World Fishing News – Page 495
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NewsSardine catch levels lowered
Federal fishery management officials have voted to set 2014 catch levels of Pacific sardine off the US West Coast at 33% below what they would have been under the existing management regime.
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NewsNOAA fisheries survey vessel delivered
NOAA has taken delivery of ''Reuben Lasker'', the agency’s newest high-tech fisheries survey vessel.
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NewsQuota pilot for small boat fishermen
Small boat fishermen in Ramsgate UK have seen the volume of quota available to them increase by 25 tonnes, thanks to a pilot project run by the Fish Producer Organisation and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO).
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NewsMore measures needed to save our fish
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is calling for the introduction of other measures to be used in conjunction with a discard ban to help reduce total fishing mortality.
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NZ proposes shark finning ban
New Zealand’s government is proposing to ban the removal of shark fins and the dumping of the shark carcass at sea.
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Peru implements supply chain monitoring programme
Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) is implementing a new Surveillance and Control of Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme for the entire aquatic resources production chain, in order to strengthen supervision and combat illegal fishing in the sector.
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Saffire VMS updated
The Saffire vessel monitoring system for fisheries and other commercial shipping operations has been updated and rebranded as Globavista.
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NewsShark finning alert
An INTERPOL alert has been circulated to all 190 member countries, after a method of shark finning aimed at avoiding detection of illegal practices was identified by Coast Rican authorities.
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NewsMonty Halls backs Celtic Seas protection
Monty Halls, BBC2’s Fisherman’s Apprentice, has supported the launch of the Celtic Seas Partnership, a pioneering four year international project to protect the ‘Celtic Seas’ which extend from the British Isles and Ireland to northern France.
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NewsWWF supports Maldives management
WWF Pakistan is to support Maldives in its efforts to provide sustainable management of tuna in the Indian Ocean during the next three years.
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Aquaculture value rises in Australia
Senator Richard Colbeck has announced that Australia’s aquaculture industry has grown significantly and now accounts for almost half of the country’s fish production.
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NewsTraining centre for fishermen to open in Maldives
A new Fishermen’s Community & Training Centre (FCTC) in the Maldives will nurture the country’s pole-and-line fishing communities through the provision of fisheries training and education.
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Korea will investigate illegal fish
On 5 November a representative of the Korean Government announced that it will be investigating Dutch-flagged cargo vessel, Holland Klipper, which arrived in the Korean port of Busan on 31 October carrying an estimated $14m of suspected illegal fish.
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NewsEnhancing tuna management and conservation
An FAO-coordinated project to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide has been approved.
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OECD releases new handbook for fishery managers
The OECD Committee for Fisheries has produced a new handbook for fisheries managers, utilising a large body of research carried out over the years investigating fisheries policy and fisheries management.
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Snapper 1 Strategy Group Chair appointed
Sir Ian Barker has been appointed chair of New Zealand’s new Snapper 1 Strategy Group, which will work on a long term plan to manage the fishery.
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NewsProfitable future for prawn fishery
AFMA chair, Michael Egan, has announced that a sustainable and more profitable future for the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) will be assured through controls that limit fishing effort and maximise the supply to the Australian community.
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The importance of lifejackets
Seafish has made a short film for fishermen demonstrating the importance of wearing life jackets and knowing how to use them.
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NewsSeafood remains popular with US consumers
The popularity of seafood in America, in particular shrimp, canned tuna and salmon, continues to grow, says the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).
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Europêche welcomes deep-sea compromise
The European deep-sea fishing industry has welcomed this week’s vote in the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee on a regulation concerning deep-sea fishing in the Northeast Atlantic.
