Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

On 19 May, the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) closed its annual meeting, without having taken any decision to address the steepest ever decline in Mediterranean fish stocks, says…

23rd May 2012

Oceana: EU Mediterranean countries jeopardise fisheries management again

23rd May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scotland will be introducing new legislation on aquaculture and freshwater fisheries in 2013.

23rd May 2012

Scottish Aquaculture & Fisheries Bill

23rd May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Dr Valerie Allain has been analysing two thousand frozen tuna stomachs at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea - all in order to promote better fishery management.

16th May 2012

Tuna stomach analysis for better fisheries

16th May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA’s Status of U.S. Fisheries report has shown that a record six fish populations were declared rebuilt to healthy levels in 2011, bringing the number of rebuilt US marine fish populations in…

16th May 2012

US: Record number of rebuilt fisheries

16th May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana has urged the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to urgently reverse the alarming trend of stock decline in the region.

15th May 2012

Oceana calls upon GFCM to save Mediterranean fisheries now

15th May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Three MSC certified fisheries were celebrated in Brussels last week during the European Seafood Exposition.

2nd May 2012

Brussels celebrates certified fisheries

2nd May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

More than 2,000 scientists from 67 countries have urged Arctic leaders to develop an international fisheries accord that would protect the unregulated waters of the Central Arctic Ocean.

24th April 2012

Over 2,000 scientists urge protection of fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean

24th April 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries visited Rabat, Morocco, on 20-21 April to launch the process of negotiations for a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement protocol.

24th April 2012

Maria Damanaki launches EU-Morocco fisheries negotiations

24th April 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

People with a background in commercial fisheries are being sought to help with the management of inshore fisheries in five areas around England’s coastline.

19th April 2012

Management of Englands inshore fisheries

19th April 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Keith Ashfield, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, met with US Administration officials in Washington, DC this week to discuss bilateral and multilateral fisheries management and related issues.

19th April 2012

Canada’s advances fisheries issues

19th April 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana has released a report on the “disappointing” state of the fisheries management in the Baltic Sea.

16th April 2012

Baltic Sea management endangers fisheries

16th April 2012

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Alaska leads the way through the unparalleled management of its rich fisheries resources.

11th April 2012

Sustainable to the core

11th April 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Shetland-based research centre will provide more support for sustainable fisheries, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government.

29th March 2012

Boost for Shetland fisheries research

29th March 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Gillard Government has started a review of two Commonwealth fisheries policies central to the sustainability of Australia’s fisheries.

29th March 2012

Australia reviews fisheries policies

29th March 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released a report on the carbon footprint of global tuna fisheries.

14th March 2012

Carbon footprint of tuna fisheries

14th March 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead will officially open the ‘Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo – from Sea to Plate’ at the SECC in Glasgow, which runs from 22-24 March.

7th March 2012

Scots Fisheries Secretary to open Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo

7th March 2012

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The bilateral fisheries agreements, known as Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs), that exist between the EU and third countries have been providing the perfect cover for illegal fishing activities.

14th February 2012

Poor FPAs make illegal fishing easy

14th February 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

There is real cause for optimism about the future of the world’s fish stocks, despite evidence of its continued decline, according to a new Royal sustainability report.

6th February 2012

Royal positivity towards sustainable fisheries

6th February 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A seminar was held at the European Parliament on 1 February entitled “The Future of the European Fisheries Sector”, organised by the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) and the MAREMED project.

2nd February 2012

Regions speak out on future of fisheries

2nd February 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has welcomed the news that New Zealand was acknowledged as the leading country among 41 surveyed for the quality of its fisheries monitoring control and surveillance…

25th January 2012

NZ recognised for fisheries monitoring

25th January 2012