Rock lobster fishers get ready for new season
The blessings of the fleets have been held, licences are being renewed and fishers, both recreational and commercial, are preparing for another season of catching and enjoying one of our…
Aker BioMarine signs US distribution agreement
The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine has entered into an agreement with a leading Omega-3 distributor for sale of Aker BioMarine’s krill oil in the US dietary supplement market. Aker BioMarine…
Alaska’s 2007 salmon season fourth largest since statehood
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Division of Commercial Fisheries has posted its preliminary end-of-season estimates of commercial harvest and value for the 2007 salmon season.
Scathing report on Chile’s booming salmon industry
The environmental NGO Ecoceanos this week released a scathing report on Chile’s 2.2 billion US dollars farmed salmon industry, the world’s second largest after Norway.
Seafish restructure of training to release funding for recipients
Seafish has announced a change to the way it will structure training delivery for the seafood industry in future, a move that will see more funds passed directly to fishermen…
Advances across the value chain
The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine has developed a new dietary supplement: Superba™. Market launch of Superba™ is scheduled for March 2008. In the third quarter of 2007, Aker BioMarine achieved…
Non-Falklands ship listings to change
The criteria for listing non-Falklands flagged vessels will be revamped as a result of the European Union, Executive Committee (ExCo) recently filed application requesting a definition of economic ties between…
Alaska Salmon Re-Certified for Sustainable Fishing
The Alaska salmon fishery, which commercially harvests more than 160 million salmon a year, has been re-certified as meeting the Marine Stewardship Council’s environmental standard for sustainable fishing . Recertification…
November Fisheries Memo
The mother of all end runs in Eastern Canada would have the processors and big boat owners give the boot to all the small fishing operations. In the U.S. they…
CRA3 forum on track with plans to improve rock lobster fishing
The CRA 3 Multi-stakeholder Fishing Forum is on track with plans to improve fishing in Gisborne’s highly valued local red rock lobster fishery (known as CRA 3). Forum members, representing…
