Atlantic herring closure started
Commercial fishermen of Atlantic herring in Area 1A will be prohibited fishing from today.
Commercial fishermen of Atlantic herring in Area 1A will be prohibited fishing from today.
Commercial paddlefish netting gets a blow when the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency recommended limitation until further studies.
Cold pool of Bering Sea keeps fish from moving towards north, says report from scientists.
The government of Philippines is ready to deal with the growing menace of illegal fishing by forming multi-agency task force in the Bicol region.
Scottish whitefish sector leaders have called for a swift end to the "mad2 approach to recovery plan. Chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association (SWFPA) said serious flaws in Brussels-led efforts to protect Cod stocks in the European Union were widely acknowledged.
On Friday, European Fisheries Ministers agreed on levels for Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for the Baltic Sea in 2012. Building on the progress from last year, Ministers decided to apply cuts for those stocks where scientists had recommended decreases. Although, some important steps towards stock recovery and the achievement of Maximum Sustainable Yield by 2015 were made, the Minsters decisions are still not in line with scientific advice for all stocks.
Commissioner Damanaki sent a letter to Mr Hazin, Chairman of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) with a view to exploring all possibilities to consolidate and further improve scientific advice and announcing proposals that may be tabled by the European Union at the forthcoming ICCAT Annual Meeting in this respect.
The Marine Stewardship Council has named Sandra Cedrone, a seafood industry veteran with more than 25 years experience, as senior commercial manager, Americas. In this role, Cedrone’s primary responsibility will be to engage and grow sustainability commitments and participation in the MSC program within the foodservice sector in the Americas Region. Cedrone will be based in the Boston, Massachusetts area.
UK fisheries administrations are currently carrying out discussions on establishing a revised agreement related to the way responsibilities for the management of fishing activity within the UK are distributed.
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council has made its submission to the Ministerial inquiry into the fishing industry's use of foreign charter vessels (FCVs).