Falklands’ fishing companies associate to ‘work together’
Fifteen fishing companies on Tuesday night became members of the Falkland Islands Fishing Company Association (FIFCA) at their inaugural Annual General Meeting.
EU and North-Atlantic coastal states agree on 2008 fishing possibilities on 3 major shared stocks
Several agreements have been concluded in the past few days between the European Commission, on behalf of the EU, and the other coastal states concerned regarding 2008 fishing opportunities on…
Joe Borg welcomes Lisbon’s Conference ministerial Declaration on combating international trade of fisheries products from illegal fishing
"Many international meetings on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing have been held in the past. Many of them have been useful because they have raised awareness of the burning need…
Kingfisher Information Services
The Kingfisher Information Services department have been supplying fishermen with valuable seabed information for over 40 years. In recent times, Kingfisher have moved away from the production of paper fishing…
Scientific Spanish vessel researching in South Atlantic
A state of the art Spanish fisheries research vessel currently in Punta Arenas is scheduled to collect sea bed and water samples in the South Atlantic, off the Falkland Islands…
New crab fishing rules come into force on 1 November
New signs have been going up at popular crab fishing locations in recent weeks, to outline the changes that will apply in the West Coast Bioregion from Thursday 1 November…
Chilean coastal fishermen protest depletion of hake
Chilean fishermen used public debates in the coastal town of Valparaiso Wednesday as a forum to criticize Chile’s fishing policies. The debates, titled “Who sells you fish,” focused on the…
Joe Borg in Lisbon to address ministerial conference on eradicating illegal fishing
How the EU could make a crucial contribution to eliminating illegal fishing is the theme of today's keynote address by European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Joe Borg, at…
Outstanding local response bodes well for Mandurah fishing survey
Strong enthusiasm from Mandurah’s waterfront residents will help Fisheries' researchers, when they begin a year-long survey of crab and fish stocks in the Peel Harvey Estuary next month. Department of…
Aker BioMarine signs krill oil extraction agreements
The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine has entered into agreements in New Zealand and France that secure production of high-value krill oil. “We have an optimal value chain - spanning from…
