World Fishing News – Page 872
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NewsVessel monitoring system for improved security
Triteq Ltd has designed a secure vessel monitoring system, which assists global asset management and monitoring of exclusive economic zones by tracking fishing fleets at sea.
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Linear encoder scales fish measuring challenge
When Terralogic Ltd, a provider of rugged computer solutions, wanted to source a linear encoder that could work in harsh outdoor conditions, the Cardiff-based company turned to the SHG-TT from Newall Measurement Systems.
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NewsAutomated fish measurement
The CatchMeter, developed by Scantrol, the University of Aberdeen, IMR and MATCON, is a computer vision system that can automatically recognise the species of a fish and register its length along with other extended information on colour and shape.
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Irish Sea Fisheries Protection Authority to be established in January
During a visit to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources’ decentralised offices in Clonakilty on 2 November, Irish Minister of State, John Brown T.D., announced that the new independent statutory Sea Fisheries Protection Authority will be established on 1 January 2007.
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UK leads whaling protest in Iceland
On 1 November diplomats from around the world, led by Britain''s ambassador, delivered a strongly-worded protest ("demarche") condemning Iceland over its decision to resume commercial whaling.
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Fish and seafood devlopment conference announced
A two day conference designed to update delegates on the latest developments in fish and seafood products has recently been announced by organisers CCFRA, Seafish, Norconserv and the Norwegian Seafood Association.
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EU Fisheries Control Agency adopts first work programme for 2007
At the end of October, the Administrative Board of the Community Fisheries Control Agency, adopted the first work programme for the newly created Agency.
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NewsSpanish sector at the forefront of responsible fishing
Spanish Fisheries Minister, Elena Espinosa (Picture courtesy of MAFA)World Fishing: How do you describe the situation of the Spanish fishing sector?Elena Espinosa: First of all, I would like to highlight that Spain is still a big fishing country. It still has an important fishing tradition and it is still a ...
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Listening to fisherman
Among the many problems that hound fisheries management is one that could be solved – as long as there is a personal and political will.
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New supermarket league table out
Greenpeace has recently issued its 2006 supermarket sustainability league table.
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France catching 50% more tuna than its quota
Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing is “spiralling out of control” according to a recent meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
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New £1.5m patrol and research vessel
The North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee will take delivery next year of a £1.5m new patrol and research vessel built by Finnish shipyard UKI Workboat.
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Canada will not join call for bottom trawling ban
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Loyola Hearn has said that Canada will not join the call for a ban on bottom trawling.
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NewsSoS – Save our shark, plaice, sole and cod
The high-profile media reportage on the capture of sharks for their lucrative fins and the dumping of their carcasses overboard, has caused a row within the European Parliament (EP) Fisheries Committee, reports Peter O’Neill.
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EU/Norway/Faroes agree on mackerel management measures for 2007
Agreement was reached on 25 October in Edinburgh between the European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, Norway and the Faroe Islands on management measures for mackerel in the north east Atlantic for 2007.
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Bradshaw meets Iceland's Ambassador on whaling
Following the government of Iceland''s decision to authorise commercial whaling in spite of the internationally agreed moratorium, Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw summoned the Icelandic Ambassador, Mr Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson, on 26 October to reiterate the UK''s strong opposition to commercial whaling.
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Canadian prawn fishery seeks eco-label
The Canadian Northern Prawn Fishery (the second largest coldwater Nordic Shrimp and Coldwater Shrimp fishery in the world) is the first shrimp fishery in the Atlantic to enter assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable wild capture fisheries.
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Research does not support the close association between salmon farms, sea lice, and loss of wild salmon
According to a recent statement, in the issue concerning salmon farms, sea lice, and wild salmon in the Broughton Archipelago, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has undertaken extensive research, both in the field and the laboratory.
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According to Oceana, Iceland cannot sell its whale meat, but is still hunting
The Japanese ambassador in Iceland has stated that the Japanese already have enough whale meat, and they will not be buying any from Iceland.
