Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Baltic herring and sprat fishery into full assessment to the Marine Stewardship Council’s Fisheries Standard by the Finnish Fishermen’s Association.

6th February 2017

Finland fisheries in MSC assessment

6th February 2017

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Approximately 150 international delegates met in Adelaide, Australia for the fifth Commission Meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO).

20th January 2017

Ensuring the long-term sustainability of South Pacific regional fisheries

20th January 2017

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The twelfth fishery research vessel of the South Korean National Institute of Fisheries Science will be fitted with Schottel Controllable Pitch Propellers (SCP), the second order received for the same operator.

12th December 2016

Schottel propellers for fisheries research vessel

12th December 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mauritania has made another step forward after a Joint Committee, held at the initiative of the EU, took place in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

18th November 2016

Progress on EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership

18th November 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened the second round of its research and capacity building fund to help fisheries achieve the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.

16th November 2016

Second round opens for Global Fisheries Sustainability Fund

16th November 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA Fisheries has released its Fisheries of the United States 2015 report, to give a profile of the nations fishing and seafood by the numbers.

27th October 2016

US Fisheries Figures 2015

27th October 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has welcomed proposals from the European Commission to simplify the Common Fisheries Policy.

28th September 2016

EU fisheries policy

28th September 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Blue Harvest Fisheries, LLC has announced the acquisition of Hygrade Ocean Products Inc., a New Bedford, Massachusetts, based processor and distributor of scallops, cod, and other premium fish products.

13th September 2016

Blue Harvest Fisheries acquires seafood processor

13th September 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Three of Western Australia’s most commercially valuable finfish fisheries have entered Marine Stewardship Council full assessment - the Western Australia Kimberley and Pilbara demersal scalefish trap fisheries and the Gascoyne demersal line…

11th August 2016

Three Western Australian fisheries enter assessment

11th August 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marine fisheries catches have been drastically under-reported in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, threatening the marine environment and livelihoods of the local community, a new study says.

8th August 2016

Under-reporting in Caribbean fisheries

8th August 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Taiwan International Fisheries and Seafood Show 2016, co-hosted by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and MY Exhibition Co., Ltd, will take place on 9-11 November at the Kaohsiung Exhibition…

2nd August 2016

Taiwan fisheries and seafood expo shows promising market

2nd August 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

WWF and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have announced the fourteen Mediterranean fisheries selected to undergo the MSC pre-assessment process as part of Project Medfish, an initiative to encourage more sustainable fishing…

19th July 2016

Med fisheries sustainability focus

19th July 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The way global fish stocks are protected and identified is currently being revolutionised by DNA detection tools.

14th July 2016

The value of DNA sequencing in fisheries

14th July 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is making it easier for fishermen and Member States to comply with EU rules, by adopting new, simpler rules for data collection in the fisheries sector for the period…

14th July 2016

Simplified programme for fisheries data collection

14th July 2016

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Alaskan Leader Fisheries has signed a contract to install Inmarsat’s new high-speed broadband maritime communications service, Fleet Xpress.

12th July 2016

Fleet Xpress commissioned for Alaskan Leader Fisheries

12th July 2016

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With the UK electorate voting to exit the European Union, WF asks where that leaves the country’s fishing industry and the broader seafood supply chain.

29th June 2016

Brexit: A game changing vote for fishing

29th June 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

This month a group of French students were given the opportunity to tour Plymouth Fisheries in the UK, during a visit to Britain’s Ocean City.

27th June 2016

Plymouth Fisheries hosts French students

27th June 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A consortium of eight Pacific Island countries that controls the world’s largest sustainable tuna purse seine fishery has joined forces with the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF) to cooperate on FAD tracking,…

22nd June 2016

PNA-ISSF cooperation to develop fisheries

22nd June 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The first introductory meeting between the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and Fergus Ewing, the new Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, was held this week

21st June 2016

SFF encouraged by first meeting with new Fisheries Minister

21st June 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has congratulated Austral Fisheries on selling its first carbon neutral catch.

21st June 2016

Austral Fisheries sells first carbon neutral catch

21st June 2016