Coast Guard intercepts Chinese vessels suspected of driftnet fishing
Juneau, Alaska - The Coast Guard has caught two Chinese fishing boats suspected of illegal driftnet fishing.
Scotland needs a profitable fishing industry
The sea is one of Scotland’s greatest national assets and the fishing industry is determined to protect this precious resource so as to ensure a profitable and sustainable future, Ian Gatt, president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, told guests at its annual dinner in Edinburgh (6 September).
Busan International Seafood & Fisheries Exposition 2007
Busan International Seafood & Fisheries Exposition is Korea’s largest international fisheries professional exposition. Overseas leading companies & buyers through Korea Fisheries Association, KOTRA, MOU agreed associations will participate in our…
Fish feed scare highlights challenges of aquaculture boom
FAO conference eyeballs the future of the 'blue revolution' - safety issues in spotlight. The recent discovery that feed used on some U.S. fish farms contained the toxin melamine highlights…
Commission closes EU bluefin tuna fishery for 2007
The Commission today decided to close the fishery for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean for 2007.
Future prospects of the Danish and the Icelandic seafood industries
The Icelandic Embassy in Denmark, the Danish-Icelandic Chamber of commerce, Danfish and Glitnir Bank host a Seafood conference in Aalborg on the 19th of October to discuss the future of the Seafood Industry in Denmark and Iceland.
SFF welcomes new Cabinet Secretary for Fisheries
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will tomorrow (25 May) officially welcome Richard Lochhead as he makes his first public engagement as Fisheries Minister. Mr Lochhead, who was appointed Fisheries Minister last…
South Atlantic trawler on fire; all crew members rescued
Twenty four of the twenty seven crew members of a Spanish trawler that caught fire early Sunday morning in the South Atlantic will be arriving in Montevideo, Uruguay in the…
East Coast fishermen: hands in their pockets
There is a campaign underway in Atlantic Canada to convince people that the sky is falling, that black is white, that up is down and that, through some kind of…
Fish Stocks in Asian Region Decline
Fish stocks in the region have declined dramatically in recent decades, and the quality of the catch has gone down. The future for poor fishing communities in the region looks bleak.
