Legal suit against mussel farms
Members of the Nelson fishing industry have taken legal action over what they say is a lack of consultation in the approval of up to 1000ha of mussel farms in Golden and Tasman bays.
Catfish farmers under tough situation
Soaring cost of feed and cheap competition have forced the catfish farmers out of he business, says PB Commercial.
Argentina: Fish exports continue to notably decline
Domestic exports of 132,847 tonnes of fish and shellfish worth USD 261 million were shipped in the first four months of the year, indicate statistics released by the National Food…
Australia bust organized crime to illegal fishing
Australian crime experts in a study revealed that the organized crime groups involved in illegal fishing and is mainly lured by demand from China.
Shark and ray fish under extinction threat
A recent study reveals that 21 species of oceanic pelagic sharks and 11 ray species are threatened with extinction.
Krill overfishing jeopardize ocean ecosystem
Overfishing of krill, a tiny pink crustacean, has threatened the ocean ecosystem in and around Antarctica, says scientists.
US-Canada salmon treaty
Finally the United States and Canada have reached a tentative agreement on salmon fishing to boost the Chinook population in the region.
Hol Chan marine reserve expanded
The extension of zones B and C of the Hol Chan Reserve has been discussed to control the destructive fishing and diving activities.
New resolution for Arctic fisheries protection
US Congress has approved Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Senator Lisa Murkowski's (R-Alaska) joint resolution (S.J. Res 17) to protect Arctic Fisheries.
Good news for threatened Pacific tuna
Eight Pacific Island nations have signed an agreement to stop foeign fishing fleets that threatened their tuna.
