Foreign mussels destroy Great Lakes food chain
Foreign mussels have changes the food chain that supports the Great Lake fishery causing a vast biological change.
Armm to curb IUU fishing activities
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) has started crafting a comprehensive fisheries development plan to strongly curb IUU fishing activities in its area.
Crewing Crisis: Joint NFFO/SFF Delegation
and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation met recently with the Migration Advisory Committee at the Home Office, to underscore the consequences for the fishing industry if the UK Borders Agency continues…
Marine Life Protection Act research under question
Fishers, seaweed harvesters and divers, side-by-side with local restaurateurs and retailers, have expressed doubts the way study for implementing Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative took place.
Dolphins under siege
Dolphins are growing increasingly aggressive in their quest for food, with some taking fish right off the hook.
Job loss at fish farms
More jobs could be lost than gained with the creation of a new fish farm in the Johnstone Strait, says Gunn.
Successful launch of food hygiene course through e-learning
Seafish, the authority on seafood, has announced the first successful candidate on the Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland’s (REHIS) new e-learning programme for Intermediate Food Hygiene. This type of…
NOAA Imposes Fine and Penalty for False Reporting in Alaska Fishery
A hired master, vessel owners and permit holders of the Alaskan fishing vessel Trident have agreed to pay more than $18,000 in penalties and $241,000 worth of sanctions for falsely…
INGUNN landing 1900 tonnes in the Faroes
HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Ingunn AK was Yesterday in the Faroe Islands, landing mixed herring and mackerel to the Havsbrún factory in Fuglafjördur. Ingunn had about 1900 tonnes on board,…
Major changes in fishing safety laws
Congress is considering imposing new construction standards on fishing vessels in an attempt to reorganize safety laws.
