WWF applauds the confirmation from European Union member states that they will vote for a ban on international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna during a meeting of the largest wildlife trade convention starting this week.
Scotland's Marine Bill today received Royal Assent. The Marine (Scotland) Act provides a framework which will help balance competing demands on Scotland's seas. It introduces a duty to protect and…
Thirty-six French and Spanish vessels found guilty of breaking CFP rules still received a total of €13.5 million in subsidies between 1994 and 2006, a report shows.
Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, arrives in Spain this evening for a three-day visit to Madrid and Vigo. During her visit, the Commissioner will meet with…
Lower groundfish prices in all major markets In 2009 a number of groundfish resources showed good signs of recovery, after several rather bleak years. The one major exception to this…
One year after taking its mission and global partnership public, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) announced its roster of participating companies has expanded.
The Omega-3 ingredient Calamarine™, made solely from the by-products of Calamari food processing, achieves Friend of the Sea certification.
The Southern Red King crab (Lithodes santolla) bottom trap pot fishery operating within the Federal Waters of the Argentine Economic Exclusive Zone is entering full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) certification program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The fishery will be assessed against the MSC standard and, if successful, its products will be eligible to bear the blue MSC ecolabel recognizing products from well-managed sources. Southern Red King crab is also known as Red King Crab or Crabbe Royale in some markets.
“It’s a dream project”, says Ernst Morten Hevrøy about the project granted by the Research Council of Norway under the scheme for excellent young researchers in the field of aquaculture.
Seafood export companies complain that they are facing big obstacles with the EU’s IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing), which took effect January 1, 2010.
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