Fishermen fear gag grouper regulations
Gag grouper has been a sole source of living for many commercial and recreational fishermen in the Panhandle but now they fear regulations.
Low price of pangasius makes business miserable
Price of pangasius in Mekong Delta falls suddenly and the demand was went down and this makes business miserable.
Value of catch January-March 2009
Total value 26 billion ISK
Continued downturn for salted fish
Norway's exports in May of groundfish products, including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish, totalled NOK 667 million. This is a reduction of NOK 88.7 million compared to May 2008, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council*. The volume of exports in the same period fell by 2 000 tonnes.
MSC Americas announces staff changes on its commercial team
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced today that Philip Fitzpatrick, who has served as MSC Commercial Director—Americas since July of 2006, has moved to a new half-time employee role as…
Council Continues to Review Alternatives to End Overfishing
Closure of large areas to all snapper grouper fishing may be necessary to end overfishing of red snapper
Dutch gillnet fishery for Dover Sole obtains Friend of the Sea approval.
Wide mesh horizontal set nets prevent discards, seabed impact and reduce carbon footprint.
Commissioner Borg attends debate on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy
This morning the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Joe Borg, attended a policy debate focusing on the Green Paper on the future of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy…
Fish catches in May 2009
At constant prices, the volume of the catch of Icelandic vessels decreased by 10.3% in May 2009 compared with May 2008. In the first four months of 2009 the volume…
Conservation, Consensus Needed for Bigeye Tuna
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) took a step toward critical science-based conservation measures to help Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) bigeye recover from overfishing, but stopped short of adopting the complete set of recommendations from its Scientific Staff.
