Iceland: Value of catch January-May 2009
Total value 42 billion ISK Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to ISK 42 billion in January-May 2009, compared with ISK 40 billion in the first 5 months…
Falklands Patrol Vessel Ready For Action
FALKLANDS Fishery Patrol Vessel Protegat is ready for action since a refit that not only brings the vessel up to UK Maritime Coastguard standards but enhances her fishery protection and…
Frozen production to restart at Vopnafjördur
HB Grandi’s pelagic production plant in Vopnafjördur is scheduled to re-start production of frozen herring next week. Staff summer holidays have meant that production has been suspended for a few…
Minister Announces Members of Steering Committee for Agreement on Fishing Industry Restructuring
The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, today announced the members of the steering committee for the Agreement on Fishing Industry Restructuring. The members will direct and oversee…
Business owners, fishermen want better coverage
Mark Vinsel, executive director of the United Fishermen of Alaska, says 32 percent of fishermen in Alaska are not covered by health insurance. Alaska small-business owners and representatives of fishing…
EPO Bigeye No Longer ‘Red-Listed’ by ISSF
With measurable progress made toward science-based management and conservation of tuna stocks in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO), the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) eased restrictions it placed on transactions…
Fish catches in July 2009
At constant prices, the volume of the catch of Icelandic vessels decreased by 1.5% in July 2009 compared with July 2008. In the first four months of 2009 the volume…
Back To The Sea For Falklands Fisheries Research
AFTER eighteen months without a research vessel, the Fisheries Department (FIFD) will be back on the water in October 2009 with a survey in the western parts of the FICZ.…
Parnell seeks relief for fishery disaster
Gov. Sean Parnell has urged the federal government to approved relief for Yukon River residents due to poor fishery this season.
Oysters under threat, admit locals
Locals at Yorke Peninsula admit that the region’s oysters are under serious threat due to marine development plan.
