Fisheries – Page 55
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NewsBangkok skipjack tuna prices end 2021 on a high
Prices of frozen whole skipjack tuna in Bangkok continued to increase as 2021 drew to a close due to a decreasing raw material supply, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
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NewsNew head of research and development arrives at Iceland Ocean Cluster
Dr Alexandra Leeper has joined the Iceland Ocean Cluster team as its new head of research and innovation. In the role, she will be seeking out innovative projects and opportunities both domestically and internationally that can support sustainable food security and 100% utilisation of valuable aquatic resources.
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NewsTim Heddema takes up the helm at PFA
The Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption, has appointed Tim Heddema as its new president
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NewsEU, UK agree on 2022 fishing opportunities
The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities for 2022, covering all shared and jointly-managed fisheries resources in UK and EU waters.
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NewsUK, Norway agree fishing deal for 2022
The United Kingdom has reached an agreement with Norway on fisheries access and quotas for 2022 through which both parties will permit some access to each other’s waters and to exchange a number of fish quotas in the North Sea and the Arctic.
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NewsGlobal Seafood Alliance CEO Wally Stevens retires, Brian Perkins takes up position
Wally Stevens, who has held various leadership roles with the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) for the past 14 years and is currently chief executive officer (CEO), is retiring at the end of December 2021, the non-profit organisation has announced.
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NewsNew supervisors to lead NOAA survey teams
New supervisors have been appointed to lead NOAA survey teams monitoring bottom-dwelling fish and crabs
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NewsTough measures for Mediterranean fisheries for 2022
Among the measures announced for 2022 Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries are the continuing EU multiannual management plan for demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean, adopted in June 2019.
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NewsSetting out 2022 fishing opportunities
The decisions have been taken on fishing opportunities for 2022 for fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak and for stocks shared with Norway bilaterally and with Norway and the United Kingdom trilaterally.
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NewsWild-caught blue Mexican shrimp get Friend of the Sea certification
Del Pacifico Seafoods, the only fair trade certified wild-caught Mexican shrimp product available on the market, has been awarded the Friend of the Sea certification in recognition of the company’s sustainable fishing methods that respect and protects the marine environment.
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NewsGhost Gear Fund delivers results
Canada’s Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, has highlighted that during the past two years, the Ghost Gear Program has helped remove approximately 739 tonnes of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear from Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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NewsNewfoundland cod stocks returning to normal levels
The condition of cod stocks off the south coast of Newfoundland is a cause for optimism according to the latest science assessment for the 3Ps cod stock which Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada is reviewing ahead of setting quota limits for the 2022/23 season.
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NewsRoutine fisheries inspections prove their worth
A routine fishery officer inspection in Canada has led to significant penalties and a fishing prohibition for a North Coast commercial salmon harvester.
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NewsNational Fisheries College of Ireland appoints new principal
Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has appointed Garvan Meehan as principal of the National Fisheries College of Ireland in Greencastle, Co. Donegal.
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NewsNew measures to protect marine resources in the Adriatic
Governments have agreed to set up a number of fisheries restricted areas (FRA) throughout the Adriatic Sea, following a successful experiment in Jabuka/Pomo Pit.
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NewsSri Lankan crab FIP wins sustainability award
The Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project has been honoured with a Best Projects Sustainability Award 2021 by Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
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NewsCapelin boom
Capelin is booming in Iceland, but marketing and climate change remain challenges.
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NewsGood fishing – despite patchy weather
Brim’s freezer trawler Vigri is alongside in Reykjavík after a month at sea on grounds from the Reykjanesgrunn off the south to the Kolkugrunn area off the north coast
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NewsThird EU-Morocco SFPA Joint Commission reviews progress
Parties review the activity and use of fishing opportunities at the end of the second year of the protocol
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NewsNFFO appoints new deputy CEO
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has appointed its former chair, Mike Cohen, as new deputy chief executive.
