Japanese Import of Whale from Iceland in Jeopardy
According to a telephone conversation between Wakao Hanaoka, a Greenpeace representative in Japan, and the director of Asian Trading Co. Ltd. in Japan, the main importer of whale meat from…
Get the Great Fish Guide this World Oceans Day and embrace seafood gifts from the ocean – sustainably
Get the Great Fish Guide this World Oceans Day and embrace seafood gifts from the ocean - sustainably. To celebrate World Ocean Day today and the sustainability of New Zealand…
Statement by Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans – World Oceans Day
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement: Today, Canada celebrates World Oceans Day. This is a day for all Canadians to consider the…
Our Oceans our Responsibility
NEAFC, the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation of the North East Atlantic, celebrates the World Ocean Day by marking 10 years of progress in long time conservation and management of fish…
IFFO STATEMENT ON THE FILM – “THE END OF THE LINE”
The International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation (IFFO) contests the assertion in the film that it takes five kilos of anchovy to produce one kilo of salmon and the implication that aquaculture is inherently inefficient in using fishmeal and fish oil in feed.
NFFO: The End of the Line
The current press excitement over the film The End of the Line raises two fundamental questions. Those questions are: •Do journalists sensationalise? •Do the media exaggerate? Once you have answered…
Seafood industry calls on government to recognise its contribution to the UK economy in marine bill
major new report underlines industry’s contribution to UK plc - YouGov poll shows 83% of British people believe fishing is a vital part of British industrial life - UK Chief…
Hoki research results great news
"The recovery in our valuable hoki stocks is great news for everyone involved in this important fishery," Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley said today, following the release of the latest Ministry of Fisheries research into the hoki population.
Canada’s Economic Action Plan Delivering for Fisheries and Marine Industries
Communities across Canada are directly benefiting from the more than $343 million that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is investing into job creating projects through the Harper Government’s…
Leigh Fisheries Ltd certified ‘Sustainable’ by Friend of the Sea.
Leigh Fisheries Ltd. leads the way as the first fishery in New Zealand to be certified sustainable by the main seafood certification scheme in the world, Friend of the Sea.
