Rebuilding fishing industry
After devastating earthquake two weeks ago Chile is working hard to rebuild its shattered fishing industry.
Gill-netting called off on Columbia River
Lower Columbia River will see no commercial gill-netting on Tuesday as the authority has called it off.
First Fishing Trawler Sets Sail Once More
The SkySails-System was successfully placed into operation aboard Germany’s largest fishing vessel – the ROS-171 “Maartje Theadora” – on the North Sea near Ijmuiden, Netherlands on March 8th, 2010. This…
Pangasius Market Report – March 2010
Difficult year comes to a positive end Although the supply of farmed pangasius in Viet Nam was lower in 2009 than in 2008 because of poor demand and lower prices,…
DLNR launches new on-line system for commercial fish catch reporting
Licensed commercial fishers can now submit their monthly commercial fishing reports on-line using a new system implemented by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR).…
Capelin season over
Unless new developments occur, HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels have finished their capelin season. They took their last catches yesterday with a combined catch for their final trips of 4900 tonnes.…
Gastronomic sailing trips showcase the best of Scottish seafood!
Visitors to Scottish ports love to sample freshly-landed seafood, from classic haddock and chips, to moules marinieres, lobster, langoustine, crab and scallops. And landing a top quality, sustainable product is a high priority for the country’s fishermen, who landed some 396,000 tonnes in 2008, worth more than £412 million.
Fisheries: Unprecedented progress in protection of Indian Ocean fish stocks thanks to EU leadership
Strides forward were made last week by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission for the protection of the fish stocks in the Indian Ocean, such as tropical tunas and shark stocks. The parties agreed among others on an enhanced system for control and compliance, on introducing a time/area closure and on forbidding sharks from the thresher family from being taken or kept on board. These measures, probably the most far reaching undertaken by IOTC since its conception in 1996, all stemmed from EU's proposal and were made possible thanks to the EU's progressive leadership and close cooperation with all IOTC Members, particularly coastal developing states.
Completion and submission of logbooks for the U.S. commercial halibut fisheries
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) has collected logbook information since the 1930s. The catch per unit effort, gear, and location information from the logbook is essential for the annual stock assessment and aids in determining the condition of the halibut resource. We have been successful in managing the halibut resource primarily because of cooperation from participating harvesters.
Big challenges, Big opportunites
428 delegates from 23 nations converged on Norway Trade Fairs’ Oslo base for what has become an unmissable annual event in the diary for busy seafood professionals – the North Atlantic Seafood Forum, the fifth in this highly-rated series.
