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That’s a wrap on the 2024 edition of the EU Arctic Forum & Indigenous Peoples' Dialogue!
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It may be the case that the fish on your plate isn't what it claims to be. Such fraud is thought to be widespread.
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The EU welcomes the important decisions reached during the 28th annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), which will make fisheries in the Indian Ocean more sustainable. 11 new conservation and management measures were adopted.
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Today, the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) unveiled 20 'EU Blue Champions' who will receive advisory support to grow their business.
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All along the supply chain, vendors often pass off cheaper fish species as their more valuable counterparts. When one fish fillet looks much like another, misidentification and even deliberate fraud are easy.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Canopée, the world’s first” wind-powered hybrid industrial cargo ship. French company Ayro developed Oceanwings® 363, wingsails that reduce the fuel consumption of ships by 30%.
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Leveraging expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and marine biology, BiOceanOr, a French start-up, is using AI technologies to help manage water quality and promote sustainable practices. They have developed AquaREAL, a unique service predicting water quality.
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In this episode of Ocean Calls, we're diving into the world of seaweed — that green, slimy stuff you often find on the beach. It turns out, that seaweed isn't just beach debris; it's also a superfood that offers solutions to various environmental issues, from capturing carbon to reducing overfishing
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Today, the European Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to prolong by six months certain provisions of the Framework aimed to address persisting market disturbances specifically in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.
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Northern hake faced a critical period of overfishing in the '90s, pushing it near the brink of collapse, with the overall biomass dangerously low for about a decade. However, the European Union's intervention in 2004, with a recovery plan that set science-based fishing limits and gear restrictions,