Seafish sponsor North Atlantic Seafood Conference
Seafish is one of the sponsors of the 2008 North Atlantic Seafood Conference which is being held in Oslo, 4 – 9 March. Building on its successful presence at the…
Commercial fish harvester convicted and fined a record $6,325 for fishing with a long gillnet
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced today that Mackenzie Matheson of North Vancouver was fined a record $6,325 after pleading guilty to fishing with a long gillnet. On September 5,…
Legal Battle Challenging the Constitutionality of New Commercial Fishing Restrictions Begins
On January 2, 2008 the law firm of Roetzel & Andress in Toledo, Ohio filed a complaint on behalf of the Great Lakes Commercial Fishermen, LLC against the Ohio Department…
Australia to begin sea-air surveillance of Japanese whalers
Australia will begin sea- and air-based surveillance of Japan's whaling fleet this week foreign affairs minister Stephen Smith announced this week. Australia's center-left Labor government anticipated it would step up…
Seafish statement in response to the Food Standards Agency statement on XyRex brand
XyRex Prawnfresh is widely used throughout the UK for treating blackspot in prawns and was included in Seafish trials (November 2005) as an alternative to the use of sodium metabisulphite.…
Public health risks associated with contaminated shellfish
A document summarising the current control measures and highlighting technical developments in the control of the public health risks associated with sewage-contaminated bivalve shellfish, such as oysters and mussels, has…
British Columbia steps up MSC eco-labelling efforts
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is pleased to announce that the pink and chum salmon fisheries of British Columbia have applied for assessment to the MSC’s environmental standard for well…
Maine fishing groups sue feds
Two Maine-based commercial fishing groups are suing the federal government in hopes of barring herring trawlers from some New England fishing grounds. Saco-based Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance and Port Clyde-based…
United Fishermen of Alaska selects Kathy and Ed Hansen for 2007 Fishermen of the Year
The United Fishermen of Alaska Board of Directors, composed of 37 fisheries trade organizations and four at-large members, have named Kathy and Ed Hansen as “Fishermen of the Year” for…
Operational Programme for the Estonian Fisheries Industry co-funded by the European Fisheries Fund
The European Commission recently approved the Operational Programme for the Estonian Fisheries Industry for the period 2007-2013. The total eligible public expenditure of the programme is € 112 757 386, with EU assistance through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) amounting to € 84 568 039.
The programme covers the entire territory of Estonia which is designated as a whole as a convergence region.
