Mar del Plata fish landings drop 4.5% in ten months
Fish and shell fish landings at Mar del Plata, Argentina’s main South Atlantic fishing port totalled 368.859, tons in the first ten months of the year, which represents a 4.5%…
WWF competition nets sustainable fishing solutions
A team of inventors from the US state of Rhode Island has won the fourth annual WWF International Smart Gear Competition for an invention that could save fish and other…
Australians fear for only known white humpback whale
Australians fear that the world's only known white humpback whale could be slaughtered as Japan's whaling fleet prepares to embark on its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean, reports the…
2008 guide prices for fisheries products: increases for white fish but decreases for most pelagic species and frozen products
Today, the European Commission has adopted its annual proposal on next year’s guide prices for fresh and frozen fisheries products as well as the Community producer price for tuna for…
The way ahead for European aquaculture debated in Brussels
Today and tomorrow the European Commission will be hosting a major conference in Brussels on "European Aquaculture and its Opportunities for Development". The purpose of the conference is to advance…
Metropolitan fishing closure will help sustainability of iconic fish.
Today marks the closure of commercial line and gillnet fishing in the Metropolitan Fishing Zone, between Lancelin and south of Mandurah, as part of a fishing reform package to ensure…
Aker BioMarine signs US distribution agreement
The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine has entered into an agreement with a leading Omega-3 distributor for sale of Aker BioMarine’s krill oil in the US dietary supplement market. Aker BioMarine…
Alaska’s 2007 salmon season fourth largest since statehood
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Division of Commercial Fisheries has posted its preliminary end-of-season estimates of commercial harvest and value for the 2007 salmon season.
First Dutch restaurant certified to offer MSC-labelled seafood
Concerned diners can now feed their minds at „Umoja” in Amsterdam by ordering sustainably caught fish. The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC’s) blue eco-label marks two species on the restaurant’s menu…
Rock lobster fishers get ready for new season
The blessings of the fleets have been held, licences are being renewed and fishers, both recreational and commercial, are preparing for another season of catching and enjoying one of our…
