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Tension builds at tuna plant

COLOMBIA | Friday, September 03, 2010
Around 150 former employees from Seatech S.A., which produce the leading brand of Van Camp's tuna, have blocked for the third time in less than a month, the road between Cartagena and the industrial area of Mamonal.

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First offshore mussel farm gets green light
United Kingdom | 00:20 | Offshore Shellfish Ltd have been granted a lease by The Crown Estate to develop a pioneering offshore rope cultured mussel farm in Devon. The full development will be 15.4 square km in size, making the farm the largest of its kind in Europe. Full Story
Salmon prices decline
Norway | 23:20 | Salmon spot prices continued to stay low last week. Although, export volumes of fresh salmon surpassed the 12,000 tonnes seen last week, indicating that they have been on an upward trend recently. Full Story
Red tide causes mass closure of mussel rafts
Spain | 22:30 | The vast majority of mussel rafts in Ria de Vigo are currently infected with the diarrheal toxin. In recent days, this has led to the closure of nine mussel rafts in the river due to the presence of the red tide. Full Story
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