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31/01/14: Bob Geldof announced to present at aqua conference; Bermuda's first aquaculture license; intersex tuna found in the Mediterranean

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Irish singer-singwriter and political activist Bob Geldof has been announced as the main speaker at this year's AquaVision conference.

AquaVision is an established, world-class aquaculture conference that attracts a diverse range of stakeholders from across the aquaculture industry to Stavanger, Norway every two years. This year's show takes place from 16-18 June. 

“Sir Bob Geldof is one of the world’s highest ranked and most authoritative corporate speakers and I am therefore delighted he will be one of our main speakers at AquaVision 2014. His presentations are highly provocative, uplifting and inspiring,” says Viggo Halseth, COO of Nutreco Aquaculture.
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Sandys Secondary Middle School in Bermuda has been issued the island’s first Aquaculture or 'aquafarming' license, reported Trevor Moniz, Bermuda's minister of health and environment yesterday.

"Today I am very proud. as Minister responsible for the environment, to announce an event which we hope will mark a turning point in the diversification of Bermuda’s economy with the birth of commercial aquaculture. It is therefore with much pleasure that I am able to issue Bermuda’s first aquaculture license."
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Scientists at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) have found intersex little tunny specimens (Euthynnus alletteratus) - commonly referred to as 'little tuna' - for the first time in the Mediterranean, reports FIS.

The condition is thought to be the result of hormonal disorders possibly caused by environmental pollutants.
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Bob Geldof at the Headquarters of the Internat...
Bob Geldof at the Headquarters of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC., USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


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