Analysis – Page 5

  • Palm
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    Encountering anthropology

    2017-10-06T14:42:00Z

    My first assignment in Africa, many decades ago, turned into a three-year course in social anthropology, writes Menakhem Ben-Yami. My teachers and examiners were the local people (fishermen, government officers, merchants, fish processors, and some others), and I had to pass many, almost daily exams. I went there as a ...

  • WSI
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    The invisible 50%

    2017-09-27T09:20:00Z

    The International Association for Women in Seafood Industry (WSI) made its first formal appearance at the IceFish exhibition and Marie Christine Monfort, the driving force behind the organisation becoming established, commented that it was great to launch WSI at an event in Iceland which has such a strong reputation for ...

  • Antarctic krill
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    Concentration in Antarctic krill oil production

    2017-09-06T13:40:00Z

    Krill oil is the one of the most valuable products obtained from the huge resource of this tiny crustacean (Euphausia superba) living in the Antarctic Ocean. It is used in capsule form as a health supplement, and in the pharmaceutical and aquaculture feed industries. Work is also ongoing to add ...

  • 200 mile origins
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    The 200-mile limit’s origins

    2017-08-29T10:33:00Z

    I’m looking back 70 years to the origins of the 200-mile EEZ. The true parents of this were Chile and Peru. In 1947, back when I sailed as wireless operator, the President of Chile and the Government of Peru proclaimed national sovereignty over submarine areas, regardless of their size or ...

  • Pair Team
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    Faroese management in the balance

    2017-08-07T09:03:00Z

    ?Eleven years ago I wrote on this page: "During 1994-95, the Faroese fisheries have been managed by the quota system, introduced due to Denmark’s pressure and local compliance. The Faroese people, however, soon perceived both the operation and consequences of this system as leading towards economic, social and with – ...

  • The Plastic Menace
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    The Plastic Menace

    2017-07-05T14:32:00Z

    This is not the first time that I''m quoting Prince Charles on this page, and I''m not doing it for being a special fan of the British royalty, but because I find him again and again a champion for the nature in general and our oceans in particular.

  • Fuelling a trawler in Iceland. The drop in fuel prices has been a huge boost to fishing companies
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    Make hay while the sun shines

    2016-09-13T09:34:00Z

    Fishing has emerged from a tough decade into a relatively bright landscape, and in many parts of the world, fish stocks are stronger than they have ever been.

  • Fishermen’s Wall of Remembrance at the Plymouth Barbican
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    Minimal safety training increases risk to fishermen

    2016-09-13T09:34:00Z

    UK authority Seafish has expressed grave concerns that not enough fully trained new blood is entering an industry with a fatality at work record 30 times greater than any other UK occupation, reports Bryan Gibson.

  • An Argo float, during a NASA study of ocean temperature measurements. Credit:
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    Where have all the fishes gone?

    2016-09-07T13:56:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the effect warming sea temperatures has on fish species.

  • News

    Dealing with 'MPA mania'

    2016-08-03T16:33:00Z

    Spatially delimited MPAs (Marine Protected Areas), however lacking in true science, have recently become a commonly prescribed remedy for all fish stock ails, especially for the conservation of biodiversity.

  • Research into new fishing gear and methods has increased as a result of the need for fishermen to become more sustainable and efficient
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    Into fifth gear

    2016-08-03T15:18:00Z

    Research into more effective and sustainable fishing gear is on the increase. Adrian Tatum explores some of the reasons why.

  • The question is no longer if things have really been really getting worse – it is what is the reason for the decline?
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    Mediterranean blues

    2016-07-14T13:59:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the state of the Mediterranean.

  • Adjustment will be necessary across almost all industries, especially in commercial fishing and related sectors
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    Brexit: A game changing vote for fishing

    2016-06-29T07:49:00Z

    With the UK electorate voting to exit the European Union, WF asks where that leaves the country’s fishing industry and the broader seafood supply chain

  • All EU vessels now have to report all landings under the recently reformed Common Fisheries Policy © European Commission
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    Discarding the past

    2016-06-14T14:33:00Z

    Adrian Tatum discovers how some European fishing nations are adjusting to the second phase of the EU discard ban, which came into force on 1 January.

  • When discarded in the marine environment, plastic garbage can become an environmental and health hazard. Credit: Wolfram Burner/CC BY-NC 2.0, via Flickr
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    The plastic menace

    2016-06-09T16:30:00Z

    The worldwide production of plastics has increased considerably since the middle of the 20th century.

  • Tuna and fish landed to market in Sri Lanka
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    Sri Lanka fisheries ready for return

    2016-05-16T12:42:00Z

    With its ban on fisheries exports to the EU market lifted, the country anticipates it will start to reinstate crucial trade links from next month

  • Captain Olaf Olsen
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    Beta Files

    2016-05-16T11:26:00Z

    Captain Olaf Olsen, whom I''m proud to call a friend, was born in the Faroe Islands in 1935.

  • European nations have spent the last two years implementing new changes under the CFP. Credit: Wutsje/via Wikimedia Commons
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    Europe slowly opens up to the CFP

    2016-04-12T14:55:00Z

    European nations are slowly coming to terms with implementing new rules and legislation under the latest Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), as Adrian Tatum reports.

  • Illegal fishing is still a major problem. Credit: NOAA
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    Collaboration is the key in the fight against illegal fishing

    2016-03-10T13:10:00Z

    Adrian Tatum examines the state of illegal fishing around the world and looks at some of the efforts being made to eliminate it.

  • Fish stocks are stable in some places, increasing in others and in some areas they are declining
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    Fishing down marine food webs?

    2016-03-03T13:41:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami shares his opinion on Pauly and Zeller’s recent paper on fish catches.