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Bluefin Blues
The United Nations refused to bite the bullet March 18 when it
came to a proposal to save bluefin tuna. In fact, the bullet bit
back, with only the United States, Norway and Kenya backing a
proposal by Monaco at a meeting of the UN Convention on Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar...
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Illegal Fishing Rewarded by EU?
The European Union has handed out at least EUR 14 million in
subsidies to companies convicted of illegal fishing, a report by
an activist group called Fishsubsidy.org charges.
Some 36 law-breaking vessel owners with 42 convictions between
them received EUR 13.5 million between 1994 and 2006 ac...
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Bulletproof Seafood?
Frozen seafood giant High Liner Foods Inc. wants to "bulletproof"
its supply chain. Consumers are demanding food safety, according
to the Lunenberg, Nova Scotia-based company's recently released
management discussion and analysis.
Meanwhile, it announced the addition of two new sauced shrimp
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Darégal Opening Plant in Spain
Darégal, Milly-la-Forêt, France-based specialist in frozen
natural aromatic herbs for use in cookery, will open a new 12
million-euro plant April 10 in Santaella, Spain.
With a capacity of 100 tons of fresh herbs per day, the company
said, the facility will be the largest and most modern unit...
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Indonesian Shrimp Farmers Face Challenges
Indonesian shrimp exporters have been given until 2011 to improve
the sustainability of their operations and obtain a new
environmental certification, or they may find themselves at a
disadvantage in international markets.
Meanwhile, a shrimp producers group is urging the government to
interv...
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AFFI Upset over Mexican Truck-Tariff Impasse
U.S. frozen potato exports to Mexico have plummeted 51% since the
U.S. government stopped letting Mexican trucks across the border
a year ago, and the White House and Congress should do something
about it, Kraig R. Naasz, president and ceo of the American
Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), said March...
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Pierre Foods Expanding in North Carolina
Pierre Foods Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, a national producer of fully
cooked meats and frozen sandwiches, will expand in Claremont,
Catawba County, North Carolina.
The company plans to create 500 jobs and invest $16.8 million
during the next three years in Claremont and retain more than 700
exist...
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Shock for Chilean Salmon
Already beset by disease, the Chilean salmon farming industry has
suffered another blow from the earthquake that hit the country
Feb. 27.
"The quake was in the central part of the country," said Dave
Fisher of Meat Processors, Inc., an importer in Green Bay,
Wisconsin, USA. "The salmon produc...
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