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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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM) has developed its own certification standard for wild seafood.

23rd May 2012

Consultation on Irish seafood standard

23rd May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to allocate $66.7m to implement FAO’s technical assistance projects in the country, according to an agreement signed during the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East.

23rd May 2012

Saudi Arabia and FAO step up cooperation

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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Canadian Coast Guard has announced plans to modernise 12 of its Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres to improve mariners’ communication and traffic services.

23rd May 2012

Canadian Coast Guard to improve communication and traffic services

23rd May 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Organisers of the European Seafood Exposition and Seafood Processing Europe, held in Brussels in April, have described the events as “tremendously successful”.

22nd May 2012

ESE success streak continues

22nd May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand has become the first country in the world to catalogue all of its known living and fossil life.

22nd May 2012

NZ: World first to catalogue all species

22nd May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report published in the journal Conservation Letters is citing pink salmon abundance, exposure to farmed salmon, and ocean temperatures as responsible for the decline in Fraser River sockeye salmon abundance.

22nd May 2012

Research into sockeye salmon decline

22nd May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new text alert system to notify shellfish harvesters when sewage waste is discharged into the sea is being tested.

22nd May 2012

Text alerts for shellfish harvesters

22nd May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Full Bay Scallop Association (FBSA) in Canada has entered an Atlantic sea scallop fishery into MSC assessment.

21st May 2012

Sea scallop fishery enters MSC assessment

21st May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest has announced plans to invest around £80m to grow its business and support jobs in rural communities in Scotland between 2012 to 2016.

18th May 2012

Marine Harvest to invest £80m in Scotland

18th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Movement restrictions for infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) on fish farms in the south west Shetland mainland area that have been in place since 2009 are to be revoked.

18th May 2012

ISA restrictions to be lifted

18th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New analysis has shown that 8% of US waters are currently designated as marine protected areas (MPAs), with the vast majority of these areas open to fishing and other activities, according to…

17th May 2012

Eight per cent of US waters protected

17th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

During routine fish health tests on 14 May, Mainstream Canadas Dixon Bay farm tested positive for the IHN (Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis) virus.

17th May 2012

Mainstream Canada tests positive for IHN

17th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand company Sealord has said that it plans to sell its South Island mussel farming and processing assets, due to a focus back on its core fishing business.

17th May 2012

Sealord plans to sell mussel assets

17th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 21 May, ETF, Europêche and Cogeca will sign an agreement to transpose into EU law ILO Convention 188, which aims to provide worldwide access to decent working and living conditions for…

17th May 2012

Decent standards for fishermen proposed

17th May 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd has said that it was delighted by the reaction to the first appearance of its branded Anglesey Sea Bass at the European Seafood Exposition (ESE), held recently in Brussels,…

17th May 2012

Anglesey Aquaculture delighted with interest at European Seafood Exposition

17th 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A commercial crab harvester was fined $75,000 in Richmond Provincial Court, BC, Canada, after being found guilty of numerous violations of the Fisheries Act.

16th May 2012

Crab harvester fined $75,000

16th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Samherji Hf has entered the Northeast Atlantic cod, haddock and herring fisheries for full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

16th May 2012

Samherji enters MSC assessment for cod, haddock and herring

16th May 2012