Analysis – Page 7

  • Sustainability is not limited to the fishery, but also includes the fishermen and their communities. Credit: SeaDave/CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    The fish we eat

    2015-06-03T17:02:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the term ‘sustainability’ and how it now covers more than just the fish itself.

  • Modern technology is ensuring fishing fleets around the world are as efficient as possible
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    A more efficient and effective future

    2015-05-07T10:35:00Z

    Adrian Tatum reports in the importance of efficient and effective fishing.

  • Any production growth can only come chiefly from marine aquaculture © FAO/Roberto Faidutti
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    FAO Fisheries: Model 2015

    2015-05-06T09:35:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami revisits FAO Fisheries and discusses how times have changed.

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    Slavery in fisheries: No longer ignored

    2015-04-09T09:52:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the latest report into slavery in the Thai fishing industry and what is being done to bring an end to it.

  • A whole marine farming system was suggested by the AKVA Group. Credit: AKVA Group, www.akvagroup.com
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    Marine farming and artificial islands

    2015-02-05T11:44:00Z

    Last January I went to a conference, which took place at the University of Haifa, Israel. It was dedicated to examining the option of artificial islands (‘artlands’) in an Israeli context.

  • The revised CFP still presents a huge challenge to fishing communities around Europe
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    Implementing the CFP

    2015-02-05T10:29:00Z

    Adrian Tatum reports on the implementation of the CFP, over a year on from its conception.

  • While marine pollution can be obvious, it is often the pollutants that cannot be seen that cause the most harm. Credit: Stephen Codrington/CC BY 2.5
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    Climate, pollution and overfishing

    2015-01-15T13:44:00Z

    It seems that at least every five years I have to return to the dispute of overfishing versus other factors responsible for depleted fish populations. I wrote about it on this page in 2002, 2007 and 2012. Now, with a feeling of déjà vu, I''m back at it.

  • Fishing for Litter at Newlyn Harbour, UK
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    Positive signs in campaign to reduce ocean litter

    2015-01-14T18:10:00Z

    Good progress is being made in reducing the amount of ocean litter caused by the marine industry, including the commercial fishing industry, writes Bryan Gibson.

  • GAA believes shrimp aquaculture could double to reach 8 million tonnes per year by 2020. Source: GAA
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    Lessons learned in the fight against EMS

    2014-11-27T13:49:00Z

    The widespread shrimp disease continues to be a multi-billion dollar problem, but there is reason for rising optimism, writes Jason Holland.

  • Fishing boats in Ghana. Credit: Benggriff/CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Ebola and fish market – curse, blessing or both?

    2014-11-27T11:55:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at how the Ebola scare is affecting West African fisheries.

  • Drying mullet roe in Taiwan. Credit: comicpie/CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    The jumping mullets

    2014-10-21T16:03:00Z

    Grey mullets are funny fish. When fenced off - they''ll just jump over the net corkline and laugh at you from the outside. They may also jump back and forth - just for fun.

  • Tharos at sea trial - raw fresh krill arriving to the pilot plant
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    Producing krill oil at sea improves quality and saves costs

    2014-10-21T13:30:00Z

    Andrew Martin looks into the benefits of producing krill oil at sea.

  • Atlantic cod. © Hans Hillewaert/CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Selective science

    2014-09-30T10:07:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the issue of selectivity in fisheries.

  • Hawaii Oceanic Technology Inc. has recently announced that it intends to deploy a huge automated spherical fish cage, the Oceansphere™. Credit: Hawaii Oceanic Technology Inc
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    Technology in waiting

    2014-08-31T21:09:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at various technologies awaiting commercial implementation.

  • Thailand is considered a major source and transit area for slavery. Credit: www.rubins.org/GFDL
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    Slavery in fishing

    2014-08-05T09:22:00Z

    The Thailand prawn farming industry has recently received much negative publicity due to its alleged involvement in fishing slavery, reports Bryan Gibson.

  • Trawling is blamed for being the worst villain to harm the ocean floor. Credit: John Wallace, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC/FRAMD
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    To kill the Golden Goose

    2014-07-23T13:58:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at whether trawling really is the worst villain of the sea.

  • The first of HB Grandi’s two new pelagic vessels. Credit:HB Grandi/Thórarinn Sigurbjörnsson
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    The pressure increases onboard

    2014-07-10T12:02:00Z

    As the demand for fresher fish increases the race to get it to shore in the best possible condition, onboard processing is becoming an even more important factor in the process, as Adrian Tatum reports.

  • Small-scale fisheries generally make broader direct and indirect contributions to food security, says HLPE. Credit: Biswarup Ganguly/CC-BY-SA-3.0
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    The undue quarrel

    2014-07-03T14:00:00Z

    Environmentalists and fishermen rarely agree on anything – despite that, for logical reasons, they should stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a common cause for maintaining ‘sustainable’ utilisation of fishery resources.

  • Krill oil supplements are widely available in stores
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    Controversial krill

    2014-06-09T18:06:00Z

    Bryan Gibson reports on the topic of krill fishing and asks if krill can be sustainably fished…or if stocks should just be left alone.

  • INS "Drom Africa", 1948
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    Leviathan: Death and survival

    2014-06-04T17:22:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami reviews a new book on the history of whaling.