World Fishing News – Page 549
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NewsFinland bans wild sea trout fisheries
Last week the authorities of Uusimaa and the Southeast Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment banned wild sea trout fisheries in the Gulf of Finland.
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NewsJohn West to phase out FADs
John West in Australia (Simplot) has pledged to phase out the use of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) used with purse seine nets by 2015.
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NewsOceana disappointed with latest quotas
International conservation organisation, Oceana, has expressed its disappointment with the European Council’s 2013 and 2014 TACs and quotas for deep sea species.
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NewsScottish Parliament cuts fisheries debate
The Scottish Parliament has cut a fisheries debate from the agenda to make way for a debate on press ethics which has come as ‘a source of great disappointment’ to the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
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NewsWorld's offshore fish farming industry seeking wide recognition
The participants of the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012, part of World Fishing & Aquaculture and organised by Mercator Media, soon found that it was taking place in Izmir in Turkey for very good reasons, reports Menakhem Ben-Yami.
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First Honduras tilapia plant certified
Aquafinca Saint Peter Fish SA has become the first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program certified tilapia processing plant in Honduras.
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Near zero discards in MMO trial
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has reported that discards have been virtually eliminated by fishermen taking part in current trials.
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Onshore, inshore, offshore
The Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012 held in October in Izmir, Turkey, attracted participants from 35 countries worldwide and doubtless can be rated as successful.
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Young’s and PPS – a mutually beneficial partnership
The UK’s PPS East and Young’s Seafood Limited are forming a mutually beneficial business partnership in Grimsby.
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NewsOceana commends Europe on fishery fund decision
International environmental group, Oceana, has commended the Environment, Public Health and Food Security Committee of the European Parliament on its rejection of amendments to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
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Discard checklist planned by DAG
DAG participants attended the meeting to discuss how the UK fishing industry can plan for discard free fisheries in the future.
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NewsFish ear bones point to climate impacts
Scientists from CSIRO believe that fish ear bones and their distinctive growth rings can offer clues to the likely impacts of climate change in aquatic environments.
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Hastings fishery wins sustainability award
The MSC certified Hastings Fisherman’s Protection Society artisanal herring fishery has won the Billingsgate Seafood School Annual Sustainable Fish and Shellfish Award 2012.
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NewsSongkhla fishing: The Gulf of Thailand and beyond
The complexities of fisheries management make it difficult to comprehend all the variables in our homeports, reports Alan Haig-Brown.
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NewsMaldives MSC a boost to industry
The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has congratulated the Maldivian pole and line fishing industry on achieving MSC certification. It says it will provide a valuable foundation for the country’s traditional fishing communities.
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NewsNew workboat for Hebridean Mussels
British boatbuilder, Alnmaritec has delivered its latest Wave Worker vessel to Hebridean Mussels, one of Scotland’s leading live mussel suppliers.
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NOAA withdraws TED proposal
Based on new data collected this summer, NOAA is withdrawing a proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices (TEDs) for skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and wing-net trawls in the southeast shrimp fisheries.
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NewsIndustry gathers at launch of rope factory
Industry leaders from companies including Heerema, NOV, and Certex assembled in Northern England at the end of November to watch UK business minister Michael Fallon open a facility that will manufacture the world’s largest ropes.
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NewsMaldives skipjack fishery gains MSC
Pole and line skipjack fishery, Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association (MSPEA), has become the first Indian Ocean tuna fishery to gain the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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NewsGAA invites public comments on new BAP standards
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is inviting the public to submit comments on a draft of the new Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards for finfish and crustacean farms.
