Maine lobstermen sell at any point
Maine lobstermen are desperate and sell fresh lobster from trucks, homes or garage just to get few extra dollars.
Seafood companies faces crisis
Demand of squid and octopus rises while supply slow down and that cases headache to the seafood enterprises in Vietnam.
Marshall fishermen in act of civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the latest buzz Marshall fishermen are doing as they go subsistence fishing on the Yukon River, though fishing was closed.
Fiordland blue cod season extended
The authorities have extended the closures in Milford and Doubtful Sounds to amateur fishing for blue cod.
BFAR urges fishermen to go for fish farming
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has urged the fishermen to opt for fish farming to ensure continuous supply of fish in the country.
EU hosts meeting on future of global tuna fisheries
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, will today welcome representatives to the opening of the Second Joint Meeting of the five tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) in San Sebastian, Spain. The meeting, which follows on from the first such event held in Kobe, Japan, in 2007, will run until 3 July. Objectives for the five days include a review of the actions agreed in Kobe, a workshop on reducing overcapacity in the global tuna fleet, and the agreement of a new plan of action for the next two years.
ISSF Offers to Bring Together Experts for Collaboration on Global Bycatch Research
With growing concern about the impact of tuna fishing on ocean health, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is highlighting the need for a coordinated, global study examining the critical issue of bycatch.
Marine Institute scientists look at ways of stopping fish farm escapes
Scientists from the Marine Institute in Galway and Newport are playing a key role in “PREVENT ESCAPE” - a major international project aimed at reducing the escape of farmed fish and their impact on wild stocks.
French fishermen affected by protest to save bluefin tuna
Celebrities’ campaign over the plight of bluefin tuna as threat to livelihood sparks anger in Mediterranean port.
Britain’s fishing industry in crisis
Fishing industry is facing the heat of crisis as scores of trawlermen quit the industry.
