New company launched in sea food market
Two Food production companies joined hands to start new seafood giant to tap big sea food market.
Key demands limitation for crab pots
National leader John Key has called for crab pots limitation at popular beaches as they lure deadly sharks near swimming areas.
Onboard observers could minimize trawlers’ waste
Experienced fishermen insisted more observers aboard so that trawlers would waste less.
Contaminated shellfish- a health hazard
Sewage-contaminated bivalve shellfish poses health risks states a document that summerises the current control measures and highlighting technical developments in the control of the public health.
Bounteous N942 – in difficulties
At 06.55 this morning Aberdeen Coastguard received a call from a fishing vessel 'Bounteous' reporting that they were taking on water 56 miles off Fraserburgh and their attempts to pump out the water had not been successful.
Infectious anemia extends among Chilean salmon farms
Marine Harvest, the world’s leading farmed fish producer, continues to be hit hard by the so-called “biological situation” in Chile. On Monday, shares in Marine Harvest fell by some 4.6%…
SFF response to annual report of Marine Climate Changes Impacts Partnership
Responding today (16 January) to the annual ‘report card’ produced at the meeting in Edinburgh of the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Bertie Armstrong said…
Seafish response to further developments between The Food Standards Agency and XyRex brand products.
On 21 December 2007, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a statement informing industry that XyRex brand products were not approved by the European Commission and that the use of…
Operational Programme “fisheries” for Greece 2007-2013
The European Commission recently approved the Operational Programme for Greek fisheries for the period 2007-2013. The total eligible public expenditure of the programme amounts to € 274,105,143, with EU assistance through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) amounting to € 207,832,237.
The programme covers the entire territory of Greece which is divided into 11 convergence and 2 non-convergence regions. € 176,83 million of the EFF assistance will be allocated to the convergence regions.
South African government reduce fishing rights
South African fishing industry facing pressure as the effective allocation of long-term fishing rights is about to reduce.