Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Department of Commerce will direct nearly US$132 million to Alaska for fishery disasters that occurred between 2018 and 2018.

9th May 2022

Alaska fisheries funding

9th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Some countries are turning a blind eye to declining tuna stocks, illegally fishing and resisting rebuilding plans, according to fisheries ministers from around the Indian Ocean.

9th May 2022

Tuna management slammed

9th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bill authorising the Government of the Faroe Islands to implement sanctions against Russia and Belarus has been unanimously passed by Faroese parliament.

9th May 2022

Faroes authorise sanctions

9th May 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited has agreed the unconditional sale of its spiny (red) rock lobster quota in Fisheries Management Areas CRA7 and CRA8.

4th May 2022

Sanford sells lobster quota

4th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

To improve the long-term sustainability of global tuna fisheries, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced improvements to its conservation measures that help ensure best practices for protecting sharks, sea turtles…

4th May 2022

ISSF conservation updates

4th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Ministry of Production (Produce) has authorised the start of the first 2022 fishing season for anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) for indirect human consumption in the country’s North-Central…

2nd May 2022

Peru ups anchovy quota

2nd May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Norway and the EU have reached a new political understanding with relation to the fisheries in the Northeast Arctic, in ICES subareas 1 and 2, the European Commission has confirmed.

2nd May 2022

EU, Norway agreement

2nd May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Alaska’s all-species salmon harvest for 2021 totalled nearly 235 million fish, with more than half of the harvest comprising pink salmon (161.4 million fish), finds the latest annual state-wide salmon run forecast…

2nd May 2022

Alaska salmon forecast

2nd May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A fishery improvement project (FIP) has been launched for Argentine shortfin squid following the signing of a joint collaborative framework agreement by the Argentine Chamber of Jigger Fishing Vessel Shipowners (Camara de…

29th April 2022

Squid FIP launched

29th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Global tuna marketing company Pacifical has called on those fishing companies in its partners’ Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) supply chain to adopt the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS).

28th April 2022

Tuna vessel responsibility

28th April 2022