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27 January, 2012



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Kofi Annan is keynote speaker for AquaVision 2012
19 January, 2012 -

Kofi Annan, for 10 years Secretary-General of the United Nations, will be the main speaker at AquaVision 2012, 11–13 June in Stavanger, Norway.

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Fish growers served fresh ideas, current trends during annual conference Feb. 9-11
19 January, 2012 -

Aquaculture is an integral part of North Carolina’s economy, generating more than $50 million annually and supplying healthy, affordable protein options for consumers.

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Seafood Ecology Research Group study confirms Friend of the Sea is the best international multispecies standard for sustainable aquaculture
09 December, 2011 -

Friend of the Sea Absolute Performance Score, according to the Seafood Ecology Research Group study, was better than all major sustainable aquaculture schemes operating at international level:

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EWOS celebrates the one million tonne mark
22 November, 2011 -

THE global aquaculture company, EWOS is celebrating reaching one million tonnes of fish feed production in a year for the first time in its history.

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Marine Harvest cautious over production
18 November, 2011 -

Marine Harvest CEO, Robert Riethmüller, has said the company will not expand in 2011 or in 2012 because of the Chilean health situation after the crisis caused by the virus of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) since 2007.


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Agroittica Lombarda, world leader in Caviar production from farmed Sturgeon, confirmed Friend of the Sea
18 November, 2011 -

Calvisius Caviar (www.calvisius.it) and its farmed white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) from Agroittica Lombarda have recently passed their second full Friend of the Sea audit since their initial approval in 2008.


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Russia bans products from three Norwegian salmon producers
27 October, 2011 -

RUSSIA has banned products from three Norwegian farmed salmon and trout producers  - claiming that the country's veterinary service has found evidence of listeria in the fish.


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Canadian ministers issue joint ISA statement
25 October, 2011 -

The minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Keith Ashfield, and the minister of Agriculture and Agrifoods from Canada, Gerry Ritz, have issued a joint statement referring to the news on ISA virus findings in British Columbia, Canada.


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Fish farming industry defends itself against lice claims
19 October, 2011 -

SCOTLAND'S growing and commercially successful fish farming industry was today still baffled why it has suddenly come under the spotlight with government warnings that its activities may be curtailed.


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Farmed fish: Supermarkets say they comply to highest standards
19 October, 2011 -

THREE of Britain's leading supermarket chains have strongly defended their farmed fish buying policy, stating they comply to the highest standards.


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Marine Harvest updates trading performance
18 October, 2011 -

SEAFOOD giant Marine Harvest has released an update of its trading performance for the third quarter of 2011.


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STEVENSON FISHING GROUPS DIALOGUE
11 October, 2011 -

Encouraging interests to work together.


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OPPORTUNITIES IN AQUACULTURE TO BE HIGHLIGHTED TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
10 October, 2011 -

School children throughout Scotland are to learn about the wealth of career opportunities in fish and shellfish farming.


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Ronnie Leggett
Commerical Director appointed at The Scottish Salmon Company
05 October, 2011 -

The Scottish Salmon Company has appointed Ronnie Leggett as Commercial Director.


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SALMON FARM JOBS ADVERT GENERATES FLOOD OF APPLICANTS
04 October, 2011 -

Four new jobs advertised by The Scottish Salmon Company for its expanding operation on Harris attracted a flood of applicants.


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