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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in New Zealand has reported positive trends in fish stocks, especially the Southern blue whiting which is now at a historic high.

29th June 2012

Report reveals NZ stock status

29th June 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

It has been announced that Fisheries and Oceans Canada is taking the next steps in its new approach to protect recreational, commercial and Aboriginal fisheries and the fish habitat on which they…

28th June 2012

Canada takes steps to protect fisheries

28th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand Primary Industries Minister David Carter has announced measures to protect Maui’s dolphins.

28th June 2012

NZ sets restrictions to protect dolphins

28th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In a recent diving expedition to one of the world’s deepest underwater caves near Nelson in New Zealand, Australian cave divers discovered three new marine species – a transparent amphipod, a worm,…

27th June 2012

Divers discover new marine species in NZ

27th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Consumer testing carried out by Consumer Panel Elite and England Marketing on behalf of Seafood Scotland has compared haddock from Scotland, Norway, the Faroe Islands and Iceland – with Scotland coming out…

27th June 2012

Scottish haddock on top according to consumer tests

27th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The final version of a Philippine Blue Swimming Crab Management Plan has been agreed.

27th June 2012

Philippines adopt crab management plan

27th June 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Supermarkets and stores in the city of Soma, Japan, have showcased octopuses and whelks caught off Fukushima on Monday.

26th June 2012

First Fukushima seafood sold

26th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Venezuela has prohibited commercial shark fishing throughout the 2,211 square kilometers of the Caribbean Sea that make up the popular Los Roques Archipelago.

26th June 2012

Venezuela ends shark finning

26th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vladykov has arrived at its homeport in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

26th June 2012

‘CCGS Vladykov’ arrives at its homeport

26th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana says that it finds the final Rio +20 declaration to be a weak statement of intent, with no legally binding commitment that fails to respond to the urgent conservation and management…

26th June 2012

Oceana: Rio +20 makes no real progress

26th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The provisional programme has been released for the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 17-19 October in Izmir, Turkey.

25th June 2012

Offshore Mariculture programme announced

25th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s Harvest Strategy for protecting eastern gemfish is working, says the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA).

25th June 2012

Australia’s gemfish plan working

25th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU Fish Processors and Traders Association and Federation of National Organisations of Importers and Exporters of Fish (AIPCE-CEP) have welcomed the EP Fisheries Committee vote on its CFP proposals.

22nd June 2012

AIPCE-CEP welcomes EP vote on CFP

22nd June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A study by Marine Scotland has found that the Firth of Clyde is demonstrating some signs of recovery.

21st June 2012

Firth of Clyde shows signs of recovery

21st June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has announced that central basin herring and sprat stocks in the Baltic Sea have recovered enough to be able to increase the quota for both stocks in 2013.

21st June 2012

Baltic herring and sprat reach MSY

21st June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee met on Wednesday to vote on the first draft regulation in the common fisheries policy reform package.

21st June 2012

EP votes on first CFP draft regulation

21st June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More than 100 participants from the Asia-Pacific region recently discussed the importance of applying seafood traceability as a way of fighting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

20th June 2012

Traceability to stop illegal fishing

20th June 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities (IFCAs) in the North East, Isles of Scilly and Devon and Severn areas of England are looking for new members.

20th June 2012

Opportunities to influence the management of Englands inshore fisheries

20th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UNs 10-yearly UN Sustainable Development Conference, called Rio+20, is taking place this week (15-22 June) in Rio de Janeiro.

20th June 2012

UN sustainability conference Rio+20

20th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has announced that it will proceed with the execution of its National Aquaculture Development Strategy.

20th June 2012

Canada proceeds with Aquaculture Strategy

20th June 2012