Analysis – Page 6

  • Bob Milne
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    Getting to the bottom of the ‘mislabelling’ issue

    2016-02-11T09:27:00Z

    Bob Milne looks at the recent – and conflicting - seafood mislabelling studies.

  • Could the fish fingers of the future be made from plankton? Credit: EHRENBERG Kommunikation, CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Science fiction?

    2016-02-09T16:56:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the possible technology of the future.

  • North Korea’s coastline is 2,100km long. Credit: Uri Tours/CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    'North Korean' fishermen die in a desperate fishery

    2016-01-14T12:01:00Z

    North Korea has made the global press headlines with its claim of detonating a hydrogen bomb, but Menakhem Ben-Yami reports on the fishing boats and bodies that have recently washed ashore in Japan, which appear to be North Korean.

  • Mnemiopsis leidyi. Steven G. Johnson/CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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    Challenges in the South Eastern Mediterranean

    2016-01-08T09:55:00Z

    A multidisciplinary scientific conference dealing with the dynamics of the Levant Basin, attended by international and Israeli experts, took place in November at the foot of Mt. Carmel, Israel. Menakhem Ben-Yami reports.

  • John Goodlad. © MSC
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    Fishing and cage farming paradise

    2015-11-12T13:06:00Z

    A couple of months ago a rare visitor, John Goodlad - a Shetlander who is also a Scottish fishery personality - passed here with his beautiful daughter.

  • Profitability of the UK fleet was on the rise for 2013 but there are further challenges ahead
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    A year of stability in the UK, but for how long?

    2015-11-11T13:56:00Z

    The UK’s leading seafood authority, Seafish, has released a report on the state of the UK fishing fleet, but there are many challenges ahead, as Adrian Tatum finds out.

  • Fishermen and FAO tell a different story to the Living Blue Planet report. Image supplied by Seafish: www.seafish.org
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    Confrontation

    2015-10-22T11:49:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at difference between the recent Living Blue Planet Report and what the science and fishermen are saying.

  • Scientists are developing the potential of wrasse as a cleaner fish. Credit: Andrew Denham
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    Sea lice solution

    2015-10-15T09:54:00Z

    Bryan Gibson looks at a possible solution to the issue of sea lice infestation.

  • Libby Woodhatch, head of advocacy at Seafish, told WSC 2015 delegates that labour and human rights abuse extends far beyond Thai waters
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    Lessons learned from Thailand

    2015-09-17T17:22:00Z

    Ethics and social responsibility in the seafood supply chain dominated discussions at the World Seafood Congress 2015

  • News

    Big Brother is watching

    2015-09-17T10:47:00Z

    The growing powers of state management of fisheries - and the introduction of more and more laws, regulations, and other restrictions controlling commercial fishing operations – continue to concoct complex systems of inspection and monitoring.

  • Norwegian Fisheries Minister, Elisabeth Aspaker, and European Commissioner, Karmenu Vella. © European Union
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    Promoting sustainable blue growth for future generations

    2015-09-17T09:00:00Z

    In an exclusive article for World Fishing & Aquaculture, European Commissioner, Karmenu Vella and Norwegian Fisheries Minister, Elisabeth Aspaker, discuss the importance of blue growth and ocean governance. Mr Vella is meeting with Ms Aspaker in Norway today to further strengthen the strategic fisheries relations between EU and Norway.

  • A commercial fishing haul in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati. Credit: AusAID/CC BY 2.0
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    Pacific Islands encouraged to increase use of FADs

    2015-08-13T12:19:00Z

    Pacific Island countries are being encouraged to increase the use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) to improve the supply of fish in the region, reports David Hayes.

  • Great white shark. Credit: Sharkdiver.com/Licensed under Public Domain
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    Jaws!

    2015-08-12T13:42:00Z

    The recent reports from the U.S. East Coast and from Australia on the dramatic increase in shark attacks on people have generated this column.

  • Trawler fishing for krill in the South Antarctic
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    China set to make the most of krill

    2015-07-07T11:07:00Z

    Andrew Martin reports on China’s presence in the krill fishery and its plans for development.

  • The Maine scallop fishery has become a hard industry to earn a living in. Credit: maine.gov
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    Easy prey? Not anymore

    2015-07-02T11:52:00Z

    Fishermen, especially the small-scale ones, represent easy prey for groups driven and financed by powerful interests, who blame them for damaging the marine environment, whether or not that is actually happening.

  • News

    Clever seals outsmarting fishermen

    2015-06-09T13:53:00Z

    Bryan Gibson looks at the problems that seals can cause for fishermen and fish farmers.

  • 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.

  • News

    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.