Fisheries

The Celtic Sea Herring Management Advisory Committee (CSHMAC) has entered its herring, sprat and sardine fisheries for MSC assessment.

TRAFFIC Japan today hosted a seminar, which was broadcast live online, entitled “Towards traceability and sustainable use of marine resources: international trends and activities in Japan”.

The European Commission adopted, on 11 February, a proposal for a draft negotiating mandate, addressed to the Council for a transitional, time-limited renewal of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement Protocol.

The Third Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN 3) was held in Rome, Italy 7-8 February 2011.

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting people with ideas to improve fisheries management to bid for funding towards its research.

In the wake of the certification of its saithe fishery, UK Fisheries, DFFU and Doggerbank GmbH have entered their Arctic cod and haddock fisheries for MSC assessment.

Provident CRM has announced it has successfully implemented SugarCRM in the Irish Sea Fisheries Board, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), allowing the semi-state body to effectively manage its communication to its 200 industry…

UK Fisheries, DFFU and Doggerbank Group saithe fishery – an international grouping of fishing companies - has been certified as sustainable against the MSC standard.