The Ministers of Fisheries of the North Atlantic countries signed a statement following a meeting held in Canada at the end of last month. The 22nd Conference was devoted to the conservation of marine ecosystems. This gathering is traditionally attended by fishing ministers of the European Union, the Russian Federation, Canada, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway.
The Marine Stewardship Council, which certifies fisheries as sustainable as long as they meet its requirements, has hit back at criticism levelled at it by the On the Hook campaign that has conducted a concerted media campaign against MSC recertification of the PNA tuna fishery.
The United States Agency for International Development’s Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and Inmarsat Global Limited (Inmarsat) have announced a new partnership to help commercial fishing crews promote sustainable fishing in Southeast Asia.
South Africa’s Minister of Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana attended a high level meeting of the G16 Group of like-minded Indian Ocean coastal states fisheries ministers, hosted by the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture of Maldives at the Bandos Island Resort in Malé.
This Friday will see a major recruitment effort taking place in Norway as a thousand youngsters will see a presentation on the possibilities offered by the fishing industry.
The UK’s Marine Management Organisation has quashed rumours that it is carrying out an investigation into foreign ownership of UK-flagged fishing vessels.
Representatives of Dockside Ltd, a company that owns a wet fish shop in Fleetwood, Lancashire, were ordered to pay £4,715.27 by Blackpool Magistrates Court.
Applications and proposals are wanted by Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) for its latest set of research and development projects. These include a Fisheries Innovation Award Competition, a bursary to help career development within the fishing industry and a feasibility study into self-sampling in the pelagic sector.
Icelandic independent fisheries scientist Jón Kristjánsson has lashed out at modern fisheries management methods, saying that management has failed to deliver in to its promises of more fish and better fishing.
The first meeting of the Commission for Benthic and Demersal Species of the Bay of Biscay Commission Espèces Benthiques et Démersales du Golfe de Gascogne (CEBDGG) has taken place, during which it took on its new mandate for bass management.