14,700 tonnes of blue whiting in a month
According to Sveinbjörn Sigmundsson, production manager at HB Grandi’s Vopnafjördur division where blue whiting is reduced to fishmeal, production has been running at close to full capacity. The plant can…
New law to end overfishing
A federal fisheries governing body has passed Amendment 16, demanding closures of commercial and recreational fishing in red alert zones in America.
Hudson River faces wrath of warming water
A recent study showed that Hudson River is greatly affected by the growing menace of global warming that brings the river’s fish to the brink of collapse.
Iceland defying whaling ban
Iceland starts its commercial whaling season, defying a global moratorium on the practice of hunting whales.
Pangasinan aquaculture under typhoon
Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. has declared the province under state of calamity following typhoon Cosme, which battered the agriculture and aquaculture of the state.
Alarm over wild Pacific Salmon stocks
In a new book, Who Killed the Grand Banks, the author raises the alarm over the state of Pacific wild salmon stocks.
Rising fuel prices and fishing industry
Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead today headed to Brussels demanding urgent talks with the UK Government over what can be done to help the Scottish fishing industry over increasing fuel prices.…
NMFS Announces Removal of Longline Pot Gear Prohibition in the Bering Sea Sablefish Fishery During June
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the revision of a regulation that prohibits longline pot gear in the Bering Sea sablefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) and sablefish community development…
The race is on to find the nation’s top chippy
Fish and chip shops across the UK are launching their bid to be crowned top chippy in the national Fish and Chip Shop of the Year competition, today (19 May…
Balancing positive and negative factors in seafood using probabilistic models
The nutritional-toxicological conflict related to seafood consumption was studied in detail in order to formulate clear recommendations to the Belgian population. Different probabilistic intake assessments using data from the Belgian…
