Fishermen requests for immediate action on herring fleet
Local fishermen have urged the Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to take an emergency action on the herring fleet currently fishing in waters off Cape Cod.
Local fishermen have urged the Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to take an emergency action on the herring fleet currently fishing in waters off Cape Cod.
The prices of tra catfish have been raised but the catfish farmers are still only able to breakeven.
Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, has delivered the opening speech at the Annual Science Conference of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
Less than two weeks after the New York Times ran a story questioning the sustainability of New Zealand’s hoki fisheries [From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch, 09/09/09],…
A meeting was held on Friday 18 September at the Northern Irish Parliament in Stormont between UK fisheries minister Richard Benyon MP and leaders of the National Federation of Fishermen’s…
Responding to the interim report of the Inquiry into Future Fisheries Management (IFFM), which highlights fundamental flaws in the Common Fisheries Policy and the need for reform, Bertie Armstrong, chief…
European rules governing the Scottish fishing industry are in need of “urgent reform”, claims an independent report published today,
It is ironic that Oregon strives to be a leader in sustainability, yet we continue to subject our wild salmon runs to unsustainable harvest practices that are pushing the fish…
Regional management would be the best way to run the fishing industry in Europe and overcome current “systemic failures”, according to a new report from a body set up by…
The 4.8 percent decrease in seafood export revenue in the first seven months of the year has been attributed to tariffs and technical barriers imposed by importing countries. However, there…