Argentine fisheries catches during the first ten months of this year have confirmed their falling tendency which has reached 16%, according to the latest reports from the Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries…
This guide to tuna contains information on sustainability issues, stock assessment, conservation measures and management worldwide for the stocks of the species. The information was obtained from scientific, industry and governmental…
The final agreement of the EC Council of Ministers in Brussels has resulted in Scotland being able to push ahead with a flexible effort management regime that will ensure the number of days that boats can put to sea will remain unchanged for 2008.
THE COMMUNITY FISHERIES CONTROL AGENCY - CFCA - IS A EUROPEAN UNION BODY ESTABLISHED IN 2005 TO ORGANISE OPERATIONAL COORDINATION OF FISHERIES CONTROL AND INSPECTION ACTIVITIES BY THE MEMBER STATES AND TO ASSIST THEM TO COOPERATE SO AS TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY IN ORDER TO ENSURE ITS EFFECTIVE AND UNIFORM APPLICATION.
Summary The European Commission recently approved the Operational Programme for development of the Danish fisheries and aquaculture sector for the period 2007-2013. The total eligible public expenditure of the…
With exports valued at 70 million US dollars a year, Chile is now the world’s fourth largest producer of mussels. The country currently has 63 seed beds, 1,132 growing centres and 40 processing plants, 90 percent of which are in the south of the country.
Argentina authorized sea and air tracking of illegal fishing outside the country’s Economic Exclusive Zone, in the 200 miles plus area of international waters and will eventually give notice to…
The Antarctic toothfish longline fishery in the Ross Sea is seeking recognition through the world’s leading environmental certification and eco-labelling programme for wild capture fisheries. Certification to the Marine Stewardship…
A conservation group that has vowed to disrupt Japan's annual whale hunt launched its Antarctic campaign Wednesday by renaming one of its ships after "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, the late…
The North East Sea Fisheries Committee (NESFC) Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fishery near Bridlington, UK has been awarded the coveted Marine Stewardship Council eco-label for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The…