The difficult, thankless, task of managing effort (days at sea restrictions) under the EU Cod Management Plan in the 2012 effort year (from 1st February) has begun, with a recent meeting of the English Days at Sea Group, on which the NFFO sits.
So far this year approximately 11,000 tonnes of capelin have been landed HB Grandi’s fishmeal production plant at Vopnafjördur. 1200 tonnes of capelin meal was shipped out from Vopnafjördur at the beginning of the week and although frozen products have already been shipped out this week, this is the first meal shipment of the year.
Strong campaign is going the round that new rules must ensure all European vessels fishing outside of EU waters operate in a sustainable way.
A fishing boat sinks mysteriously off the Coromandel coast but three men luckily saves their lives.
The State Administrative Tribunal upheld the decision to suspend commercial fishing licence for rock lobster.
To protest federal regulations fishermen have planned to stage a rally in Washington on March 21.
In spite of severe floods and continued EU ban Pakistan seafood exports has shows remarkable growth last year.
Russia’s federal fishery agency Rosrybolovstvo is set to get tougher on fish importers after some serious complaints.
Forest & Bird's claims that fishing can be blamed for the decline of sea lions ignores a comprehensive government review with global and local scientific experts that has clearly shown fishing is not threatening the survival of New Zealand sea lions.
Total value ISK 127.2 billion
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