New director at Swedish marine agency
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SaWM/HaV) has a new director-general with the appointment of Jakob Granit to the post as of the first of September.
Blue Growth snake oil
The idea of Blue Growth emerged during the 2012 Rio + 20 process under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, in turn building on the 1992 Earth Summit. Blue Growth has become the latest buzzword, something that appears to be promoted as a miracle cure for stalled progress and dwindling natural resources.
Blue whiting getting lively
HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Venus is back on the fishing grounds after its latest landing at Vopnafjördur last week. Fishing grounds are now east of the Faroe Islands, and according to the skipper for the last trip, Róbert Axelsson, the blue whiting are following much the same migration pattern as they did during last year’s season.
Small Nation, Big Territory
For a nation with just 2040 square kilometres of land across several islands, Mauritius has a huge Exclusive Economic Zone of more than 2.30 million square kilometres. The challenge of patrolling this vast area of the Indian Ocean has been made more manageable with the delivery of the final five of ten Fast Interceptor Boats designed and built by the Indian Government-owned M/s Goa Shipyard Ltd.
Friend of the Sea objects to Mexican tuna MSC certification
Friend of the Sea has filed an official comment to the Draft SCS Assessment for the MSC certification of the north-eastern tropical purse seine yellowfin tuna fishery.
Tariff-free EU access for Norwegian seafood
Norway and the European Union have signed an agreement that allows some Norwegian products free access to EU markets.
Hook and Net on deep water debacle and Work in Fishing
The latest issue of Hook and Net, the app-format fishing industry news and information source, focuses in its latest edition on the debacle over deep water fisheries in the North Atlantic and the long-running dispute between industry and the green lobby.
Food Minister demands EU ban on micro-plastic in cosmetics
Several hundred thousand pieces micro-plastic can be hidden in cosmetic products as lotions, body scrub and toothpaste. Denmark’s Environment and Food Minister sees no reason to use micro-plastic in cosmetics when there are alternatives, and now calls on the EU for a ban.
Hawaiian fishermen petition Obama to not extend MPA
Hawaii’s Hunting Farming and Fishing Association has set up a petition asking the President of the US not to extend the North-West Hawaiian Island Marine Monument from 50 miles to 200 miles around the islands, claiming that such an extension would have devastating impacts on small business, fisheries, and culture without justification or public input.
Successful tests with steerable doors
Steerable trawl doors from Icelandic company Polar Fishing Gear look likely to become available later this year as the first full-scale sea trials carried out last month were highly successful.
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