MLPA moves forward despite losses
Fishermen take stock of losses as a state panel settled on a network of fishing closures for Southern California.
Famous clam fishery first to receive MSC certification in Southeast Asia
The Ben Tre clam fishery in Vietnam has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in Southeast Asia to meet the organization’s sustainability and management standards. The nationally renowned Ben Tre hard clams (Meretrix lyrata) are picked by hand using metal rakes and collected into mesh sacks. Once collected, the clams are sold to domestic markets and exported to Europe, the US, Japan, China and Taiwan.
Progress made toward lifting cod ban
Work toward lifting the ban on blue cod fishing in the Marlborough Sounds is progressing well, but the fishery will remain closed this summer, Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced today.
Minister Shea announces management measures for Greenland Halibut in Canada’s North
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that the Canadian total allowable catch (TAC) for the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization (NAFO) Division 0B Greenland halibut (turbot) fishery has been set at 7,000 tonnes. This is an increase of 1,500 tonnes from last year. Nunavut will receive 90 per cent of the increase and Inuit fishers in Nunavik will receive the remaining 10 per cent.
Fish are going north for the cool, study shows
Many fish stocks are fleeing warming waters, moving northward and off-shore, some of them now all but extinct in US waters, a new American study shows.
New DVD launched from fishingboatvideos.co.uk
A new dvd filmed at sea onboard various types of fishing boats is to go on sale this week, just in time for Christmas.
Frozen groundfish registers good result in October
Norway’s exports of groundfish has recorded good results in October but less than the last year.
Nunavut turbot fishing quota raised
The federal government has increased the quota of Nunavut's commercial fishery in the territory.
Research on fish waste
Research on fish waster could provide environmental and commercial benefits across the fish sector.
Want to buy fish rich in Omega 3? Try your nearest Austrian chemist
Austrian chemists will commence selling fish in order to raise awareness of the health benefits of a diet rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. As of this Monday, the clients…
