Indian fisheries panel press for more vessels
Indian fisheries working group has demanded to introduce additional resource-specific vessels for the 11th plan.
The Netherlands; Perspectives for a sustainable fisheries sector
The European Commission recently approved the Operational Programme for The Netherlands "Perspectives for a sustainable fisheries sector" for the period 2007-2013. The total eligible public expenditure of the programme amounts to € 91.8 million, with EU assistance through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) providing € 39.4 million. The programme covers the entire territory of The Netherlands which is designated as a whole as a non-convergence region.
Aussie forfeited rogue longliner Viarsa broken up in India
Famed, controversial fishing vessel Viarsa was dismantled in a Mumbai, India ship breaking yard last December, Australian authorities confirmed this week. The Uruguayan-flagged, 65-metre longliner had played a singular role…
Measures to protect cod stocks
The first voluntary, real-time closure of a cod spawning ground was announced today by Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead
The future of the seafood industry in Germany and Iceland
Glitnir, along with the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin, German-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce and Fish International, is hosting a new industry conference, focused on the future of the seafood industry in Germany and Iceland, two countries that face similar challenges in the sector.
Tuna driving towards collapse
Tuna, world’s prized fish species, are caged for fattening before their spawning and that threat their existence.
No Care for dwindling salmon and crab stocks
Trawl fleet fishermen ignoring the legal aspects and going on hunting salmon and crab as much as they could without giving a second thought to the decreasing population of the species.
Commercial fishing bars from residential area
Hernando county has passed a new ordinance to stop the commercial fishing in the residential area.
New management tool for fishing industry
In New England’s fisheries meeting new controversial management tool was debated that would give fishermen more control over fishing.
Effort to reduce turtle captures
Both fishermen and biologists are concern over the increasing number of accidental captures of sea turtles.
