Fiskebåt wants mackerel restrictions
Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt has written to the authorities, asking for restrictions to be placed on Icelandic and Greenlandic vessels landing mackerel in Norwegian ports.
NAFO meeting in progress
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation’s 39th annual meeting is taking place this week in Montreal, with representatives of the twelve contracting parties discussing conservation and enforcement measures for the region.
Baltic fishermen stunned by EU eel ban proposal
The European Commission’s proposals last week to ban both commercial and recreational eel fishing as part of a package of measures for the Baltic Sea are a radical measure that would hit small-scale fishermen hard, as many depend on this fishery.
Russia pushes ahead with investment quotas
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Fisheries Agency, announced that in the next five to seven years investment quotas will help to build more than a hundred fishing vessels and an estimated twenty shore processing plants.
Nordic region unites against fisheries crime
Fisheries ministers, from the Nordic countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland, have issued a joint statement against transnational organised crime in the global fishing industry.
NOAA designates critical habitat for Atlantic sturgeon
NOAA Fisheries has designated critical habitat for Atlantic sturgeon as an important step to ensuring their recovery.
Fishing to live
According to the FAO, it is time for action to support and protect small-scale fisheries as a new study maps the policy dilemmas affecting those who provide most of the fish we eat.
North Atlantic fisheries ministers meet and agree to continued discussion
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.
MSC hits back at On the Hook campaign
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.
USAID and Inmarsat partner for legal, traceable and sustainable fisheries
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.
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