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Fish are not as dumb as people sometimes think: marine scientists have found that fish that are regularly hunted with spearguns are much more wary and keep their distance from fishers.

22nd March 2011

Fish know to avoid the spear

22nd March 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Government of Canada has officially released 2010 fish and seafood export figures and re-launched a new and improved www.sustainable-seafood.ca website.

22nd March 2011

Canada’s fish and seafood exports grow by more than 7% in 2010

22nd March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commenting on the provisional statistics for fish landings in 2010 released by the Scottish Government, Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation said:

21st March 2011

Fish figures underline importance of fishing industry to Scottish economy

21st March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A plan that will shape the national objectives and policies surrounding Scotlands coastal and marine management is now out for consultation.

21st March 2011

Scottish National Marine Plan

21st March 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The BRA board has approved the tentative designation of the American Seafood Exchange (ASE) project for the redevelopment of the Marine Industrial Park’s in Boston.

19th March 2011

$68.9 million seafood processing and distribution centre for Boston

19th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Young’s Chip Shop Mackerel has been on shelves from 14 March 2011, thanks to the support of two major supermarkets.

18th March 2011

Chip Shop Mackerel hits supermarkets

18th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Irish lobsterman, Jamie Fitzgerald, had a very lucky escape at the end of January.

18th March 2011

Trousers save lobsterman from drowning

18th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Amidst the dispute soaring over NOAAs catch-shares policy and management regulations considered scientifically unjustified and socially unacceptable among New Englands fishery industry, Sen. John F. Kerry stepped in, saying that hes going…

17th March 2011

Senator John Kerry to support New Englands fishermen

17th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry says the aquaculture sub-sector can be beneficial for Jamaica, if it is adequately sustained, and made competitive.

16th March 2011

Sustainable aquaculture can be beneficial to Jamaica

16th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishermen have expressed their anger at the decision by the Faroe Islands to unilaterally set itself a “massively increased” quota for mackerel this year of 150,000 tonnes.

16th March 2011

Anger at Faroes mackerel decision

16th March 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Japan’s devastating tsunami on 11 March has been reported to have driven fish away.

16th March 2011

Japanese tsunami hits fisheries

16th March 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The latest phase of a major modernisation of fish farm sites belonging to Scottish Sea Farms is now well underway in a partnership agreement with Fusion Marine, which has seen more than…

15th March 2011

Fish farm upgrade progressing well

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), OPAGAC and AGAC have announced a deal to work together on issues related to the sustainability of the world’s purse seine tuna fisheries.

15th March 2011

OPAGAC/AGAC and ISSF sign deal to collaborate on better fishing practices

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Since going on sale at 400 Tesco stores six weeks ago, pout fillets have already achieved 50% of sales of cod fillets.

15th March 2011

UK shoppers take to pouting

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland is being urged to abandon its commercial whaling as the US and 10 other countries issued a statement condemning the cruel and unnecessary killing of endangered fin whales and minke whales.

15th March 2011

Iceland whale slaughter condemned

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Government is bringing together some key opinion formers in the EU to highlight Scotlands vision for sustainable fishing, at an event in Brussels on 15 March.

15th March 2011

Fishing reform

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

H.M. King Harald will officiate at the opening of Aqua Nor 2011 on 16 August 2011 in Trondheim, Norway.

15th March 2011

King Harald to open Aqua Nor 2011

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alderney RLNI volunteer lifeboat crew rescued five French fishermen who had taken to a life raft early Tuesday morning after their fishing boat had run aground and been abandoned on Burhou.

11th March 2011

RNLI rescues five French fishermen

11th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gail Shea, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced changes to the licensing policy for the Atlantic Canada and Quebec inshore fishery to allow for the issuing of licences to wholly…

11th March 2011

Shea provides fishers with long-term economic benefits

11th March 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The environmentally friendly Danish model fish farms are to be expanded from the current freshwater farms to also include saltwater fish farms.

10th March 2011

Salmon breeding comes ashore

10th March 2011