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Norway: Lifting tariff a matter of ‘principle’
The U.S. government has rescinded a 20-year-old tariff on fresh Norwegian salmon, but don’t expect a rush of Norwegian product to flood the U.S. market.

If there’s a will, there’s a way
There’s an understanding in policymaking circles that there may be a lack of political will to end illegal fishing once and for all.

New England’s cod catastrophe
Though an emergency measure may keep the New England groundfish fleet alive for 2012, the industry still faces an uncertain future in the wake of widely varying stock assessments, the ongoing controversy of its catch-share management system and possible drastic cuts in next year’s cod quota.

Pangasius shortage to continue well into 2012
Coming into 2012, Vietnam’s pangasius industry, which struggled to meet market demand throughout much of last year, continued to be undermined by the floods that in September washed away many farming operations in the Mekong Delta. The country’s two largest production areas — the An Giang and Dong Thap provinces — were the most affected by the floods.

Report: Canada’s fisheries poorly managed

A panel assembled by the Royal Society of Canada has published a report assessing the state of Canada’s marine biodiversity, and it’s calling for sweeping changes in the management of Canada’s oceans.

Toyota moves processing from China to Philippines
Toyota Tsusho Foods Corp. (TTFC), an affiliate of Toyota Group of Japan, is relocating its seafood and marine products manufacturing operation from China to the Philippines after encountering problems with its Chinese suppliers.

SeaWeb ad to ‘shock’ Super Bowl viewers
Thanks to an ad from Seaweb, the message of ocean conservation is about to reach an unprecedented number of people.

King crab bisque wins People’s Choice award
Alaskan King Crab Bisque from Tracy’s King Crab Shack of Juneau, Alaska, won the Seattle People’s Choice Award in the 19th annual Alaska Symphony of Seafood.

New NFI board set, Demone named chair
Henry Demone, president and CEO of High Liner Foods, has been named chairman of the National Fisheries Institute.

Marel: 2011 ‘a very good year’
It was a good year for Marel hf. The Iceland-based company — a leading processing equipment developer and manufacturer and services provider for the seafood and meat industries — watched its revenues increase 15 percent to EUR 668 million in 2011.

Taking tilapia mainstream in the UK
New England Seafood’s James Robinson talks about the importance of sustainable seafood and the company’s efforts to increase tilapia sales in the UK.

New venture brings transparency to Chilean salmon
Increasing the industry’s transparency and access to information, as well as reducing price volatility and risk, is the idea behind SalmonEx.

Retailing fresh fish — 24 hours a day?
Emulating Japan’s penchant for 24/7 convenience, an enterprising Spanish family is apparently the first in Europe to sell fresh fish via vending machine, just outside their retail outlet in the Basque Country town of Mungia, in northern Spain.

First Spanish fishery nets MSC certification
Pescafria-Pesquera Rodriguez has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council sustainable certification, making it the first Spanish fishery and the first EU Barents Sea cod fishery to be awarded the distinction.

Japanese retailer may drop Alaska salmon
In a letter to the Marine Stewardship Council on Tuesday, Japanese retailer Aeon Topvalu said it is looking at switching its source of salmon to MSC-certified fisheries in other countries after Alaska’s salmon industry announced that it is not seeking re-certification under the MSC program.