Fisheries

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has joined forces with the International Labor Organization (ILO) to release draft guidance on tackling the contentious issue of child labour in fisheries.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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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FISHERIES

The association represents two fisheries, targeting two species – Native Oyster and Pacific Oyster – that will be assessed at the same time.

14th November 2011

Dutch oyster fisheries enter assessment

14th November 2011

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FISHERIES

Mark Park, chief executive the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association, has warned UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon that his sector now faces a major battle for survival.

3rd November 2011

Scottish fisheries battling for survival

3rd November 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 2011 Icelandic Fisheries Awards were presented at a reception last night (22 September 2011) at the Gerdasafn Art Museum in Kópavogur.

23rd September 2011

Icelandic Fisheries Awards Winners 2011

23rd September 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Over £430 million worth of fish was landed in Scotland last year, according to the latest statistics which are published today.

15th September 2011

Scottish sea fisheries statistics

15th September 2011

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FISHERIES

To protect Black Sea fish stocks and the livelihoods of local fishermen, all Black Sea coastal states should back and enforce a new joint fisheries policy, says a resolution passed by the…

14th September 2011

Black Sea: new fisheries strategy

14th September 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New Zealand will increase investment in Pacific Ocean fisheries to lift the level of returns from this vital resource to Pacific nations, says Prime Minister John Key.

13th September 2011

NZ invests in sustainable fisheries

13th September 2011

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FISHERIES

The US North Pacific halibut and the US North Pacific sablefish fisheries that operate in territorial waters off the coast of Alaska, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska have earned MSC re-certification.

10th August 2011

Alaska fisheries earn re-certification

10th August 2011

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FISHERIES

Three British Columbia pink salmon fisheries that were entered into assessment by the Canadian Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Society have been awarded MSC certification.

31st July 2011

British Columbia pink salmon fisheries awarded MSC certification

31st July 2011

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FISHERIES

Science, the international weekly science journal, has published online Impacts of fishing low trophic level species on marine ecosystems, a ground breaking scientific analysis.

29th July 2011

Research on low trophic level fisheries

29th July 2011

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FISHERIES

Queenslands commercial fishing industry and Fisheries Queensland have finalised a plan to help build the profitability of the states reef line and Spanish mackerel fisheries.

13th July 2011

New plan gives fisheries a boost

13th July 2011

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FISHERIES

The Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research (CFER) has been effectively addressing the need for increased capacity in fisheries science in Newfoundland and Labrador.

5th July 2011

Newfoundland and Labrador: Fisheries science results

5th July 2011

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FISHERIES

Plans to ensure Scotland maximises the potential of its fisheries and seafood sectors were unveiled by Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead last week.

29th June 2011

A fresh approach to Scottish fisheries

29th June 2011

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FISHERIES

Banning fisheries discards in the North Sea will promote fish stock recovery and increase fishermen’s incomes, according to new research by scientists at the University of York.

28th June 2011

Discards ban will boost fisheries

28th June 2011