NFFO Leads Campaign on margin of Tolerance
The NFFO is spearheading a campaign to extract the margin of tolerance issue from the new Control Regulation. The new regulation is expected to be agreed at the next Council…
Scottish industry’s leading role in sustainable fishing must be blueprint for the futu
Responding to the outcome of today’s meeting (28 September) in Brussels between European Commissioner Joe Borg and Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead, Bertie Armstrong, Chief Executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s…
Value of catch January-June 2009
Total value ISK 54 billion Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to ISK 54 billion in January-June 2009, compared with ISK 45 billion in the first 6 months…
Pangasius export rises five times in August
Vietnam is the largest exporter of pangasius to US and in August this volume increases five times.
TV crew witnesses illegal fishing off Costa Rica
National Geographic TV team has witnessed illegal fishing off Costa Rica's Isla del Coco, reveals a report.
Demand to ban commercial fishing of tuna called off
European Union has given up the demand for ban on commercial bluefin tuna fishing.
Coast Guard targets vessel stability
Besides providing safety skills to fishermen Coast Guard wants to focus on the vessels stability also.
Protection for South Atlantic Deepwater Corals
Long stretch of complex deepwater corals has been programmed to be protected from the menace of fishing gear.
MSC’s conservation scheme, a boon
A conservation scheme of MSC is consider to be a boon for fishermen despite fears over stocks.
West Coast fishing fleet to shrink further
West Coast fishermen are in dilemma as already shrunken fishing fleet to shrink further, says a report.
