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New treaty to clamp down on IUU fishing

By SeafoodSource staff
01 September, 2009
The global treaty, which 91 countries are expected to sign, is the first ever to focus specifically on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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Task force to investigate low shrimp prices

By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
01 September, 2009
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has formed a task force to look at the impact of imported shrimp on the state’s struggling shrimp industry.
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NFI wins lawsuit over shrimp bonding

By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
31 August, 2009
The U.S. Court of International Trade says U.S. Customs and Border Protection's enhanced bonding requirement "arbitrarily and capriciously" targeted U.S. shrimp importers.
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Alaska salmon catch shy of forecast

By SeafoodSource staff
31 August, 2009
A subpar pink salmon harvest in Southeast Alaska and Prince William Sound is primarily to blame for this year’s lower-than-anticipated Alaska salmon catch.
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N.C. fishermen, students partner

By SeafoodSource staff
31 August, 2009
Duke University’s new Walking Fish program teams students with North Carolina fishermen to sell local seafood to the public.
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Pew launches site to uncover IUU fishing

By SeafoodSource staff
27 August, 2009
The Web site uses the environmental group’s research to track IUU fishing vessels’ movements and evaluate ports’ performance in combating IUU fishing.
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Delegates gather in Philippines to talk tuna

By Neil Ray, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Bangkok
27 August, 2009
Top of the agenda is sustainability of the global tuna industry and coping with declining tuna stocks in the western and central Pacific.
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Positive 2Q results for Lighthouse Caledonia

By SeafoodSource staff
26 August, 2009
The Scottish farmed salmon company posted an operating profit in the second quarter of 2009, and its harvest volume more than doubled from the first to second quarter.
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Domstein sees improvement in 2Q results

By SeafoodSource staff
26 August, 2009
The Måløy, Norway-based fishing and seafood company posted a marginal operating loss in the second quarter of 2009, a significant improvement from 2008.
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Debate over catch shares heats up

By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
26 August, 2009
As fishermen stage a rally off Martha’s Vineyard in protest of catch shares, NOAA Fisheries quietly adopts the East Coast’s second catch-share program for tilefish.
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Macknight acquires Grants Smoked Foods

By SeafoodSource staff
25 August, 2009
The Miami-based company will make Grants its flagship smoked salmon facility in Europe.
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New crabmeat-extraction mechanism developed

By SeafoodSource staff
25 August, 2009
A North Carolina entrepreneur has come up with a way to extract crabmeat from the shell without cooking it and formulate the crabmeat into medallions, nuggets or patties.
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China invests in fishing, aquaculture

By Catherine Zhang, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Beijing
24 August, 2009
The country is putting stimulus monies to use, investing more than CNY 110 in its fishing and aquaculture industries between January and July.
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Leroy sees sales, operating profit rise

By SeafoodSource staff
19 August, 2009
The Norwegian company’s second-quarter results are in, and the news is positive.
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PanaPesca, Pescaviar partner

By SeafoodSource staff
19 August, 2009
Massachusetts-based PanaPesca will market and distribute Pescaviar gourmet caviar products in the U.S. market.
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Aker increases earnings, drops revenues

By SeafoodSource staff
18 August, 2009
The Norwegian company experienced an increase in harvest volume, but its sales declined 18 percent in the first half of 2009.
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Clover Leaf launches recipe program

By SeafoodSource staff
18 August, 2009
The Canadian canned tuna producer is promoting five-minute, five-ingredient seafood recipes on its Web site this fall.
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U.S shrimp imports on way up

By SeafoodSource staff
17 August, 2009
Through May, U.S. shrimp imports were down 2.1 percent. However, they continue to rebound, and through May they were down only 0.9 percent.
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Mekong processing facility breaks ground

By SeafoodSource staff
17 August, 2009
The Mekong Delta’s largest seafood processing facility will be operational in 2012 and produce up to 20,000 metric tons of seafood products annually.
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Yukon River chum coming in slow

By SeafoodSource staff
17 August, 2009
Only about 150,000 fish have returned so far, not even half the number that would return in a normal year and well below the projected 650,000.
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SAGB promotes native oyster guide

By Mercedes Grandin, SeafoodSource contributing editor
17 August, 2009
The association is promoting a guide featuring local varieties of Pacific oysters from across Great Britain.
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Maruha Nichiro back in the black

By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
13 August, 2009
The Japanese seafood giant’s first-quarter sales were down 12 percent, but the company posted a net profit during the period.
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Spain’s seafood industry under scrutiny

By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
13 August, 2009
There are still a lot of opportunities for Spanish seafood companies to increase their presence in the domestic market, according to an ongoing study.
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Pacific Seafood acquires Salmolux

By SeafoodSource staff
13 August, 2009
The Oregon-based seafood supplier says the purchase adds to its ability to source and produce quality smoked salmon.
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China Marine encouraged by 2Q results

By SeafoodSource staff
12 August, 2009
The Chinese seafood-based snack producer and seafood distributor saw a 12.9 percent increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2009.
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