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Ingrid Tjosvold (42) is to be the new director of BU Norway, with responsibility for further strengthening the BU's position in the home market, reports www.megafishnet.com

In the first ten days of October 2010 the most serious attention of market players dealing in seafood originating from the North Pacific fisheries has been attracted to the development of fishery operations on the grounds of Alaska pollock, saury and autumn chum salmon. In the current year 2010 the general dynamics of such fisheries has noticeably yielded to the last year trends, but as for the Alaskan fishery of feeding pollock the situation has unexpectedly turned out to be far from that before the start of October 2010, according to the overview prepared by analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com/ based on Japanese, Russian and American sources.

Icelandic USA, Inc is excited to announce event details for the 2nd Annual Icelandic Seafood Fest 8K Run, a Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event. The evening of activities will be hosted on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Oakland Industrial Park in Newport News, Va. The event features a 1 Mile Fun Run, an 8K Race, plus a delicious seafood dinner sponsored by Bonefish Grill, Michelob Ultra and Redhook beer. Registration for the race opened on 18, October 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

A new PhD thesis shows how we can get children and young adults to eat more fish, reports www.megafishnet.com

Cell Aquaculture Limited is pleased to advise that commercial production of Australian Barramundi has now commenced at the Company's new production facilities, based near Phuket, Thailand, reports www.megafishnet.com

Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has lifted temporary restrictions for fish, fish products and non-finfish shipments from the British plant, reports www.megafishnet.com

Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has made some changes in the list of plants/vessels from Kazakhstan approved for export to Russian Federation according to the Directive No.FS-GK-4/12346 dated from 4, October, 2010, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

In the first half of October 2010 global seafood companies have been reporting a number of important developments, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ with reference to the companies' press-releases.

A range of conservation and management measures have been recently adopted for fish stocks in international waters and straddling national fishing limits based on the precautionary approach, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Kazakhstan announces a launch of the State-owned label for monopoly trade of sturgeon caviar in jars within the frames of international quotas, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Mr Pham Cong Huyen-Deputy Director of Ba Ria- Vung Tau Seafood Processing and Im-Ex Joint Stock Company (BASEAFOOD) said its total export turnover in the first 8 months of 2010 has increased by 15% compared to the same period of last year, reports www.megafishnet.com

Walmart launched its new global commitment to sustainable agriculture that will help small and medium sized farmers expand their businesses, get more income for their products, and reduce the environmental impact of farming, while strengthening local economies and providing customers around the world with long-term access to affordable, high-quality, fresh food, reports www.megafishnet.com

Marel is in formal discussions with a limited number of international banks regarding the financing of the company. The company is seeking a new, stable and cost efficient financing structure for the longer term future. Such a structure would also facilitate further integration of the company's operations, reports www.megafishnet.com

AgriMarine Holdings Inc., a leader in floating closed containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, reports the cancellation of incentive stock options to purchase up to a total of 400,000 common shares in the capital stock of the Company, reports www.megafishnet.com

In 2008, WWF kicked off the process of developing global standards for the abalone aquaculture industry, which produces 70 percent of the abalone consumed worldwide. The industry helps fill the high demand for a type of mollusc that is known for its tasty flesh and decorative shells, reports www.megafishnet.com

The 1st APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security opened on Saturday with acknowledgement that the region needs to increase agricultural production as the population grows, reports www.megafishnet.com

Fishing on herring has been good this last week and HB Grandi's herring quota is being used up rapidly. Lundey NS is now on its last herring trip, while Ingunn AK and Faxi RE are in Vopnafjordur. There was 2400 tonnes of herring quota left before Lundey sailed, leaving around 800 tonnes for each ship, reports www.megafishnet.com

Nations now gathering in Nagoya, Japan for the most crucial meeting in a decade of parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) need to not only agree on new targets for halting biodiversity loss but also set up the mechanisms and commit the resources to achieving them, reports www.megafishnet.com

Seafish, the authority on seafood, has just announced the results of the scallop dredge competition, launched in September last year to encourage new and innovative designs for a dredge that was commercially efficient, but also reduced environmental impact on the seabed. The competition was sponsored by members of the UK Scallop Group, reports www.megafishnet.com

On 8 October 2010 the 39th Session of Mixed Russia-Norway Fisheries Commission took place in Norwegian Svolvaer, the Commission setting the nations’ quotas 2011 for cod, haddock, capelin and halibut, reports www.megafishnet.com.