Mussels caught in Denmark’s Limfjord by Vilsund Muslinge Industri (VMI) will be the first mussels in the world to carry the MSC ecolabel, following VMI’s success in attaining MSC certification…
The Portuguese purse seine sardine fishery has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery, becoming the first Portuguese fishery to be certified under the international programme. The Portuguese Association of Purse Seine Producer Organisations (ANOPCERCO), is now eligible to sell its catch – which represents 95% of the country's sardine production (well over 50,000 metric tonnes annually) – with the internationally recognised blue MSC ecolabel. The certificate covers all of the association's larger coastal vessels (over 9 m long) whose main activity is purse seining.
Seychelles / Mahé / Victoria – Seychelles fisheries enforcement operation, involving the Coast Guard, the Seychelles Fishing Authority and the National Drug Enforcement Agency, has intercepted 3 Iranian flagged tuna vessels for illegal fishing activity in the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone.
Sustainability and market access will feature significantly at the upcoming Global Technical and Trade Conference TUNA 2010. The biggest global event in the tuna calendar, TUNA 2010, will enjoy active…
The Department of Commerce published the final results of the third administrative review of the antidumping duties on shrimp. While this report was positive for shrimp exporters from India, Ecuador,…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued a regulation on certification of wild-caught seafood in response to EC’ IUU regulation which come into effect in 1 January…
A complete review of Western Australia’s valuable rock lobster fishery has resulted in independent and international endorsement of the State Government’s management of the resource. Fisheries Minister Norman Moore today…
The Ghaqda Koperattiva tas Sajd insisted at a meeting with the Fisheries Department today that tuna fishermen who are not allowed to fish because of the severely reduced tuna quota…
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is optimistic that agreement will finally be reached this week between the EU and Norway on key shared whitefish and pelagic stocks in the North Sea and North-east Atlantic.
University of Louisville neurologist Robert P. Friedland, M.D., questions the safety of eating farmed fish in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, adding a new worry to…
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