Vietnam – A world force in fish farming
Vietnam’s total production value of agro-forestry-aquaculture this year reached VN$ 220,000 billion (US$ 12 billion), an increase of nearly three per cent against last year, according to the Ministry of…
Shrimp exports expected to rise in 2010
Vietnam’s shrimp export turnover in 2009 experienced a significant increase despite the global economic crisis. The General Department of Customs reported that Vietnam exported about 190,000 tonnes of shrimp and…
Faroese fishermen fishing in the Pacific support Faroese production.
We take pride in the fact that we now can ship a set of pelagic trawldoors all the way from the Faroes to China, bound for the “Athene 2” which…
Fisheries Dept Issues Six Measures to Adhere to EU Fishing Regulations
he Fisheries Department revealed six measures that will help Thailand's seafood industry comply with new EU fishing regulations that went into effect on January 1st, in an effort to safeguard…
SFF welcomes supportive comments from WWF Scotland
Responding to WWF Scotland’s year-end assessment of Scotland's main whitefish stocks (embargoed until 00.01 Sunday 3 Jan. 2010), which included supportive comments on the leading role that Scotland is taking…
Call for standardised sustainable fish labels
A new research project has called for the standardisation of labels on fish, as it claims that current sustainability certifications are inconsistent and confuse consumers. The Review of Fish Sustainability…
Swedish Baltic cod fisheries start MSC assessment
Sweden’s Eastern and Western Baltic cod fisheries have started their assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The Swedish fishery is the third Baltic cod fishery to enter assessment this year following the Denmark Eastern Baltic cod in August and the Germany Eastern Baltic cod which entered assessment in November. If the fishery is successful, then Swedish Baltic cod will be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel once Chain of Custody traceability has been established.
Tristan da Cunha rock lobster fishery enters full MSC assessment
Tristan da Cunha’s rock lobster fishery has entered full assessment for the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. If successful, rock lobsters from this fishery will be eligible to bear the blue MSC ecolabel, marking them as sourced from a sustainable and well-managed fishery
New conversion factors for all EU over 10-metre skippers
A new measure to further harmonise and simplify fisheries enforcement at sea for over 10-metre fleets has come into force with the start of the new year.
Trawler catches worth ISK9.30 billion
HB Grandi’s trawlers have fished well over the last year. Catches came to a total of 47,700 tonnes, with a catch value of ISK9.30 billion, according to Birkir Hrannar Hjálmarsson,…
