Shellfish ban lifted in Uruguay states
The National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA) of Uruguay has approved the order to lift the ban on shellfish in Maldonado and Rocha.
Japan: Global warming risks agriculture and fisheries
An agriculture ministry report forecasts risk to Japan’s agriculture and fisheries due to increasing global warming which would generate disaster for these industries.
Iceland’s first hydrogen equipped commercial vessel
Iceland’s red ship, The Elding, gets new looks and would become a herald of fossil-free future.
Saving sturgeon in Russian way
Russia is trying to save sturgeon from extinction by setting up a state caviar monopoly and stiffening punishments for poachers.
South Africa’s ban could extinct Abalone
The government of South Africa has decided to suspend commercial fishing of wild abalone, which may lead to its extinction, say conservationists.
Fishermen attends summit to learn new tricks
At Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit many new and old fishermen took part to know the new tricks for the trade that fuels Alaska’s coastal economies.
Carolina fisheries commission talks about limited access
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) in a meeting stressed on using information on limited access privilege programmes that might work in the state.
Ice weight sank fishing boat
A New Bedford fishing boat was sunk with four crew on board as the weight of the boat increased due to excessive ice.
No licence to krill trawl creates new partnerships
Five Norwegian companies, presently unlicenced to trawl for krill in Antarctica,
Strict rules for Chesapeake’s blue crabs
Virginia fishing regulators are mulling to make the crab fishing rules stricter to prevent over fishing of the Chesapeake’s blue crabs.
