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Iceland and the Faroe Islands have agreed on mutual access for 2019-20 - @ Fiskerforum
Administration

Iceland and Faroes strike mutual access agreement

Icelandic minister of fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson and his Faroese counterpart Høgni Hoydal have reach agreement on a new fisheries treaty between Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

FiskerForum 19/03/2019
Nelago Kwedhi is Namibia’s first female trawler skipper. Image: Nueva Pescanova - @ Fiskerforum
Fishing

Lüderitz: The City Born from the Sea

Spanish-headquartered fishing group Pescanova has showcased its corporate social responsibility work in Namibia with the screening of the documentary film The City Born from the Sea, detailing the growth of the fishing town of Lüderitz and focusing on the career of Nelago Kwedhi, Namibia’s first female trawler skipper.

FiskerForum 18/03/2019
Small-scale fishermen mending fishing nets outside of Abidjan
Administration

Coastal Fisheries Initiative underway in West Africa

Overfishing, competing uses for coastal areas, promoting sustainable fisheries management, building strong fisherfolk associations, supporting women in fisheries, and ensuring efficient fisheries value chains are common challenges facing coastal fisheries communities around the globe. The GEF-funded Global Fisheries Initiative is an ambitious programme with five projects – three of them regional and two global. The main objective of all projects is to strengthen coastal fisheries communities worldwide.

FiskerForum 12/03/2019
Pelagic vessels sitting out the storm in Donegal Bay. Image: SVN/Tómas Kárason - @ Fiskerforum
Fish Species

Sitting out the storm in Donegal Bay

A group of pelagic vessels has been sheltering in Donegal Bay while a storm has been raging on the blue whiting grounds west of Ireland.

FiskerForum 12/03/2019
There is no evidence supporting the inclusion of mako shark in CITES Appendix II
Administration

No evidence supporting the inclusion of mako shark in CITES Appendix II

While supporting the work of CITES to ensure that international trade does not threaten the survival of marine species, Europêche President Javier Garat has stated that species such as mako sharks are already sufficiently protected and regulated. He was commenting on the listing of mako sharks under CITES Appendix II, which lists species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilisation incompatible with their survival.

FiskerForum 02/03/2019