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Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has cancelled temporary restrictions for seafood importation from Lithuanian plants, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/) with reference to the Service.

Reference is made to the Company's announcements dated 21 January 2010, 12 February 2010, 18 February 2010, 26 February 2010, 26 March 2010 and 20 April 2010 in relation to the proposed secondary listing of all of its ordinary shares on the Oslo Bors of Norway, reports www.megafishnet.com

The total pollock catch in the winter-spring dedicated fishery on the Okhotsk grounds amounted to more than 800,000 tonnes, exceeding the last year results by 180,000 tonnes. The capture quotas for commercial operations were covered at 85.9% versus 81.9% in the same period last year, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

The Pure Salmon Campaign today called for the resignation of Geir Isaksen, CEO of Cermaq, one of the world's two largest producers of farmed salmon. The campaign filed a shareholder resolution requesting that the Board of Directors consider a detailed succession plan for Cermaq's CEO and will deliver the demand later today at Cermaq's Canadian headquarters in Campbell River, British Columbia, reports www.megafishnet.com

SeaChoice retail partner, the Overwaitea Food Group (OFG), is now offering something no other Canadian retailer is - a sustainable source of farmed salmon, reports www.megafishnet.com

Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd. (OTC BB: DRFO) (Berlin WKN# A0RNQK), a meat and poultry processing and foodservice distribution company, is pleased to announce that the Company has executed a ‘Letter of Intent' to acquire the business operations and customer accounts of Executive Seafood, Inc., which the Company anticipates to close within 30 days, reports www.megafishnet.com

Young's, the nation's favourite fish brand, is launching a new range of innovative, microwaveable fish meals. The ‘It's in the Bag' range includes two headline recipes; Salmon Pasta and Seafood Paella, reports www.megafishnet.com

Simrad launches the new "black box" PI50 system in response to customer feedback, reports www.megafishnet.com

For New Zealand salmon producer NZ King Salmon there’s been a silver lining to the grey volcanic cloud that descended on Europe in April, reports www.megafishnet.com

Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK Ltd will, for the first time, showcase their full range of smoked salmon and gravadlax products as whole sides, loins and sliced packs, and also their fresh salmon loin packs at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels this week (27 to 29 April), reports www.megafishnet.com

High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSX: HLF; HLF.A), a leading North American value-added frozen seafood company, announced that 2,680,830 of its non-voting equity shares had been retracted under a temporary retraction right, including 2,550,000 retracted by FP Resources Limited in accordance with the terms of a previously disclosed Support and Lock-Up Agreement. Retractions to date represent approximately 53% of the 5,061,850 non-voting equity shares previously outstanding, reports www.megafishnet.com

A brand new sushi topping - called Kunsei - was introduced at the European Seafood Exposition. Kunsei is the strong combination of fine seafood and delicate smoke taste, suitable for Japanese or any other kind of cuisine. The new product has been developed by seafood supplier Culimer in close cooperation with Japanese chefs, reports www.megafishnet.com

China Marine Food Group Ltd. (NYSE Amex: CMFO), a manufacturer of seafood-based snack foods, marine algae-based soft drinks and distributor of fresh and frozen marine catch, announced that it concluded a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new cold storage facility on April 17, 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com

Operating revenues in 1Q were 158.0 MNOK versus 152.4 MNOK last year. - The EBITDA in 1Q was 0.5 MNOK versus -3.3 MNOK last year. - Order backlog at the end of 1Q2010 was 260 MNOK which is approximately 30% higher than last year. - The order inflow in 1Q was 140% higher than last year, reports www.megafishnet.com

According to Estonian Statistics Department, for the first time after 1990s Russia became the largest buyer of Estonian seafood, surpassing the EU countries in the sector, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)

At the Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Madeira last summer, a Group of 12 countries, the Support Group, was given the task to seek a compromise within the organization. The IWC has been dysfunctional for a number of years due to controversy between countries that support sustainable whaling and countries that oppose whaling. Iceland was a member of the Support Group and took part in its work at numerous meetings last winter. Iceland declared its willingness to accept whaling quotas within sustainable limits should that contribute to general agreement, reports www.megafishnet.com

‘Attendance at our stand has been more than we could have hoped for. We have had the chance to meet our established customers and we have also seen a lot of visitors keen to set up a business relationship, reports www.megafishnet.com

As part of its long-term ‘Fish for Life' commitment to sustainable seafood, the Findus Group has today announced its ambition to buy all the wild-caught fish for its Young's and Findus retail brands across Europe from fisheries independently certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard by 2012, reports www.megafishnet.com

The Norwegian Northeast Arctic cod and haddock fisheries are certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). An MSC-assessment evaluates the fish stocks, sustainable harvesting, the environmental impact of the fisheries and the effectiveness of the management. With this certificate in place Norway is the leading country in documentation of sustainable fisheries, reports www.megafishnet.com

Nelson-based salmon producer NZ King Salmon on Apr. 25, April harvested its biggest-ever haul, despite the easing of European flight restrictions, reports www.megafishnet.com