Fisheries

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.

The Danish Fishermen’s Producers’ Organisation (DFPO) has entered the Danish hake, haddock and North Sea sole fisheries for formal MSC assessment.

Turkey has shown a significant increase in production and export of fish produce over the last 10 years, according to Alican Yamanyilmaz, chairman of the Mediterranean Fishery Products Exporters’ Union.

Europe’s fisheries chief has dealt a body blow to Scotland’s trawler fleet by calling for a cut of up to 50% in next year’s haul of cod in some key areas.

Scottish fisheries have been awarded close to £11 million (€12.6 million/$17.6 million) in European funding, it has been confirmed. A total of 144 companies are to share the £10.9 million grant from…

A new Seattle, US, conference, The Energy Use in Fisheries Symposium, has been created to provide a forum for commercial and recreational fishermen, processors, engineers, boat and engine developers, aquaculture ventures, fisheries…

OCEAN2012, the pan-European campaign to stop overfishing in Europe, has handed over 28,500 signatures to European fisheries and maritime affairs commissioner Maria Damanaki, calling on her to prioritise the health of the…

New Zealand will commit an additional NZD 4.8 million (€2.6 million/$3.5 million) to support the management and policing of the Pacific’s fisheries, Prime Minister John Key has announced.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) have ordered the emergency reopening of commercial fishing areas in the Gulf of Mexico that were…

A UK fisheries delegation this week met with the new EU maritime and fisheries commissioner, Maria Damanaki, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

New Zealand’s fisheries and aquaculture minister Phil Heatley will this week have two important meetings with other fisheries ministers and government representatives from around the Pacific.

Fishing communities in England’s less populated areas are able to access a €4.6 million ($5.8 million) fund, with expressions of interest invited from 30 June by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).