EU to approve Atlantic fishing-free zones
European nations are ready to protect and endorse Atlantic fishing-free zones which mean bans on drilling and mining.
European nations are ready to protect and endorse Atlantic fishing-free zones which mean bans on drilling and mining.
Preliminary review of this year’s Pollock survey data shows improvement in the stocks of the species.
The Kodiak City Council is scheduled to hold a special meeting to discuss possible groundfish closures.
Gulf of Council urged the NOAA Fisheries Service to reopen the recreational red snapper season for eight consecutive weekends, beginning October 1, 2010.
At this Monday’s (27 September) AgriFish Council meeting in Brussels, Scottish fishermen will be pressing the European Commission to give a clear signal of intent that strong action will be taken against Iceland and the Faroes if the two countries fail to reach an acceptable deal on international mackerel quotas next month.
Sean Connick TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food today announced €1.13 million in grant-aid for Irish Seafood Processing companies under the Seafood Processing Business Development Scheme, and a further €623,620 for aquaculture companies under the Commercial Aquaculture Development Scheme.
The Council of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Junta de Andalucia announced a total ban on the capture of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) during a month and a half in the inner waters of the Gulf of Cadiz.
New tuna regulations proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service received harsh criticism from local fishermen as well as Senators.
China and Japan locks horn over the detention of a Chinese fishing trawlers’ captain from the disputed waters by Japanese authority.
Loggerhead sea turtle, the endangered species, has rebounded recently at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, a key beach that typically echoes how turtle nesting fares statewide.