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<b>No.10: The Icelandic saga continues</b>. Are Iceland's troubles nearly over, or just beginning? <b>No.9: Wal-Mart, short-weights and big questions</b>. Has Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, been selling short-weight shrimp? And are other leading retailers doing the same?It's unclear, but there are signs the company may have purchased shrimp from firms known for chronically selling short-weight product. Whether any alleged short-weight product ever was bought or got through to Wal-Mart customers is unknown. <b>No.8: Bank takes over The Plitt Co.</b>. The Plitt Co., a leading U.S. seafood distributor, has been taken over by its bank but has not filed for bankruptcy, John Livaditis, a partner in the firm said. <b>No.7: Exec jailed for EUR445,000 scam</b>. Alistair Ramus, the man at the center of fraud allegations by Ocean Trawlers, was sentenced to three years in prison for a crime committed at U.K. foodservice giant M&J Seafood. <b>No.6: Foodservice giant admits 'stiffing' customers</b>. A major foodservice firm overcharged and undersupplied customers on fish orders, according to documents obtained by <b>IntraFish</b>. <b>No.5: Greenpeace: eco-labels not credible</b>. Greenpeace issued reports critiquing the eco-label standards of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Friend of the Sea (FOS) -- and found them lacking. <b>No.4: Credit woes close salmon plant</b>. A spate of credit insurance withdrawals caused a EUR100 million ($126 million) processor and exporter to suspend its entire 12,000-metric-ton salmon line after its operation became <b>No.3: Bankruptcy stings Whole Foods, Trident, other major suppliers</b>. Some of the biggest names in seafood are among those stung by a U.S. wholesaler who filed for bankruptcy earlier this month with more than $2.3 million (EUR1.8 million) in debt. <b>No.2: Will patience pay off for WWF?</b>. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-sponsored aquaculture dialogues have finally come out with finalized standards ¿ in this case, tilapia. Are the standards in time, or have companies hitched their wagons to the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification? <b>No.1: Scientists blast MSC</b>. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and certifier Moody Marine came under fire from scientists and NGOs over

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