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Blue invest in Mediterranean 2019. A match-making event that brings together innovators and the financial community to sustainably develop the Blue Economy of the Mediterranean Sea basin, while protecting its marine resources. Blue Invest in ...
The Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards to become an annual event, says organiser 5m Publishing. The 2019 Aquaculture Awards are now officially open for entry, enabling individuals and companies from all aspects of the industry to ...
At the University of Plymouth, Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, launched proposals to create a new SW England Marine Park, which will be the UK’s First National Marine Park (NMP) in Plymouth ...
New bylaws for New Zealand marine reserve. The new bylaws for the Horokaka Mātaitai Reserve in Mahia, New Zealand, came into operation yesterday (11 December). Director of fisheries management for Fisheries New Zealand, Stuart Anderson, ...
Member States falling behind on CFP measures, says WWF. Member States have had five years to implement measures within the latest version of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), but are still lagging behind and likely ...
Environmental NGO applauds Japanese fisheries reform. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has applauded the vision and leadership of Japanese lawmakers and the Abe Administration as Japan’s legislature enacted the most significant reform of its fisheries ...
Canada announces new aquaculture plan, with a suite of initiatives that will ensure that the country’s aquaculture sector is economically successful and environmentally sustainable. Key initiatives in the new approach include: A study on the ...
Half of shelf stable tuna sustainable, says new report. Nearly half of the world’s shelf stable tuna products are already being sourced in a sustainable or improving manner, with the potential for much more than ...
New Zealand sea lettuce project. Sea lettuce (green seaweed) – it’s unsightly, smelly and the scourge of Tauranga Harbour during summer. While it’s deemed a pest, it may also hold the key to a new ...
Framework fisheries agreement in Peru. Peru’s National Fisheries Society (SNP) and WWF Peru have renewed their institutional cooperation framework agreement, in order to continue working to safeguard the biodiversity of the Peruvian sea and manage ...
Aquaculture and seafood groups agree new partnership.The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) says it is delighted to announce the new partnership with the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF), starting with the 2019 event, which is the 14th ...
Scottish project to develop offshore salmon pens. Scotland’s aquaculture sector could expand beyond inshore waters in the next few years, in a move that could boost the sector’s economic value by around £3.7m, creating more ...
Greenpeace ranks South East Asian tuna canneries, evaluating 23 canneries and brands from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia based on their policies on sustainability, transparency and equitability. In the Sea to Can: 2018 Southeast Asia ...
Jersey bass restrictions eased. Tough restrictions on commercial bass fishing in Jersey imposed last year have been eased, according to the Jersey Evening Post Under regulations introduced in February 2017, only a small number of ...
ISSF launches fishery improvement resource – ISSF (International Seafood Sustainability Foundation) has launched its FIP Resources Finder, an online tool for fisheries that matches more than 200 ISSF reports, guidebooks, and other resources to Marine ...
Emirates Fish Farm installs artificial caves. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MOCCAE, and Fish Farm installed 200 artificial caves from Al Badiyah Island to Khorfakkan, reports Emirates 24/7. The step marks the second ...
A new study suggests a climate change threat to shellfish, with the nutritional qualities of shellfish significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming. Research has previously shown that climate change could threaten future production, ...
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