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First Estonian prawn fishery certified sustainable
After a year-long scientific assessment, the Estonian prawn fishery has achieved certification to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard. Prawns from the Barents Sea fishery, sold in Scandinavia, throughout Europe, Russia, Japan and China, will now be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel. “This is the first Estonian fishery to achieve MSC certification and we look forward to welcoming ...
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The Council adopts general fishing opportunities for 2014
The Council adopted yesterday by written procedure a regulation providing fishing opportunities in 2014 to EU vessels in Union and certain non-Union waters (18118/13). A political agreement had been reached on this regulation at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on 17 December 2013. The regulation establishes the total allowable catches (TACs) and member states' fishing quotas for ...
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EU takes concrete action against illegal fishing
Following a Commission proposal, the Council of Ministers has today decided to list Belize, Cambodia and Guinea-Conakry as countries acting insufficiently against illegal fishing. After several warnings, measures will now come into effect against the three countries to tackle the commercial benefits stemming from illegal fishing. This means that imports into the EU of any fisheries products ...
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FIUN Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery earns MSC certification
The Fishing Industry Union of the North (FIUN) Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery has today been certified against the MSC standard for sustainable fisheries. Products from the FIUN fishery will be eligible to carry the internationally recognized blue MSC ecolabel. The MSC certificate was issued by Food Certification International LTD. About the fishery The fishery comprises 31 ...
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European Commission intensifies the fight against illegal fishing
Following a formal warning one year ago (IP/12/1215), the European Commission today intensifies its fight against illegal fishing by identifying Belize, Cambodia and Guinea as non-cooperating third countries. Despite the Commission working closely with the countries' authorities to set up fisheries management and effective control measures, these three countries have still not addressed ...
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Question and Answers on the EU`s fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
Why does the Commission list Belize, Cambodia and Guinea as non-cooperative third countries taken? The Commission's decision to list these three third countries (Belize, Cambodia, Guinea) was taken following a warning (yellow card) issued to eight countries last year. Each country was given a reasonable deadline within which to react and to resolve the issues identified. The analysis took into ...
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Scottish saithe certified as sustainable
The Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) saithe fishery has been MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. The certification is the second for the group, which also represents the SFSAG haddock fishery, MSC certified in 2010. Protecting delicate ecosystems Fishing with bottom trawls, pair trawls and Scottish seines, the certified fishery includes around 230 ...
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Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2014
The European Commission has tabled its proposal on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2014. This is the annual proposal for the amount of fish which can be caught by EU fishermen from the main commercial fish stocks in the Baltic Sea next year. The proposals are based on scientific advice and aim to make fisheries in the Baltic Sea environmentally and economically sustainable in the ...
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La Scapêche begins MSC assessment for its blue ling, roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish fishery
La Scapêche, a subsidiary of Les Mousquetaires group, has today begun voluntary MSC assessment for its trawl fishery of blue ling (Molva dypterygia), roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) and black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo). An independent assessment team will evaluate the fishery against the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard for sustainable fishing. The ...
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U.S. east coast scallop fishery receives MSC certification
The U.S. Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) fishery has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries following an independent assessment conducted by Intertek Moody Marine. The 14 member companies of the American Scallop Association (ASA) participating in the client group are now eligible to display the blue MSC ecolabel on ...
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Pew Urges United States and European Union to Crack Down on Illegal Use of Driftnets
At a bilateral meeting tomorrow in Brussels, high-ranking officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European Commission (EC) will discuss the problem of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including the ongoing use of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean. In September 2011, the United States and the European Union (EU) signed a joint ...
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Countries Crack Down on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Countries took a major step forward in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing today as they endorsed a set of international guidelines that will hold states more accountable for the activities of fishing vessels flying their flags. The FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance spell out a range of actions that countries can take to ensure that vessels ...
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Tighter controls rejected on Pacific tuna fishing
Pacific island nations and conservation groups have failed to persuade the body that oversees tuna fishing in the Pacific to introduce more stringent measures to protect tuna supply. Negotiations broke down at a meeting in Guam last month (March 26-30) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), as Pacific island nations – backed by Australia – failed to reach ...
By SciDev.Net
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U.S. and EU Pledge Crackdown on Illegal Fishing
Joshua S. Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, issued this statement today in response to a historic agreement between the United States and the European Union to stop illegal fishing. "Two of the three largest seafood importing markets deciding to crackdown on the illegal fishing epidemic could represent a major turning point for the health of the oceans, communities that ...
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Swedish herring fisheries earn MSC recertification
The Swedish herring fishery in the North Sea has achieved its re-certification, and herring products from this fishery can continue to bear the MSC ecolabel. It is the second time that this group of Swedish fishing vessels has been awarded MSC certification, now under the collective group “Swedish Pelagic Federation Producer Organisation” (SPFPO). About the Swedish herring fisheries ...
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Oceana Launches New Campaign in U.S. to Stop Seafood Fraud
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, today launched its new campaign to Stop Seafood Fraud at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. At the press briefing, Oceana and other experts explained how seafood fraud can come in many different forms – from mislabeling fish and falsifying ...
By Oceana
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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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Study indicates decline in seabed-dwelling fish in the Mediterranean
Using data gathered by satellites, scientists have monitored changes in fishing activity around Italy in the Mediterranean Sea for the period 2007-2010. From this, they developed new ecological indicators that gave a more detailed pattern of fishing activity in the Italian seas. In addition, the new indicators suggest that fish stocks on the seabed around Italy are continuing to decline. In the ...
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Only the best for the Captain’s Table
The Captains’ Table Seafood Restaurant in Cleethorpes has become MSC certified. Fish and chip fans in the Grimsby, Cleethorpes and surrounding Lincolnshire area can now enjoy the finest MSC certified sustainable cod and haddock direct from the cool clear waters of Norway. A wide, sustainable choice Recent news that cod stocks are improving in the North Sea has been great news for fish and ...
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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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