Innovative system to protect fish & environment
Fish and fishermen of Gulf of Mexico are under new protective system for better business and healthy environment.
Fishing boat rammed ice land
In Kodiak Island of Alaska a fishing boat loses after hitting the several hundred yards of ice stretch.
Russia restricted Crab catching
Commercial catch of King Crab in Russia reduced drastically this year, says State Fishery Committee.
Killer jellyfish back on UK coast
UK’s scientists started probe to counter the killer jellyfish from wiping out fish farm in its coastal areas.
Operational Programme for the Swedish Fisheries Sector (
The European Commission recently approved the Operational Programme for the Swedish Fisheries Sector for the period 2007-2013. The total eligible public expenditure of the programme amounts to € 104,774,205, with EU assistance through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) providing to € 54,664,803.
The programme covers the entire territory of Sweden which is designated as a whole as a non-convergence region.
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…
France: Operational Programme for the French fishing industry (
The European Commission recently approved the Operational Programme for the French fishing industry for the period 2007-2013. The total eligible public expenditure under this programme is € 436.2 million, with EU assistance through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) amounting to € 216.0 million. € 181.8 million of EFF aid will be allocated to the non-convergence regions (metropolitan France) and € 34.3 million to the convergence regions (Overseas Departments).
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…
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…
