Fisheries

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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Eric Schwaab is to leave his position as assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries to serve as NOAA’s acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management, starting on 17 January.

10th January 2012

New NOAA Fisheries head

10th January 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has joined forces with the International Labor Organization (ILO) to release draft guidance on tackling the contentious issue of child labour in fisheries.

5th January 2012

New report tackles child labour in fisheries

5th January 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Blue mussel fisheries representing the entire bottom grown mussel landings of Ireland have entered Marine Stewardship Council assessment.

4th January 2012

Irish mussel fisheries enter assessment

4th January 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK Government has secured a victory for the fishing industry by stopping a massive cut in the number of days that fishermen are allowed to spend at sea.

20th December 2011

UK victory in fisheries negotiations

20th December 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC) has gained MSC certification for all Norwegian North East Arctic cod and haddock fisheries.

5th December 2011

NSEC cod and haddock fisheries certified

5th December 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Nature Conservancy has created an iPad App called eCatch, allowing California fishermen to share data on their catch and fish stocks in real time.

1st December 2011

iPad App for rebuilding fisheries

1st December 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Dr James Ellison Kirkley Sr., 65, died in September following a long struggle with cancer.

17th November 2011

Obituary: Dr James E. Kirkley, Fisheries Economist

17th November 2011