Blue whiting catch limits announced
Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley has announced new catch limits for two southern blue whiting stocks from 1 April 2011.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley has announced new catch limits for two southern blue whiting stocks from 1 April 2011.
The government of Canada has announced USD14 million to Atlantic Lobster Harvesting Groups to implement sustainability measures.
The DFPO North Sea Plaice fishery was certified sustainable against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) environmental standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries.
WWF has aired a film called “The Pangasius Lie,” on German TV last week, painted a far worse picture of the Vietnamese pangasius industry than had been feared.
Moderate fish landings ensured good prices on the first two markets of last week Monday/ Tuesday March 21-22 at Peterhead Scotland's premier fishing port when 6073 boxes of white fish were landed.
An RAF Rescue Helicopter and a Lifeboat help rescue three trawlermen from a fishing trawler which had caught fire off the Northumberland coast. The wooden trawler. Green Pastures, BH 156, was 24 miles (39km) from Amble when the coastguard's received a mayday radio call at 1057GMT today Saturday.
Minister Shea announced big fund to the conservation of fish and wildlife projects, says a report.
Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership has entered the Banquereau and Grand Bank Arctic surf clam fishery into MSC assessment.
An inquiry into the triple drowning on the Aquila scallop dredger was halted after a claim that MCA has only supplied hearing with ‘edited highlights’ of phone-call recordings.
Longtime fishermen turned net makers hoping this new business, South Coast Nets, will make some difference to their living hood.