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Nordic Naturals has earned certification from NSF International, verifying that its new LEED-designed corporate headquarters complies with Good Manufacturing Practices as set forth in NSF/ANSI Standard 173-2008, Dietary Supplements, Section 8. Nordic Naturals' former facility was also GMP certified, however new certification was required when the company moved its headquarters in February of this year. NSF audits businesses every six months in order to maintain their certification. Nordic Naturals' current GMP certification is available to view at NSF's website, reports www.megafishnet.com

Zeldes & Haeggquist, LLP, a shareholder and consumer rights litigation firm, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by certain officers and directors at HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries. HQ produces and sells seafood products, including Tilapia fish, in China and the United States. Its common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HQS, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

During an official ceremony on May 3, the first day of the 2011 European Seafood Exposition, Heiploeg Group was awarded the SEAFOOD PRIX d'ELITE as the 2011 winner in the ‘Convenience' category for their Prawn Antipasti range of ready-to-eat marinated shrimp, reports www.megafishnet.com

Big experiment on whitefish culture in the Curonian Spit has reached its climax as the first nursery has successfully released Coregonus whitefish into natural environment, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by http://www.megafishnet.com/

Commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, Maria Damanaki today said that she expects Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure full compliance by their vessels during the main fishing season for bluefin tuna, which started on 15 May, reports www.megafishnet.com

An innovative new seafood product developed by Keohanes of Bantry with the assistance of BIM's Seafood Development Centre (SDC) has led to the creation of 12 new jobs for the west cork company. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D. today (Monday 9 May 2011) officially cut the ribbon at Keohanes new processing factory where the twelve full-time jobs are located, reports www.megafishnet.com

Campbell River - The results of 2011's first quarter audit of the BC Salmon Farmers Association's fish health database has again confirmed the health of farmed salmon and absence of any exotic disease, reports www.megafishnet.com

Culimer's subsidiary in the Middle East reinforced its role to conserve biodiversity and tackle the Ecological Footprint by becoming gold member of the Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF, reports www.megafishnet.com

When Clean Seas Tuna commercially launched its Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) five years ago it took the bold decision to export to Europe the same time as it unveiled the species in its home-grown Pacific markets. Clean Seas has seen its faith and determination repaid in spades and today the fish graces the menus of many of Europe's finest restaurants, often being listed specifically as Clean Seas Yellowtail within the menu descriptions, reports www.megafishnet.com

On 3 May 2011, it was honor for Vinh Hoan to win the top prize - Grand Prize: Best New Retail Product Award in the eleventh annual Seafood Prix d'Elite 2011 new products competition at the European Seafood Exposition, the world's largest and most prestigious seafood event, in Brussel, Belgium, reports www.megafishnet.com

Total catch of Icelandic vessels in April 2011 was 36,816 tonnes compared to 79,699 tonnes in April 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

Supplier of frozen seafood, Pacific West, is playing an important role in transforming the seafood market to a more sustainable basis by becoming the first to offer Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified tempura hake products to foodservice providers in Australia, reports www.megafishnet.com

European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki is meeting a wide range of stakeholders from the fishing industry, environmental NGOs and fishermen's organisations to discuss what can be done to stop discarding of fish. Discarding is the practice of throwing back unwanted fish to the sea, reports www.megafishnet.com

At the margins of the Ministerial meeting on the Future of fisheries partnership agreements, Commissioner Maria Damanaki, Mr Tamas Bardocz, Hungarian Director General for fisheries on behalf of the EU Presidency, and Mr Agostino Quaresma Dos Santos Fernandes, Minister of Planning and Development for Sao Tome and Principe, signed the renewal of the partnership agreement, reports www.megafishnet.com

Expanding on the partnership it began with World Wildlife Fund in early 2010, SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU), one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, today announced it will source 100 percent of its top-twenty wild-caught seafood products from sustainable fisheries or those on a clear pathway to sustainability by 2015, reports www.megafishnet.com

Four of HB Grandi's freezer trawlers are now fishing redfish on the Reykjanes Ridge just outside the Icelandic 200-mile limit. Fishing was permitted from 10th May, but the HB Grandi vessels started day later, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Russian mackerel market has been witnessing increased competition of Norwegian, Icelandic and UK suppliers against the background of a dramatic rise of Icelandic shipments in 2010, according to Russian Fish Insider Report published by www.megafishnet.com.

Under a new fisheries management program effective since last May, revenues increased for the Northeast groundfishery during the first nine months of the 2010 fishing year compared to same period in 2009, reports www.megafishnet.com

An increasing number of retailers have announced commitments to the MSC program for their seafood sustainability policies. Kroger, the United States' largest traditional grocery retailer, announced new details of its progress on seafood sustainability, reports www.megafishnet.com

Since February 1, two fisheries in the Americas region began the MSC's full assessment process. Two Russian Federation companies, Vityaz-Avto Co, Ltd and Delta Co, Ltd., have entered the Ozernaya River sockeye salmon fishery. This is the eighth Russian Federation fishery to enter assessment and the first on the Kamchatka Peninsula, which accounts for one-fifth of the Russian Federation's seafood, reports www.megafishnet.com