiencies in the overall operation. In the fourth quarter ...
NFFO warning over post Brexit fish policy. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is warning that some key fisheries are at risk of closure if ‘a one dimensional view’ of fisheries management is adopted ...
West African joint fisheries surveillance – In the framework of the EU cooperation PESCAO project, a joint fisheries surveillance operation to detect illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has just been undertaken, in special initiative called ...
Strong year for Grieg Seafood – The fourth quarter of 2018 ended a strong year for Grieg Seafood in which the group reached a harvest volume of 75 000 tonnes – an increase of 20% ...
Brexit pulse fishing ban – EU vessels will no longer be able to carry out electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit, Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced. Pulse trawling is a controversial fishing ...
Seafood The Food Of Love Say Scientists – Setting “the mood” can be hard, especially on a day of like Valentine’s Day, but according to scientists loading your plate up with good, Aussie seafood might ...
Concern over accidental sea lion captures by NZ fishermen. Five New Zealand sea lions have been captured so far this season in the squid fishery around the Auckland Islands. The season runs from the end ...
Call for more protection of costa Rican seas after new discoveries. Scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor surveyed deep-sea seamounts outside Isla del Coco UNESCO World Heritage site revealing coral communities with surprising ...
Proposed changes to Responsible Fishing Scheme. Revisions to the structure of the core principles of the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) have been outlined in proposals for Version 2 in order to streamline the scheme and ...
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