With the livelihoods of millions of fishery-dependent people at risk, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has appealed to the international community to provide adequate support to help countries adapt and urged governments to resolve adaptation funding disputes.
Bulgarian fisherman Emil Milev has added another trawler to the three he already has fishing for sprat, red mullet, rapana and turbot in the Black Sea, acquiring extra capacity to register the new boat.
Marel has opened a new office in Namibia, the world’s largest hake producing country after reorganising its sales and service support for customers in southern Africa, with a particular focus on Namibia. The new branch opened for business earlier this month.
Icelandic fishing and processing company Samherji has expanded in the UK with the acquisition of seafood sales and distribution company Collins Seafood.
The 2018 FAO State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report predicts that global fisheries production is set to pass 200 million tonnes by 2030. The current figure is 171 million tonnes, with capture fisheries at a steady level and the expected growth is in aquaculture. The overall first-sale value of all fisheries and aquaculture production in 2016 is put at $362 billion.
Inland Fisheries Ireland has seized 26 untagged salmon in the Glenties area in Donegal and 1100 yards of illegal salmon drift nets off Inishbeg Island. The seizures were secured by Inland Fisheries Ireland’s Fisheries Officers who are based in Donegal.
Participants in a side event on social issues held during the current 33rd session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) session have made clear that despite the progress in health and safety operations, insufficient attention has been given by governments to the implementation of essential principles of international law for the protection of fishing people, making fishing remain a hazardous activity.
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra to skipper/owner Steinar Sandnes who fishes from Napp in the Lofoten Islands.
Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, was there for the announcement as a group of krill companies and NGOs made the announcement that the krill harvesting companies will voluntarily cease operations across wide areas around the Antarctic Peninsula, including buffer zones around breeding colonies of penguins, to protect Antarctic wildlife.
The Fisheries White Paper published by the UK government last week has triggered concerns over the lack of consultation between Westminster and the devolved Scottish and Welsh administrations. The UK government had made assurances that there would be consultation, and is being accused of failure to do so.