Soaring seafood prices
Alaska's abundant fishery is a small player in a very competitive world market and factors driving fish prices occur far beyond the docks.
Iceland planning to export 1.500 tons of whale meat to Japan
The company behind Iceland’s fin whaling industry is planning a huge export of whale meat to Japan. This summer, Hvalur hf caught 125 fins - a huge expansion on previous…
Danish fishing industry fights for the environment
The fishing industry has been blamed for years for destroying the seabed, emitting excessive levels of CO2 and oil pollution. Meanwhile, the quota system has forced fishermen to throw about half of their catch back into the sea where it rarely survives. Danish fishermen have now had enough, which is why the Danish Fishing Equipment Group has invited a number of experts to the "Blue Ocean - Green Fishing" conference to be held on 7 October, at the DanFISH exhibition in Aalborg.
Concentrating on live fish
Nofima shall establish a Centre of Excellence for capture-based aquaculture in Tromsø. Capture-based aquaculture involves fish being caught and transferred live to sea cages. This system offers a host of…
Commission welcomes NAFO agreement on conservation measures
The Commission is broadly satisfied with the progress achieved in the annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, which took place in Bergen, Norway, from 21 to 25 September 2009.
Efforts Begin to Research and Reduce Bycatch in Tuna Fisheries
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is following through on a commitment to develop common best practices and facilitate global research to mitigate the impact of capturing non-target marine life, bycatch, in purse-seine tuna fisheries on fish aggregating devices (FADs).
Deep sea redfish season a fantastic bonus
‘We can’t be anything but satisfied with the trawlers this summer. Fishing has been good across all species. Haddock has been the only one that’s been a problem as there hasn’t been a lot of this in the areas our trawlers have been fishing,’ said Birkir Hrannar Hjálmarsson, in charge of running HB Grandi’s groundfish trawlers.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Takes Strong New Action to Protect Fish Stocks and Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) announced today the closures of 11 sponge and coral areas to bottom fishing, as well as the re-opening of a directed fishery for 3M cod (the Flemish Cap) in the NAFO Regulatory Area, outside Canada's 200-mile limit, and red fish in Divisions 3LN.
UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2008 Published
he latest UK Sea Fisheries Statistics are published September 25 by the Marine and Fisheries Agency.
UN praise for prawn recovery
STRONG growth and sustainable management of the state's prawn industry over the past five years has seen it recognised on an international scale.
