Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) fisheries representing the entire bottom grown mussel landings of Ireland have today entered the Marine Stewardship Council assessment. The cross-border fisheries from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland cover both collection and cultivation and together produce over 40,000MT of mussel each year.
In 2011, the value of exports of Norwegian groundfish including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish totalled NOK 11.2 billion to set a new export record. Compared to 2010, the value of exports was up by NOK 739 million or 7%, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council. The biggest increase was in exports of frozen whole fish to China for further processing
The value of exports of pelagic fish in 2011 set a new record, totalling NOK 8.4 billion. This is an increase of 15% or NOK 1.1 billion compared to 2010. The value of exports of herring and mackerel from Norway has never been higher in a single year than in 2011. The value of mackerel exports totalled NOK 3.5 billion, up by 16%, while the value of herring exports totalled NOK 4.2 billion, an increase of 14% from the previous year.
Fiskeribladet Fiskaren has written that the Norwegian freezer trawler Atlantic Star has set a new Norwegian record for the value of the total catch in 2011. Atlantic Star's catch in 2011 was worth 115 mill. NOK.
All the signs are that 2012 will be a pivotal year for the fishing industry. The reform of the CFP and the review of the EU Cod Management Plan are two developments this year with a huge capacity on their own to shape our future – for either good or ill.
‘We’ve been on the Hali grounds the last few days and conditions here are excellent. There is a lot of capelin here, so the fish is in good condition and unusually big. For example, the saithe we had the other day were that big that we had to hand fillet around half of it that was too big for the filleting machines,’ said Trausti Egilsson, skipper of HB Grandi’s factory trawler Örfirisey RE, although when we spoke to him, the ship was heading for a lee in the Ísafjördur Deep to sit out a storm
Western Baltija Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BLRT Grupp, and the Danish company Gitte Henning A/S signed a contract for the construction of a fishing vessel Gitte Henning S349.
An environment organization has filed a lawsuit to halt overfishing of bluefin tuna challenging new rule of NMFS.
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is ready with its agenda of continuous declining of sturgeon and cutting short of fishing seasons.
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has announced new technical rules for sales of tuna, bonito and fish preserves in general.
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