World Fishing News – Page 787
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NewsGulf of Maine Atlantic salmon protected to recover imperiled stocks
NOAA’s Fisheries Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service have extended Endangered Species Act protection to more Atlantic salmon by adding fish in the Penobscot, Kennebec, and Androscoggin rivers and their tributaries to the endangered Gulf of Maine population first listed in 2000.
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First fin whales killed in Iceland
Greenpeace has reported that the whaling boat Hvalur 9 dragged two massive fin whales up to the ancient whaling station ramp at Hvalförður in the early hours of 19 June.
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NewsMinister Shea announces 2009 fisheries management decisions for the Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Honourable Gail Shea, Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has announced a number of management measures including northern and southern Gulf Cod and sharing arrangements for Group B Gulf Shrimp.
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Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp fishery enters assessment for MSC eco-label
The Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp has entered full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council certification. The Heiploeg Group has commissioned the assessment on behalf of 30 vessels based in Suriname.
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NewsScottish Shellfish Marketing Group enters MSC and FoS certification
Scottish mussels produced by the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group are set to become the first rope-grown mussels in the world to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well managed resource.
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Fusion Marine embarks on new drive into Norwegian aquaculture market
Scottish fish farm equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine is actively seeking a Norwegian partner as part of a new drive to spearhead sales of its successful Triton salmon cage into Norway.
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Greenpeace activists attacked during protest against EU fishing vessel
Greenpeace activists from the Rainbow Warrior have been attacked as they attempted to carry out a peaceful inspection of the Spanish fishing vessel, Cabo Tinoso Dos, according to the organisation.
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Seafish welcomes new board member
Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced that Paul W Kerr has been appointed as the new Independent member on the Board representing Northern Ireland.
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NewsFrinsa’s cockles from Galician rias certified sustainable
Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of the first cockles products, from the main Spanish canning company Frinsa del Noroeste.
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NewsPortland fish exchange welcomes 'Fishing for Energy' partnership
Fishing for Energy is hooking up the City of Portland to facilitate the disposal of unusable fishing gear from the area''s fishermen serviced by the Portland Fish Exchange.
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SFF welcomes new economic impact study on Scottish fishing
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government that it is to launch a new economic study to assess the impact the recession and new fishing regulations are having on the fishing industry.
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W. Stevenson and Sons partnership to pay £776,000 for black fish scam
Newlyn fish auctioneers W. Stevenson and Sons were ordered to pay a confiscation order and costs totalling £776,633 by a judge at Exeter Crown Court, UK on recently for a massive ''black'' fish scam.
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Fisheries management failing the high seas
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) has presented a detailed report on the actions taken by high seas fishing nations to protect deep-sea ecosystems from the destructive impact of bottom fishing on the world''s high seas at a meeting of UNICPOLOS, the United Nation''s General Assembly''s oceans working group.
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NewsNOAA takes delivery of Pisces
NOAA recently took delivery of Pisces, a new fisheries survey vessel and a significant achievement in the agency’s efforts to modernise its fleet of fisheries, oceanographic, and hydrographic survey ships.
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Canadian minister appoints Commissioner to ICCAT
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced the appointment of Faith Scattolon as a Canadian Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
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NewsCanadian government delivers support to fishers in the Atlantic lobster industry
Canadian fishers and their families who have been hit by the global collapse in lobster prices will receive targeted short term support to make ends meet while working on ensuring a sustainable and viable lobster industry in the future.
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NewsDFG using state-of-the-art technology to tag and track salmon
California''s Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is employing new computerised technology to track 8 million baby fall-run Chinook salmon raised in Central Valley hatcheries.
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NewsExtending responsible fisheries management to the ocean deeps
On World Oceans Day (8 June), FAO published a set of technical guidelines aimed at helping the fisheries sector reduce its impacts on fragile deep-sea fish species and ecosystems.
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Toralla’s mussels Friend of the Sea
The Friend of the Sea project further expands to South America, as mussels from market leader Toralla achieve sustainability certification.
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Complete shift to pole-and-line caught canned tuna is "unrealistic"
Greenpeace United Kingdom recently announced that several UK retailers made the commitment to switch their tuna supply from net-caught to pole-and-line tuna – what atuna.com is calling "an admirable and noble decision", but one, which might prove not be fully realistic considering today''s tuna catching capacity.
