All Industry News articles – Page 394
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Australia: the illegal fishing package one year on
One year on, the Howard Government’s $388.9 million ‘tough on illegal foreign fishermen’ 2006 budget package is turning the tide on fish poachers in Australia’s northern waters, according to the government.
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Canada announces 55 new fishery officers
Yesterday, at a ceremony in Chilliwack, 55 new recruits graduated from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officer training program.
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Aker Seafoods to purchase Fiskmästar’n in Sweden from Domstein Enghav
Aker Seafoods has entered into an agreement with Domstein Enghav Sweden to take over the activities connected to the wholly-owned subsidiary Fiskmästar’n. As a result, Aker Seafoods will play a considerable larger role in the Swedish markets of consumer pack products and expects to increase its revenue with close to ...
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Farmed fish sold as wild, reports FSA
A snapshot survey carried out by the UK Food Standards Agency has found that consumers are being sold farmed sea bass, sea bream and salmon as ‘wild’ fish.
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BIM appoints new Chief Executive
The Chairman of Ireland’s Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Rose McHugh, has announced the appointment of Jason Whooley as Chief Executive of BIM to take effect from 1 July 2007.
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Regional Action Plan to fight illegal fishing in the South-East Asian region
Fisheries Ministers from 10 countries have endorsed a Regional Plan of Action to promote responsible fishing practices and combat illegal fishing in the South-East Asian region.
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EU must close tuna fishery
According to WWF, the EU has failed to grasp its final opportunity this year to save bluefin tuna from collapse in the Mediterranean.
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NewsPorts of Scotland 2007 Yearbook announced
Published annually for the past 26 years Ports of Scotland is a comprehensive reference book for shipowners, shipbrokers, charterers, the North Sea oil and fishing industries, importers and exporters and all other port users.
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NewsWWF: predator starfish wiping out coral
According to WWF, an infestation of predator starfish is decimating large tracts of coral reef throughout the Philippines.
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Australian tagging & monitoring project
Using tiny transmitters attached to sea creatures and receivers dotted along the ocean floor, Australian scientists will track the movements of marine life and also gather vital information on climate change effects such as rising ocean temperatures.
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$30,000 for safety research
Phil Reeves, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport, has announced a $30,000 investment into research to find ways to improve safety practices in Queensland’s commercial fishing industry.
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Improvements still needed in fisheries control
The European Commission has adopted a report on the monitoring of Member States’ implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) over the period 2003-2005.
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First floating fisheries dock in Iran
According to the Iran Fisheries Organization, the first floating dock was inaugurated in the port of Konarak in southern Iran (Sistan-Balouchestan province) as a loading/unloading centre for fishing boats in the area.
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NEAFC Port Control enters into force tomorrow
New expanded procedures for port state control were agreed unanimously by all NEAFC’s (North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission) Contracting Parties in November 2006. Dry runs this month have put the final touches on the system, which is now ready and in place.
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Creation of fisheries organisation in South Pacific to be discussed
The European Commission is looking forward to decisive progress at the third meeting on the establishment of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) to manage non-tuna fish stocks in the South Pacific which will start in Reñaca, Chile this week (30 April-4 May).
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Canada’s contributes $500,000 to help developing nations monitor and control their fishing vessels
The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced last week that Canada’s new government has provided $500,000 to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Part VII Assistance Fund.
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FAO: Poverty in fishing communities poses serious risks
The rights of poor fishermen to harvest and manage local fish stocks need to be strengthened in order to fight poverty and reduce overexploitation of threatened coastal and inland fisheries, FAO said on Friday.
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Marine and Fisheries Agency opens £5m fishing vessel decommissioning scheme
A £5m fishing vessel decommissioning scheme for the South West of England opened this week.
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Samskip’s global footprint grows ever larger
Samskip Reefer Logistics has announced the appointment of new partners in the Middle East, Asia and North and South America as it continues to build its global network.
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EP adopts report on the support scheme for the outermost regions
The European Parliament this week adopted a report on a support scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Guiana and Réunion from 2007 to 2013. MEPs add €2 million to the annual overall budget in ...
