Fisheries – Page 57
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NewsSTARFISH to support small-scale fisheries
A EU-funded two-year project (2020-2021), proposes new technologies for the safety of small-scale fishing people and sustainable marine resource management. STARFISH 4.0 aims to provide digital tools to support and study Mediterranean small-scale fisheries.
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News2022 CFP Review: Fisheries at a crossroads?
By December 31, 2022, the Commission is required to report to the Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), writes Brian O’Riordan, executive secretary of LIFE Platform.
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NewsSaudi fisheries exhibition gets January date
The SIMEC exhibition is planned as the first diversified marine exhibition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, attracting local and international exhibitors working in fisheries, aquaculture and seafood in addition to marine tourism and various marine industries.
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NewsFAO review of fisheries in the Americas
Published by the FAO, a techno-economic performance review of selected fishing fleets in North and South America presents the findings of four country level studies of fishing fleets in the United States of America, Brazil, Chile and Peru.
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NewsHolland Fisheries Event cancelled
This year’s Holland Fisheries Event, which had been due to take place 2-3rd October and would have been the eleventh occasion the event has been held, has been cancelled amid rising uncertainty around Covid-19.
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NewsNew Danish Fisheries Agency inspection vessel
Hvide Sande Shipyard, Steel and Service has been chosen to build a new fishery inspection vessel for the Danish Fisheries Agency.
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NewsUS fishing hits sustainability milestones
Two announcements from NOAA Fisheries offer a ‘snapshot in time’ of the population status of US federal fisheries in 2019, and the economic performance of commercial fishing, recreational fishing, and related businesses in 2017.
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NewsDutch fisheries exhibition gets the go-ahead
Holland Fisheries Event (HFE), the biennial Dutch Fisheries and Maritime Exhibition, will go ahead this year despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsFisheries APPG discusses coastal wellbeing
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries has held a virtual meeting to discuss the health and wellbeing of coastal communities.
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NewsKorean fisheries need reform, claim NGOs
An extensive investigation by NGOs Advocate for Public Interest Law (APIL) and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) have led to demands for Korea to make some substantial reforms to fishing industry practices, based on evidence of frequent physical and verbal abuse suffered by migrant workers in Korea’s distant water fleet.
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NewsUK Fisheries Bill enters the House of Commons
The UK’s first major piece of fisheries legislation in nearly forty years has passed the House of Lords and has now entered the House of Commons for further scrutiny.
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NewsNew dates for Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition
Mercator Media Ltd has confirmed that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition (Icefish) will now be held 15-17th September 2021.
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NewsLords amend UK government’s Fisheries Bill
In what is seen as a defeat for the UK government, the House of Lords has voted for an amendment to the Fisheries Bill aimed at ensuring environmental sustainability.
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NewsFisheries Fund donates masks to DEFF
A donation of masks has been given to the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DEFF) Small-Scale Fisheries Directorate by the South African Fisheries Development Fund to protect small-scale and interim relief fishers in the Western and Northern Cape from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsPPE for fisheries in Peru
Future of Fish has launched a new campaign in partnership with fishers from La Islilla, Peru, to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to fishers and seafood workers.
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NewsEcuador supports sustainable fisheries
Ecuador’s new Fishing and Aquaculture Law, passed in April, is designed to toughen the existing system of sanctions and to improve surveillance, control and monitoring.
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NewsSustainable fisheries management vital
The Marine Stewardship Council''s (MSC) CEO has called for an acceleration of the uptake of sustainable fisheries management globally in response to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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NewsInshore fisheries management action plan
The next steps for a collaborative project aimed at improving how inshore fisheries are managed in the UK have been published.
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NewsIndia’s fisheries boost scheme
In a boost to the fisheries sector in India, the government has announced a US$2.65 billion scheme that aims at doubling fish farmers incomes by 2024. The five-year scheme, from fiscal 2020-21 to fiscal 2024-25, will help improve infrastructure and boost investment in the fisheries sector, reports Aneetha NG.
