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INDUSTRY NEWS

Following the large number of registrations submitted on the closing day by companies planning to visit the World Fishing Exhibition, organisers have announced that the free online registration period has been extended…

2nd September 2009

Free WFE registration extended until 6 September

2nd September 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission says that it welcomes the FAOs agreement on port state measures. This is the first major international agreement on fisheries management since the UN Fish Stocks Agreement was established…

2nd September 2009

Borgs response to port state agreement

2nd September 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new treaty aiming to close fishing ports to IUU fishing vessels has been agreed upon by 91 countries. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported…

2nd September 2009

New port state treaty to stop IUU fishing

2nd September 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Danish Fishermens Association (DFA) plans to have all Danish fisheries MSC certified by 2012. At a recent meeting the DFA began the MSC assessment of North Sea plaice, saithe and Eastern…

2nd September 2009

All Danish fisheries to be MSC-certified

2nd September 2009

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Cotecno Consultants S.L.P. is an engineering and architecture firm with more than 35 years of experience. Cotecno has several branches in Spain that supports and advises clients in international projects.

1st September 2009

Consultant in fisheries projects

1st September 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Consolidated Fisheries Ltd, a company wholly owned in the Falkland Islands, is the sole quota holder for Patagonian Toothfish in the Falkland Islands Fisheries and Conservation Zone. Toothfish, also known as Chilean…

1st September 2009

Patagonian toothfish producer

1st September 2009

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

At WFE, CeDePesca (Center Development and Sustainable Fisheries) will share some methodologies and tools such as Fishsource, a space created by partner SFP (Sustainable Fisheries Partnership), to provide reliable information on the…

1st September 2009

Sustainable fisheries = lasting business

1st September 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a long-term plan to manage the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay.

1st September 2009

Commission plans to protect Bay of Biscay anchovy

1st September 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aqua Nor 2009 came to a close last Friday afternoon, and exhibitors and visitors alike agreed that it had been a very successful exhibition, said the organisers.

26th August 2009

Aqua Nor 2009 came to a successful close

26th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke has approved a plan to prohibit the expansion of commercial fishing in federal Arctic waters until researchers gather sufficient information on fish and the Arctic marine…

26th August 2009

Secretary of Commerce approves fisheries plan for Arctic

26th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced that the shellfish sector will benefit from the current review of the Animal By-Products (ABP) Regulation now that pressure from industry, facilitated by Seafish,…

26th August 2009

Seafish influences scope of Animal By-Products Regulation to benefit shellfish sector

26th August 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish First Minister visited Fraserburghs largest employer, Macrae, this week to mark completion of the first phase of a £2 million investment programme to upgrade its fish processing factory.

26th August 2009

£2m investment for seafood firm

26th August 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

October 20-21 2009, San Francisco, Holiday Inn Golden Gateway - Friend of the Sea says it is pleased to be participating in the forthcoming Sustainable Seafood Multi-Stakeholder Summit (Harmonizing Standards, Certifications and…

26th August 2009

Sustainable Seafood Multi-Stakeholder Summit

26th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has warned that an oil spill off Australia’s North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region’s globally significant wildlife.

24th August 2009

Oil spill a potential disaster for marine life

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea has announced approval of the Global Fish pole and line fishery targeting mainly albacore but also skipjack and yellowfin tuna in the South East Atlantic.

24th August 2009

Southern Africa pole and line tuna fishery goes Friend of the Sea

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Greenpeace is calling for urgent action to rescue Pacific tuna fisheries after the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC, or the Pacific Tuna Commission) Science meeting concluded that stocks have declined…

24th August 2009

Tuna scientists find Pacific tuna stocks more threatened than ever

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Responding to UN Secretary General Review of UN resolution 61/105 published last week, Matthew Gianni of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition said, This report shows that fishing States and international organisations must…

24th August 2009

Response: UN Secretary General Review of UN resolution 61/105

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Greenpeace is calling on the United Nations to put an immediate end to high seas bottom fishing at this year’s general assembly meeting, following the recent release of the UN Secretary General’s…

24th August 2009

UN report shows more needed to protect deep seas – Greenpeace

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishing vessels are being fitted out with cutting-edge CCTV technology to help reduce fish discards.

19th August 2009

Conserving Scotlands fish stocks

19th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing for Energy is catching on in Oregon. Garibaldi and Newport will be the first port communities in the state to participate in the innovative partnership that provides a cost-free solution for…

19th August 2009

Fishing for Energy expands to Oregon

19th August 2009