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Europêche meets new EU Fish Commissioner. The European fishing industry represented by Europêche has met with Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. The newly elected Commissioner listened and ...
Aucxis strengthens its market position by implementing KOSMOS. With KOSMOS, the digital trading platform in the Cloud, Aucxis clearly meets the changing needs of the worldwide auction industry. After the ...
EU and Faroes reach 2020 quota deal. On December 10th, the European Union and the Faroe Islands have reached an agreement on reciprocal exchanges of fishing opportunities in each other’s ...
Spanish seafood group underlines sustainability commitment. The Nueva Pescanova Group recently participated in one of the events hosted by the COP25 called “Sustainable Aquaculture and Food Safety”, highlighting the commitment ...
Move to develop sustainable whale watching schemes. Friend of the Sea, has announced it is collaborating with R&E Ocean Community Conservation Foundation to develop sustainable dolphin and whale watching programs for scientific ...
Celebrating 10 years of marine economics and policy research. The 10th Annual Marine Economics Policy Research Symposium was recently held at the Marine Institute in Oranmore and provided a forum ...
Global tuna producer appoints new CEO. Global tuna giant Tri Marine Group has announced that Juan Corrales will take over as Chief Executive Officer as of January 1, 2020. Corrales ...
Growth of Vietnamese shrimp exports to Taiwan. Taiwan was Vietnam’s 8th largest shrimp importer, accounting for 1.7% of Vietnam’s total shrimp export value to markets, according to an article on ...
Scots salmon farmers call for early resolution on US tariff threat. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation says every effort must be made to head-off Scottish salmon being a potential target ...
New funding scheme for fishermen’s life saving safety equipment across the UK. Vessel owners can claim back £200 per item towards the cost of buying PFDs/PLBs for their crew. Seafish, ...
Impacts of climate change on oceans. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted on 10 December two resolutions on Oceans and Law of the Seas and on Sustainable Fisheries. In this ...
Western Australia Sea Cucumber fishery first to become MSC certified. The fishery is the world’s first to be certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for a well-managed and ...
Crabs killed by plastic debris. In the first study of its kind, an Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led research team estimates that more than 560,000 hermit crabs have ...
Norwegian king crab exports fall. In November, Norway exported 88 tonnes of king crab with a value of NOK 29 million. This is a 50 per cent reduction in volume ...
Next government must make nature central to tackling climate crisis says new WWF report, with charity warning inaction will lead to irreversible climate change. Nature is a key part of ...
Lithuanian seafood processor agrees on funding package. Lithuanian seafood processor Viciunai Group has agreed on EUR 20 million loan to fund its business with Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International AG. For Viciunai, ...
Metal cutting started for the fourth RFC super trawler at the Admiralty Shipyards. Metal cutting for the fourth super trawler of the Russian Fishery Company from the series under construction ...
Falfish take sustainablility to the next level. Independently owned multi-species seafood processor, Falfish, is pioneering an integrated approach to protecting the sustainability of its supply chain and the unique traceability ...
Climate change threat to fish stocks. The loss of oxygen from the world’s ocean is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, a new IUCN report warns. Ocean oxygen loss, driven by climate change ...
Major milestone for Scottish Sea Farms’ new hatchery as first smolts go safely out to sea pens. Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55m Barcaldine Hatchery has achieved a critical milestone with ...
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