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INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pew Environment Group has commended UK Foreign Minister David Miliband for designating the Chagos Islands, a group of 55 islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, as the world’s largest…

5th April 2010

UK designates world’s largest marine reserve

5th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UKs Seafish is seeking 30 volunteer vessels in the south west to participate in a 12-month low cost Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) pilot study to monitor inshore fishing activity.

5th April 2010

Seafish seeking volunteers for VMS trials

5th April 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A study released by the Poseidon Aquatic Resource and the Pew Environment Group finds that EU fisheries subsidies have failed to reduce fleet overcapacity, thus exerting fishing pressure on stocks at two…

5th April 2010

Overfishing exacerbated by EU fisheries subsidies

5th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ocean business leaders from a diverse range of industries are distinguishing themselves as “Founding Members” of the World Ocean Council - an unprecedented international, cross-sectoral leadership alliance on stewardship of the seas.

5th April 2010

Ocean industries launch World Ocean Council

5th April 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Fisherman may need to seek assistance from the Queensland Government following a second blow to industry operations in the State’s North.

30th March 2010

Cyclone assistance needed for Queensland commercial seafood industry

30th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week in their final Plenary session, Parties to the Convention for the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted narrowly to reverse a previous Committee decision to monitor and regulate trade…

26th March 2010

Sharks denied CITES protection

26th March 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has published a sustainability league table of the principal fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil.

26th March 2010

New sustainability league table of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil

26th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has praised Portuguese authorities for announcing the establishment of four marine protected areas on the extended continental shelves of the Azores as well as mainland Portugal.

25th March 2010

Portugal shows the way on high seas protected areas

25th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

If we replaced the protein we got from fish with land based agriculture, wed need extra grazing land equal to the entire worlds rainforest 22 times over, says fisheries scientist Professor Ray…

25th March 2010

Replacing global fish supply would cost 22 times the world’s rainforests

25th March 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new report from NOAA shows that the last decade has been a period of progress for US fisheries and ocean ecosystems.

25th March 2010

Progress made in rebuilding and sustaining US fisheries and ocean ecosystems

25th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Places are already being booked and to give you the opportunity to join delegates at the Offshore Mariculture Conference and benefit from a 20% discount, the early bird discount has been extended…

25th March 2010

20% discount at Offshore Mariculture Conference

25th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A major incident was narrowly avoided following an early morning collision between two trawlers off the island of Senja in the Arctic north of Norway.

24th March 2010

Emergency patch prevents trawler capsize

24th March 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scotlands leadership on the European stage was highlighted during a meeting held by Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead in Brussels on 22 March.

24th March 2010

Scottish fisheries and Europe

24th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ballyglass RNLI (UK) lifeboat crew launched at 9pm on 20 March to assist a fishing vessel in difficulty 30m north of Kid Island.

24th March 2010

Ballyglass RNLI on 8hr callout to fishing vessel

24th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Inverted crab dillies also known as witches’ hats will be banned in Queensland from 2 April 2010.

24th March 2010

New Queensland crabbing gear laws from 2 April

24th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hake from the South African trawl fishery will continue to carry the Marine Stewardship Council eco-label after successfully completing its five year re-assessment against the MSC standard.

24th March 2010

South African hake trawl achieves re-certification

24th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

French stern trawler Maranello fished for six hours inside an area off Trevose Head, Cornwall, UK, which is closed annually to demersal trawling to protect spawning cod, magistrates heard.

24th March 2010

French stern trawler fished inside closed cod box

24th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Government delegates attending the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted to list porbeagle sharks in Appendix II of the treaty, but rejected protections for three other…

24th March 2010

Pew applauds vote giving international protection to porbeagle sharks

24th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Board of Directors of Marine Harvest ASA and Åse Aulie Michelet reached agreement that Ms Michelet would step down as CEO effective as of yesterday.

24th March 2010

Åse Aulie Michelet steps down as CEO of Marine Harvest

24th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea has certified Mont Saint Michel Bay ‘moules de bouchot’ from Trad’Ocean.

24th March 2010

French traditional mussel culture obtains sustainability recognition

24th March 2010