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• SADC countries to tighten up on illegal fishing

  Eight coastal states belonging to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to implement tougher measures to counter illegal fishing activity and the landing and marketing of such catches at their ports, reports Tracy Chandler. 01 Oct 2008

• Optimistic about the future

  As we prepare for the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, World Fishing editor, Carly Wills, interviews Icelandic Minister of Fisheries, Einar K Guðfinnsson on the status of Iceland's fisheries. 01 Sep 2008

• Icelandic fisheries still going strong

  With the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2008 fast approaching, World Fishing spoke to business manager, Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, to find out why the show has become a reference for the fishing industry. 01 Sep 2008

• 'Micronauts' to the rescue!

  Jason and the Argonauts had a tough time of it, facing Sirens, fiery oxen, and dragons' teeth which turned into soldiers. At least they could see their opposition before they knocked most of them out with ‘herbs and potions’. 01 Sep 2008

• Conservation vital for tuna

  Stock management is urgently needed for tuna. This is the message that came out of TUNA 2008, the 10th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference which was held from 28-30 May in Bangkok. 01 Aug 2008

• Closing the gap between fresh and frozen seafood

  Editor Carly Wills talks to Lars Nannerup, CEO of Aqualife Logistics, about the company's new live shellfish transportation system. 01 Aug 2008

• Omega Protein gains certification

  The second biggest fishery in the US, the Menhaden Fishery, along with Omega Protein, has received Friend of the Sea certification for the sustainability of its fishing industry. 01 Jul 2008

• IFFO CORP for fishmeal and fish oil

  The International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation (IFFO), which represents the fishmeal and fish oil industry worldwide, is developing a new Code of Responsible Practice (CORP). 01 Jul 2008

• The Adriatic - where mountains meet sea

  Peace and security are breaking out on the Eastern coast of the Adriatic. 01 Jul 2008

• Nor-Fishing 2008 Preview

  More countries than ever to exhibit in Norway - Nor-Fishing 2008 will be held at the Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim, Norway, from 12-15 August 2008. 01 Jul 2008

• Secret Albania

  Forget the Da Vinci enigma, Albania seems to have cracked the Pisces Code, reports Peter O’Neill. He believes he may have stumbled on the Holy Grail of modern fisheries management in conversation with Roland Kristo, fisheries director at the Ministry of the Environment, Forestry and Water Administration in Tirana. 28 May 2008

• IUU – On the pirate trail

  The crackdown on pirate fishing gathers pace and some fishermen are advocating direct action against poachers. But, as Peter O’Neill reports, the evidence is mounting that transnational operators dominate the $4bn to $9bn illegal trade. A radical revamp of traceability may help bring them to book. 01 May 2008

• The fishmonger, the coley and common sense

  The word 'sustainability' is being bandied about for everything from electric cars to farmed fish. Peter O’Neill looks at how far processors and supermarkets are affecting the true global benchmark, quality, amid the mushrooming, money-spinning, certification industry. 01 Apr 2008

• “Tho’ nature, red in tooth and claw….”

  Welfare – Peter O’Neill suggests it is time to go public to the public about the good, the bad and the ugly. - English Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson used his ‘tooth and claw’ phrase, in his In Memoriam poem of 1842, to highlight the daily blood and death which faces mankind when it comes to getting food to live. 15 Nov 2007

• Tuna market trends 2006/2007

  GLOBEFISH has recently published its latest EU, US and Asian Tuna Market Reports. Carly Wills looks at the findings. 01 Aug 2007