Seafood worth almost NOK 5.5 billion was exported in October. This represents a downturn of NOK 345 million or 6% compared with the same month last year. So far this year, seafood exports have been worth NOK 43.3 billion, an increase of NOK 362 million on the record year of 2010, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is urging the UK and Scottish Governments to do all in their power to persuade the EC to ditch automatic cuts in the number of days that fishing vessels can go to sea next year.
The Dutch Oyster Association has started its assessment against the internationally recognised MSC standard for sustainable fishing. If successful, their two fisheries will be able to display the MSC ecolabel on their products. The two species targeted, Native Oyster (Ostrea edulis) and Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) will be assessed at the same time. Both fisheries rely on enhancement of oyster stocks – a Catch and Grow (CAG) system.
Norway exported cod, including clipfish, saltfish and dried fish worth NOK 1.22 billion in October. This represents an increase of 4% or NOK 51.8 million compared with the same month in 2010. Measured in terms of volume, exports increased by 1% or 393 tonnes to a total of 40,400 tonnes, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
Commercial fishing on Lake Turkana has decline drastically as traders flee fresh ethnic clashes.
Environmentalists have urged the federal regulators to renew limits on one of Monterey Bay's top fisheries: sardines.
South African commercial fishing industry is unable to create jobs due to overexploit of fish stocks, says WWF.
The Gillard government has decided to lock up the vast new areas off Western Australia coast from fishing.
In the West Coast zone of Australia there is a new season format for abalone fishing, confirms a report.
Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program to bring popular fishing vessel refrigeration workshop to Kodiak.
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