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Parliament ratifies WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies
Joy FM
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June 5, 2025
Ghana’s Parliament has ratified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, signalling a renewed national commitment to curbing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and promoting sustainable fisheries...
Ocean for sustainable development: What needs to happen next
UNCTAD
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June 4, 2025
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference offers a pivotal chance to shore up a more sustainable blue economy for ocean health and shared prosperity. Covering 70% of Earth’s surface, the ocean is essential for all life as it absorbs carbon, stabilizes the...
Dr. Thomas Marc Xavier Williams of St. Kitts and Nevis Appointed Executive Director of CRFM in Bold New Era for Caribbean Fisheries Leadership
Times Caribbean
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June 4, 2025
BELIZE CITY, Monday, June 2, 2025 — In a major leadership shake-up that has sent ripples through the regional marine governance community, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Marc Xavier...
Maritime PowerUp: India and Norway Join Forces to Strengthen Green Maritime Future with Electric Ferries
Free Press Journal
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June 5, 2025
Oslo:Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Norway on strengthening bilateral cooperation between India and the Scandinavian country in green maritime...
Liberia: Vice President Koung to Unveil New Fisheries Transparency Measures at UN Ocean Conference
Front Page Africa
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June 5, 2025
The Vice President’s address will highlight Liberia’s pledge to enforce new transparency rules, including requiring beneficial ownership information Monrovia – Vice President Jeremiah Koung is expected to announce a series of new measures aimed at...
Researchers use AI camera to identify sex of white sturgeon
Hatchery International
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June 4, 2025
Scientists from UC San Diego, UC Davis, and the University of Washington (UW) are determining the sex of sturgeon using images taken by high-resolution mobile cameras, combined with advanced pattern recognition and the “Expanse” supercomputer....
Ban high-seas fishing, mining ‘forever’, say experts
Dawn
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June 5, 2025
PARIS: Governments should ban all mining and fishing in the high seas “forever” to protect ocean biodiversity, climate stability — and humanity, climate and ocean experts said on Wednesday. In a commentary in the journal Nature, published ahead of...
SKN’s Marine Resource guru, Dr Marc Williams, heads the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat
Win Media SKN
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June 4, 2025
by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): St. Kitts native Dr Marc Williams is forging the way forward for the sustainable development of the Caribbean’s aquatic resources, through his new role as Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional...
Rhode Island Designer Turns Seafood Shell Waste into Furniture and Building Materials
Good News Network
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June 4, 2025
– credit Shellf life From Rhode Island comes the story of a woman entrepreneur looking to turn shellfish into chic designer tiling and furniture that’s totally sustainable. The Mid-Atlantic coastline produces millions of pounds of shellfish waste...
A 53-Year-Old Woman With Sudden-Onset Dysphonia and Paresis
Medscape
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Research into AI developed seafood production supported by shipping container
Edinburgh Live
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June 4, 2025
Scientists will use a shipping container to help them develop tropical seafood using artificial intelligence on land in Midlothian. Midlothian Council planners have given the go ahead for the container to be placed on Dryden Farm, Roslin, which is...
Mads Martinsen appointed general manager of Skretting Norway; Innovasea promotes Torstein Mellingen and Sigve Naustdal
SeafoodSource
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To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to...
This year’s Fisherman’s Day event set to surpass previous events
NBC SVG
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June 4, 2025
Chairman of the Fisherman’s Day Committee Dayveon Muckette says this year’s Fisherman’s Day Activities are expected to surpass previous events. Muckette tells NBC News, activities began with a row boat fishing competition on Friday May 30th. He...
Seafood industry raises alarms about foreign subsidies
The Center Square
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June 4, 2025
(The Center Square) – On Wednesday, Russia was accused of subsidizing their seafood industry and exporting farm-raised, mislabeled salmon – an accusation levied by other seafood producers against countries such as India, Vietnam, and China. The...
Garware Technical Fibres targets 15% annual profit growth, eyes margin expansion
CNBC-TV18
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June 4, 2025
Garware Technical Fibres is aiming for 15% annual profit growth over the next five years, continuing its historical track record of doubling profits every five years, said CEO Shujaul Rehman in an interview with CNBC-TV18. “We plan to grow at 15%,...
Approval for project creating tropical seafood using AI in a shipping container
Insider.co.uk
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June 4, 2025
Scientists are set to use a shipping container to help them develop tropical seafood using artificial intelligence on land in Midlothian. Midlothian Council planners have given the go ahead for the container to be placed on Dryden Farm, Roslin,...
SBA Relief Still Available to Georgia Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Georgia of the June 30 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by...
SBA Relief Still Available to Virginia Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Tropical Storm Helene
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Virginia of the July 1 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by...
Parliament ratifies WTO Fisheries Agreement, strengthens fig...
Modern Ghana
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Parliament has ratified the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, signaling a renewed national commitment to curbing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and promoting sustainable fisheries management. The...
DA secures $16 million grant from KOICA
Philstar
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May 31, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture will receive a $16-million grant from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to bankroll two projects aimed at improving domestic aquaculture production and community-based...