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The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is urging the UK and Scottish Governments to do all in their power to persuade the EC to ditch automatic cuts in the number of days that fishing…

8th November 2011

SFF urges governments to persuade EC to stop days at sea cuts

8th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pioneering UK trials have shown that thousands of tonnes of fish could avoid being discarded, if fishermen are required to count all the fish they catch as part of their quota.

8th November 2011

Fishermen can reduce discards

8th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new sustainability policy will restrict the purchasing of female Blue Swimming Crabs bearing eggs or “berried females”

8th November 2011

Restrictions on buying crabs bearing eggs

8th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s MSC certified Spencer Gulf King Prawn has arrived in Europe.

8th November 2011

Eco-labelled King Prawn arrives in Europe

8th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In a recent meeting to the UK HoC Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, suggested that fish would be given to the poor instead of…

7th November 2011

EU reform will give fish to the poor

7th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two men from New Brunswick have been fined $233,000 by fisheries and Oceans Canada for various offences.

4th November 2011

Major convictions in Canada

4th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An additional condition has been added to the trawl fishing license in South East Australia.

4th November 2011

SE Australia trawlers to have SMPs

4th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has launched a campaign that encourages individuals to buy virtual property across the Coral Triangle.

3rd November 2011

Coral Triangle: Virtual property for sale

3rd November 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Mark Park, chief executive the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association, has warned UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon that his sector now faces a major battle for survival.

3rd November 2011

Scottish fisheries battling for survival

3rd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership has released a discussion paper which challenges the salmon aquaculture sector to be more proactive in publicly disclosing information about environmental impacts.

3rd November 2011

Salmon industry: Disclose more environmental impact information

3rd November 2011

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Campbells Prime Meat has decided to renew its contract to buy Styropack fish boxes, following its initial six-month contract.

2nd November 2011

Campbells renews contract with Styropack

2nd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing communities struggling to survive could benefit from a new cooperative scheme to keep England’s inshore fishing fleet afloat.

2nd November 2011

England’s inshore fishermen to join forces

2nd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Oceana report looks at the state of West Coast forage species management and what must be done to sustain a healthy ocean food web and a strong coastal economy into…

2nd November 2011

US West Coast forage fish report released

2nd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa will set sail for the Chatham Rise tonight to improve understanding of how marine ecosystems affect commercially exploited fish, and how commercial fisheries affect the marine food web.

2nd November 2011

Tangaroa sets sail for Chatham Rise

2nd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An influx of cocklers at the Ribble Estuary in the UK has been causing problems because of individuals not taking proper safety precautions and fishing without permits.

1st November 2011

UK cockling problems

1st November 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The UK’s Seafish is committed to providing trawl gear technology training for UK fishermen, and, with assistance from European funding, the organisation runs trawl gear technology training courses at the Flume Tank…

1st November 2011

Seafish using Flume Tank for trawl gear training

1st November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana filed suit last Friday in Federal Court to challenge the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and its implementation of Mid-Atlantic fisheries regulations.

1st November 2011

Oceana sues to include bycatch in quotas

1st November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UN agencies have launched a plan to improve the management of oceans and coastal areas.

1st November 2011

UN agency proposals to protect the ocean

1st November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) has said that policy-makers should be aware of the declining trend in fisheries production in the Caribbean.

1st November 2011

Declining fish catches in the Caribbean

1st November 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A Consumer Reports investigation has revealed that more than one-fifth of 190 pieces of seafood bought at stores and restaurants in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were not what they claimed…

1st November 2011

Report: More than one-fifth of tested seafood mislabelled

1st November 2011