Compromising gill net fishing to save sea turtles
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will allow large gill net fishing four days a week in North Carolina waters to save sea turtles
Japan pays no heed to bluefin tuna ban
Japan will remain neutral in the matter of banning the international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Honouring long service commercial fishing awards
Nominations for Manitoba Long Service Fisher Awards are open to honour longtime commercial fisheries in Manitoba.
Fishermen ready for walk on Washington rally
Washington rally is going to move the nation as fishermen prepare to walk and lawmakers ready to target Magnuson Act and job loss.
BFO needs to be restructure
Karachi fishermen and boat owners demand amendments in the Balochistan Fisheries Ordinance (BFO).
Malaysian boats still under Philippines custody
Philippines authorities still holding two Malaysian fishing boats although they have released eight trawlers over the last 48 hours.
Making strategy before heading for Washington rally
Fishing activists are planning strategies before heading to Washington rally to protest fishing rules for New England.
Shoreham port scallops ahead
2009 saw an increase in fishing vessels landing at the port with 4,260 tonnes of fish landed across the quays at a value of £6.3 million. Shoreham Port will once…
On the way to Akranes with 600 tonnes
HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Ingunn AK is steaming to its home port of Akranes with 600 tonnes of capelin on board, taken in two shots on fishing grounds around 30 nautical miles from Akranes. As well as Ingunn, Faxi RE and Álsey VE have been fishing in the same area.
Capelin Fishing Quota Increased in Iceland
Minister of Fisheries Jón Bjarnason will issue a regulation today to increase the capelin fishing quota in Icelandic waters by 20,000 tons in compliance with a proposal made by the…
