Marine Harvest lay-offs deepen salmon farming sector crisis
Directors at Marine Harvest in Chile, the largest salmon producer in the world, will begin to lay off nearly 1,200 workers in June to compensate for financial losses incurred as…
ICES Launches new Advisory System
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) coordinates and promotes marine research on oceanography, the marine environment, the marine ecosystem, and on living marine resources in the…
Sleeping fish, a billion dollar industry
Sleeping fish or frozen fish industry is booming as the demand for fresh fish is mounting with each passing day.
Halibut restriction raises eyebrows
As the stocks of halibut going down the federal Fisheries Department is ready to put restrictions this month on halibut fishery.
Oceans life in danger
Recent science journals published news of disappearing of deep-sea species that could collapse the ocean-wide sea-life.
Commercial fishermen adopts criminal way
The hard rules of government force the commercial fishermen to adopt the criminal way for their livelihood from sea.
Mathematical methods to reduce fisheries by-catch
In order to reduce the fisheries by-catch scientists have come up with a unique mathematical method to minimize this complex problem.
Minister closes capelin
On the recommendations of the Marine Research Institute, Iceland's fisheries minister closed the capelin fishery on the 20th of February. So far this has been the poorest capelin season for…
Cod ban in Rye
The local fishermen of Rye are facing the heat of recent cod ban as the quota limit for smaller boats reached its end this season.
Fishing vessel aground, Coast Guard working to mitgate pollution
The 82ft fishing vessel Westward grounded Sunday on a rocky shore in the vicinity of Point Ildefonso on the southwest side of Prince of Wales Island. Crewmembers from another fishing…
