Fisheries – Page 96
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NewsMetro unveils sustainable fisheries policy
Canadian retailer Metro Inc is to implement a sustainable fisheries policy with a view to offer its customers fresh and frozen wild and farmed seafood products from sustainable fisheries.
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NewsBrussels seeks to get fisheries management on track in 2011
The European Commission has published its report launching discussions on fishing opportunities in EU waters in 2011.
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NewsDeepwater Horizon spill closes Gulf Coast fisheries
NOAA implements blanket commercial fishery closures in the wake of the oil rig disaster.
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Safeguarding wild salmon fisheries
The findings of the report by the independent Mixed Stock Salmon Fisheries Working Group was published this week.
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NewsFirst Icelandic fisheries enter MSC assessment
The Icelandic exporting business Sæmark has entered its cod, haddock and wolffish fisheries for full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification programme.
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WWF and industry leaders join forces to save European fisheries
WWF and the leading associations for European seafood processors and retailers are to work together to push for solutions to the crisis of European seas and fisheries.
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Regional control of fisheries is vital, SFF will tell CFP seminar
Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will today tell a meeting in Brussels on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy that a regional approach to management is vital if the goals of effective and sustainable management combined with fleet profitability are achieved.
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NOAA awards $73.6m contract for new fisheries survey vessel
NOAA has awarded a $73.6m American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contract to Marinette Marine Corporation located in Marinette, Wis., for the construction of a new fisheries survey vessel.
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NewsScotland denied place at fisheries talks
The UK Government has confirmed an unelected member of the House of Lords will represent Scotland at next month''s informal Fisheries Council.
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Japanese scallop fisheries enter MSC assessment
Japanese scallop fisheries represented by Hokkaido Gyoren (Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations), with the largest scallop harvest in the world, are entering into Marine Stewardship Council full assessment.
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Scottish Fisheries Council
Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead spoke yesterday following a meeting of the Scottish Fisheries Council in Edinburgh.
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Maths + fish = sustainable fisheries
What does mathematics have to do with fishing? It turns out quite a lot.
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North Pacific albacore tuna fisheries earn MSC certification
Two North Pacific albacore tuna fisheries operating in US, Canadian and international waters have been awarded MSC certification.
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Overfishing exacerbated by EU fisheries subsidies
A study released by the Poseidon Aquatic Resource and the Pew Environment Group finds that EU fisheries subsidies have failed to reduce fleet overcapacity, thus exerting fishing pressure on stocks at two to three times sustainable levels.
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New sustainability league table of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has published a sustainability league table of the principal fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil.
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NewsProgress made in rebuilding and sustaining US fisheries and ocean ecosystems
A new report from NOAA shows that the last decade has been a period of progress for US fisheries and ocean ecosystems.
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NewsScottish fisheries and Europe
Scotland''s leadership on the European stage was highlighted during a meeting held by Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead in Brussels on 22 March.
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NewsSustainable energy meets sustainable fisheries management
A unique project in Orkney, UK, between the emerging wave energy industry and the local inshore fishing community aims to demonstrate that the two industries can co-exist in harmony - and deliver mutual benefits as well.
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Control dates for king and Spanish mackerel fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico
On 15 March, NOAA Fisheries Service published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking revising control dates for the Gulf group king and Spanish mackerel components of the coastal migratory pelagic fishery.
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Cautious approach central to NZ fisheries management
The New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries has said that NZ takes a conservative approach to its fisheries management based on sound scientific research.
