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Commissioner Damanaki welcomes final adoption of reformed Common Fisheries Policy
Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, has welcomed today’s final vote of the European Parliament in support of a new, reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) for the EU that she initiated in July 2011. The vote means that the CFP reform has been officially adopted and will now be applied throughout European Union waters as of 1 January 2014. The new CFP ...
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European Maritime and Fisheries Fund agreement: investing in a sustainable future
The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's voted on October 23th on the 2014-2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). This vote is a crucial step to securing political agreement by the end of the year which would allow the fund to be in place as of January 2014. The Commission is pleased to note that the European Parliament has rejected public aid to vessel ...
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New Fisheries Fund, signed and sealed, concludes EU fisheries policy reform
Operating rules for European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) aid to help fishermen to comply with new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) requirements were endorsed by Parliament on Wednesday. EMFF aid will help fishermen to observe the discard ban, e.g. by buying more selective fishing gear, but will also be used to improve safety and working conditions, data collection and port infrastructure. All ...
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MSC Certified Whitby`s Quayside fish & chip shop named best in Britain - twice!
Pride, passion and ‘proper’ fish and chips proved a winning recipe for 50-year-old family-run Quayside as it scooped not one but TWO awards at the National Fish and Chip Awards 2014 yesterday – and is now officially the UK’s number one fish and chip takeaway. MSC certified Quayside on Pier Road, Whitby, beat off stiff competition from more than 50 chippies across the UK ...
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Fisheries MEPs approve rules for €6.5 billion EU aid fund
Operating rules for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) were approved by the Fisheries Committee on Wednesday. From 2014, the EMFF will fund EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) measures to make EU fisheries sustainable and develop aquaculture. The EMFF will also fund Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) cooperation among maritime stakeholders in different policy areas. "The adoption of my ...
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Seafood Farmers Applaud Federal Pledge to Deliver High-Speed Internet to Remote and Coastal Communities
OTTAWA, ON - Canada’s seafood farmers applaud the commitment of the federal government today to connect 98 per cent of Canadians across the country to high-speed Internet by 2026, with the goal of connecting all Canadians by 2030. “Broadband access is very limited in the remote and coastal communities in which our members operate,” explains Tim Kennedy, President ...
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Partner release: Binghamton University Dining Services by Sodexo Earns Marine Stewardship Council Sustainable Seafood Certification
Binghamton University, in conjunction with its dining services partner, Sodexo, the leading provider of Quality of Life Services, today announced achieving Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification, becoming the first State University of New York (SUNY) campus to attain MSC certification. The comprehensive certification program assures students that their seafood purchases ...
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New Chairman for MSC Developing World Working Group
The Marine Stewardship Council’s Developing World Working Group has appointed Professor Eyiwunmi Augustinee Falaye as its new chairperson. Professor Falaye will oversee a group of stakeholders representing 11 countries from across the developing world. The Developing World Working Group provides advice and guidance to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) on the challenges and solutions to ...
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Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawns get the MSC blue tick
Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawns receive MSC certification for sustainable fishing The region is home to turtles, whale sharks and migratory seabirds The first fisheries to be certified through WA’s AUS$14.5 million project More than 50% of wild-caught prawns in Australia are MSC certified sustainable Western Australia’s Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawn fisheries have ...
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Fisheries Policy reform: MEPs agree on rules for €6.5 billion EU aid fund
Draft rules for allocating European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), aid to help fishermen to comply with new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) requirements were approved by a show of hands in Parliament on Wednesday. This aid will help fishermen to comply with the discard ban, e.g. by buying more selective fishing gear, but will also be used to improve safety and working conditions, data ...
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Cross-border Irish mussels limber up with MSC label
The blue mussel sectors in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland supported by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development NI, and the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine have been MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. Subject to chain of custody traceability certification, mussels from the fishery are now eligible to bear the MSC’s blue ecolabel. In ...
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Publix revamps seafood labels to call out sustainability
Publix Super Markets, one of the largest grocery chains in the United States, recently revamped labeling that calls out its sustainable fresh and frozen seafood products. The Lakeland, Florida-based operator of around 1,270 stores is also undertaking a reverse audits certification program. Publix rolled out simple blue “Sustainably Sourced” and green “Responsibly Sourced” ...
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Chilean Juan Fernández rock lobster fishery begins MSC full assessment process
On the same day that marks the 439th anniversary of the discovery of the Juan Fernández islands, the Juan Fernández rock lobster (Jasus frontalis) fishery has entered into independent, third-party assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program. The assessment will evaluate the fishery against the MSC’s rigorous principles and criteria for ...
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Industry Creates Plan to Position Canada as Top Fish and Seafood Producer, Boost Economy by 2040
National Wild-Capture and Farmed Seafood Associations Partner to Create Vision and Action Plan for Blue Economy Strategy OTTAWA, ON: Following the commitment made by the Canadian federal government in the 2020 Speech from the Thone to develop a Blue Economy Strategy, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) are pleased to release ...
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Rio 2016 to Support MSC and ASC Certified Seafood
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games today announced a comprehensive agreement to promote Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified seafood at the 2016 Rio Games. This landmark announcement means that all of the seafood served to the athletes, officials, press and at the onsite restaurants will be certified as ...
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New Ocean Action Agenda Echoes Canadian Fish and Seafood Industry`s Vision for Sustainable, Ocean-Led Economy
OTTAWA, ON: The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) are pleased to support the new Ocean Action Agenda released by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel). Their mission of building a sustainable ocean economy balancing effective protection, sustainable production and equitable prosperity is in alignment ...
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Fish farmed in the EU: a healthy, fresh and local alternative
Ladies and Gentlemen, I will be brief… I can see many of you are eyeing up the delicious samples on offer here and this is precisely the purpose today: showcase our "EU farmed fish"! I am delighted to be here today to highlight the benefits of eating, fresh, locally produced fish. In other words, fish farmed here in the EU. When I say "fish", I mean of course both finfish and shellfish. ...
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Fish farms to produce nearly two thirds of global food fish supply by 2030
Aquaculture — or fish farming — will provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases. These are among the key findings of "Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture," a collaboration between the World Bank, Food ...
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Questions and Answers on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy
The overall objective of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is to make fishing sustainable - environmentally, economically and socially. The new policy will bring fish stocks back to sustainable levels and will stop wasteful fishing practices. It will provide EU citizens with a stable, secure and healthy food supply for the long term. It seeks to bring new prosperity to the fishing ...
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NEPAD funding for improvement projects based on the MSC framework will boost sustainability of fisheries in East Africa
The NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development) Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), with funding from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), has committed US$100,000 each to a rock lobster fishery in Kenya and to Tanzania’s octopus fishery, for the implementation of Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) that will align the fisheries reforms in the two ...
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