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Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest value fishery, the snow crab fishery, has entered into Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) assessment.

16th May 2012

Snow crab fishery begins MSC assessment

16th May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA’s Status of U.S. Fisheries report has shown that a record six fish populations were declared rebuilt to healthy levels in 2011, bringing the number of rebuilt US marine fish populations in…

16th May 2012

US: Record number of rebuilt fisheries

16th May 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The chief executive of Seafood Scotland, Libby Woodhatch, is to move to a new role in Seafish as the newly created head of advocacy.

16th May 2012

Seafood Scotland CEO moving to Seafish

16th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) is collaborating with Sportvisserij Nederland (Royal Dutch Angling Association) and will extend its shark tagging event - Sharkatag - into Dutch waters.

15th May 2012

Shark tagging goes international

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Denmark’s Limfjord fishery has become the first oyster fishery to be granted with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

15th May 2012

First oyster fishery gets MSC cert

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pole-and-line fisheries need 25,000t of baitfish to catch tuna each year, according to a new International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) report.

15th May 2012

IPNLF publishes baitfish study

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two leading figures in the Scottish seafood processing industry have retired after successfully steering Lossie Seafoods in Buckie to its current position as one the country’s leading premium salmon smokers.

15th May 2012

Two leading Scottish figures retire

15th May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana has urged the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to urgently reverse the alarming trend of stock decline in the region.

15th May 2012

Oceana calls upon GFCM to save Mediterranean fisheries now

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has made a statement accusing fisheries ministers of overwhelmingly displaying a lack of ambition to save Europes fish stocks and fishing sector from collapse.

15th May 2012

WWF: Wake up call needed

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hundreds of tonnes of steel were lifted into place on 9 May to form part of the keel of RV Investigator, Australia’s new Marine National Facility vessel.

10th May 2012

Investigator looking ship shape

10th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The penalties imposed on a commercial fisher this week for fishing offences send a clear message that it is unacceptable to abuse New Zealand’s quota management system, says the Ministry for Primary…

10th May 2012

$20,000 fine for NZ fishing offences

10th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Panels comprising international industry experts and politicians have debated Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform at the 6th World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh.

10th May 2012

Discard reduction ‘vital’ for CFP success

10th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three renowned international chefs were guests at the European Parliament (EP) kitchens on 8 May, where they prepared a special ‘sustainable fish dish’ for thousands of MEPs, staff and visitors of the…

9th May 2012

Fish dishes win over MEPs

9th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) has approved funding for four aquaculture projects.

9th May 2012

NZ approves aquaculture projects

9th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) launched its latest report at the World Fisheries Congress in Scotland today - it focuses on the impact of climate change on the marine environment.

8th May 2012

Climate change affects fish stocks

8th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Mexico Baja California pole and line yellowfin and skipjack tuna fishery has been awarded MSC certification.

7th May 2012

First yellowfin tuna fishery certified

7th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Four South East Trawl vessels have been caught out not using mandatory devices to prevent seabirds becoming caught, injured or killed in fishing gear.

7th May 2012

Fishing boats break seabird rules

7th May 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The future of seafood supply was at the centre of a debate held last week at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels.

4th May 2012

EU funds could secure seafood supply

4th May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Technology that reduces water consumption by around 98% is a key feature of new recirculating systems now available to the global aquaculture industry.

4th May 2012

Recirculating technology aquaculture key

4th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisheries Queensland observers are helping commercial mud crabbers trial a new device that aims to reduce bycatch of under-sized mud crabs and potentially increase catch rates of legal-sized mud crabs.

4th May 2012

Crab pot trials to help sustainability

4th May 2012