Rockfish poaching force early closure of gill net fishing
Gill net fishing season was on early closure as the department concerns that the rockfish population is busting due to poaching.
Gill net fishing season was on early closure as the department concerns that the rockfish population is busting due to poaching.
Fishermen are not happy with the cuts in blue cod quota as they are already under pressure to earn good livelihood.
After the incident co-ordinated earlier this week by Stornoway Coastguard which saw 14 crewmen evacuated from the stern Trawler Jack Abry II, subsequent monitoring has shown her firmly aground on the north coast of Rum in the Sound of Canna.
Olav Holst-Dyrnes will join Aker Seafoods as Director Harvesting to head the groups’ fishery activities. In addition, Frode Mikkelsen has joined Norway Seafoods as Sales Director. Other changes have also been made to the organization at Norway Seafoods.
Wrasse is the environmentally friendly solution to reduce salmon lice in Norwegian aquaculture.
NOAA has announced the reopening of Gulf to deep water shrimp fishing, which has been prohibited since November when a shrimper found a tar ball in his net.
The Ministry of Fisheries of New Zealand has reminded the closure of public consultation for the proposed marine farming zone in Coromandel.
Environmental groups have announced their support to the measures protecting sea lion, says a report.
Commissioner Damanaki welcomes contribution by WWF/Industry Alliance
Effective February 2, 2011 at 12:01 a.m. local time, NOAA will reopen 4,213 square miles (10,911 sq km) of area it had previously closed to royal red shrimp fishing in the Gulf of Mexico in response to the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill.