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For the first time in Central America Caribbean, spiny lobster fishing will be banned from the region’s waters during the species’ reproductive season, raising hopes for more responsible fishing practices in the…

5th March 2010

WWF welcomes Caribbean Spiny Lobster fishing ban

5th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pew Environment Group has praised the Obama administration for supporting the proposed CITES Appendix I listing for Atlantic bluefin tuna.

5th March 2010

Pew applauds Obama administration for backing Appendix I listing for bluefin tuna

5th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Faroese Atlanto-Scandian (Norwegian Spring Spawning) herring fishery - Faroese Pelagic Organization - has attained the MSC environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

5th March 2010

First Faroese herring fishery awarded MSC certification

5th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Conference programme announced plus early bird booking - 20% discount available until 15 March 2010.

4th March 2010

Offshore Mariculture Conference programme announced

4th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

£5.25 million in grants has been awarded to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund.

4th March 2010

£5.25 million grants boost for English fishing industry

4th March 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Tony Killeen TD, Irish Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food last week opened the Irish Skipper - Inshore Fisheries Expo in Galway.

4th March 2010

Irish support schemes for fisheries sector involving €1.8m aid in 2010

4th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ahead of this week’s annual Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting in Busan, Korea, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) called on nations to ‘adopt and enforce scientifically sound conservation management measures’…

4th March 2010

Conservation measures needed to reverse overfishing of Indian Ocean tuna

4th March 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has proposed that the European Union should press for a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna to enter into force within the next year.

26th February 2010

European Commission proposes that EU supports tuna ban

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF cautiously welcomes the EU Commission’s recommendation that the 27 European Union member countries vote for a ban on international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna through a listing on Appendix I…

26th February 2010

WWF: Cautious welcome to European Commission’s conditional support for bluefin tuna trade ban

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new draft compromise on whaling released by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) set a dangerous precedent that the international community must reject, WWF said.

26th February 2010

WWF: New whaling compromise is step backwards for whales

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commercial and recreational fishers should be aware that new size limits for bream, tarwhine and tailor will come into effect next month.

26th February 2010

Queensland fishing rules change for bream, tarwhine and tailor

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been informed by the AFDF that its board has voted in favour of AFDF serving as the client for the purpose of maintaining MSC certification for…

26th February 2010

AFDF to serve as new client managing MSC certification for Alaska salmon

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) has welcomed the decision by the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) to proceed with the full assessment of 40% of their skipjack tuna fishery.

26th February 2010

Announcement by PNA to enter 40% of the skipjack tuna fishery into MSC assessment

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

“I heard you came all the way from Portugal to see Brussels and to learn something more about the European Institutions. It is very important to facilitate these opportunities as part of…

26th February 2010

Speech by Maria Damanaki on Atlantic Bluefin tuna and the CFP reform

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WDCS says that it is horrified to learn of the death of a trainer at Sea World’s park in Orlando, Florida this week.

26th February 2010

Tragedy at Sea World Orlando

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and Natural England welcomed the launch this week of the Fishing Coalition for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

26th February 2010

New marine channel opens up

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, has issued the following statement in response to the European Commission’s “failure to reach an unqualified decision on the proposal to…

26th February 2010

Pew says Atlantic bluefin tuna trade prohibition requires unqualified support

26th February 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fish farming can help to meet growing demand for fish products without harming the environment, but to succeed, it has to guarantee quality and also win political support, MEPs and guest speakers…

26th February 2010

Fish farming: European quality can help conquer consumers

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first-ever Philippine shipment of handline-caught tuna with catch certificates successfully entered into the European market in February.

26th February 2010

Europe accepts responsibly-caught Coral Triangle tuna

26th February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced a new collaboration with SUPERVALU, one of the largest food retailers in the United States, to create a strategy for sustainably sourcing the store’s wild-caught seafood.

17th February 2010

WWF collaborates with SUPERVALU

17th February 2010