Emergency rule to protect sea turtle
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is mulling over the National Marine Fisheries Service’s issue to implement an emergency rule that will help protect sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
High protein and oil yields from pearlside
“I like the look of pearlside meal. It has an excellent protein content and a meal production rate of about 15%. What is a surprise is how fat this little fish is, with a similar oil content to the meal at around 15%,” said Gudmundur Hannesson, plant manager at HB Grandi’s fishmeal production facility in Akranes when we spoke to him yesterday after he had taken delivery on Monday of the first landing of 830 tonnes of pearlside from Bjarni Ólafsson AK.
Two thirds of Icelanders in favour of whaling
According to a Capacent Gallup poll carried out last weekend, two-thirds of those polled are in favour of commercial whaling being allowed in Iceland.
Strategic consolidation i the european fishmeal and fishoil industry
Austevoll Seafoods ASA (‘Austevoll’) and Origin Enterprises plc (‘Origin’) announce that they have reached agreement to combine their respective Norwegian, Irish and UK fishmeal and fish oil operations. The combination will enhance the position of the business in the globally traded marine proteins and oils sector.
“The future of fisheries lies in Long Term Management Plans.”
“The Future of Fisheries Lies in Long-term Management Plans – the challenge is how to establish a process that integrates biology and economics and places stakeholders at the heart of that process”
Funds to bring back cod on food table
Atlantic cod will soon be back on dinner table as new research project is under process by Genome Atlantic.
UN’s code for responsible fishing
As the fish stocks began declining due to overfishing around the globe UN has announced new Code of Conduct for responsible fishing.
Planned treaty will close ports to fish pirates
FAO-brokered talks lay groundwork for binding agreement to combat illegal fishing
Caretaker government takes over in Iceland
On Sunday 1st of February a short ceremony took place in the offices of the Ministry of Fisheries at which incoming fisheries and agriculture minister Steingrímur J Sigfússon took over…
SFF underlines the huge challenges facing fishing as interim effort control scheme is announced
Responding today (3 February) to the Scottish Government’s announcement of details of the interim days-at-sea scheme (Conservation Credits II), Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “While…
