Fisheries

There’s more bad news for sharks this week. According to new research published in Marine Policy, the world’s shark populations are in significant decline, with an estimated 100m being lost each year.

According to media reports, Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has secured financial allocations close to OMR 500m (US$1.2m) to develop the countrys fisheries sector during 2013 to 2020.

A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says that the proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) threatens the sustainability of Canadian fisheries and fishing communities.

Three British Columbia chum salmon fisheries have awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, a significant boost to Canada’s supply of MSC certified seafood.

The WWF is urging the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to implement practical rules for limiting the catch of species in the Western Central Pacific Ocean in a bid to…

Last week the authorities of Uusimaa and the Southeast Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment banned wild sea trout fisheries in the Gulf of Finland.

The Scottish Parliament has cut a fisheries debate from the agenda to make way for a debate on press ethics which has come as ‘a source of great disappointment’ to the Scottish…