Halibut subsistence rules
Fisheries managers tweak the limited subsistence fishing for halibut that is allowed in Juneau, Ketchikan.
Stock decline wastes $50 billion for world fisheries
The world fisheries is wasting $50 billion a year due to poor management, over-capacity and over-fishing, says UN.
Rejuvenating the fishing industry
The government of Rwanda has planed to rejuvenate the fishing industry in the East African Community.
Antarctic krill fishery enters Marine Stewardship Council full assessment
The portion of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) fishery in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean fished by Norwegian company Aker BioMarine Co Ltd has entered the full assessment…
Herring there for a few hours every evening
HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Lundey NS was due to dock at Vopnafjördur today with 730 tonnes of herring, caught mostly in the Jan Mayen zone according to the skipper this…
Nature and Environment Prize 2008 goes to Iceland
Marorka in Iceland has been named as the winner of the DKK 350,000 Nordic Council's Nature and Environment Prize 2008.
New Zealand fisheries an economic model for the world
The fisheries jury is now in and quota systems are the model world fisheries need to adopt, says MFish Chief Executive, Wayne McNee. “A report just released by the World…
Scotland aquaculture set to grow
Aquaculture industry is thriving in Scotland, produces around 200,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish annually.
Germany’s Baltic herring fishery enters MSC assessment
The Western Baltic spring-spawning herring fishery targeted by vessels of the “Erzeugergemeinschaft der Hochsee- und Kutterfischer” has entered the full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
SFF launch of Environmental Policy Statement signals commitment to sustainability
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will underline its environmental credentials with the launch of an Environmental Policy Statement at its annual dinner in Edinburgh tomorrow (9 October).
