World Fishing News – Page 767
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NewsThe sinking of the Patriot
Skipper Matteo Russo and his father-in-law, John Orlando, died early the morning of 3 January when their 16.5-m trawler, Patriot, sank somewhere off Gloucester, Massachusetts in fair weather and moderate sea.
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Responsible Fishing Scheme nets 300th vessel
Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced the 300th vessel to be certified by the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).
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NewsPeru's 7 year economy boom
Peru''s fishing exports grew 26% in 2008 to some 2.44 billion dollars, the Peruvian deputy minister of fishing, Alfonso Miranda, has said.
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Major conference in Indonesia
As one of the world’s prominent maritime nations, Indonesia has taken the initiative to hold a major conference on climate change and the potential of the planet’s ocean to combat the negative impacts of climate change securing the role of oceans as a source of food and the future coastal ...
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Sri Lanka to promote fisheries
Sri Lanka is seeking to promote fisheries as a new export sector, giving incentives and better facilities for local and foreign investors, in an effort to better exploit the county''s ocean resources.
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NewsClimate change impact on fish
Scientists have for the first time calculated the likely impact of climate change on the distribution of more than 1000 species of fish around the globe.
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NewsNordsøen under construction
The Galacian shipyard MCies is currently constructing a new fishery inspection and rescue vessel, Nordsøen, for the Danish government.
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NewsSulehav lengthened
In January 2008 Solund Verft began the prefabrication section for lengthening the vessel Sulehav. Sulehav catches pelagic fish and is owned by Norwegian company Lending Rederi.
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NewsMonkfish vessel delivered
A new fishing boat for catching monkfish, S-61 Sjøgutt, was delivered in February by Seigla Ehf. The owner is Tom Olav Hauge from Bremanger in Norway.
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NewsBrazil pledges to help save seabirds
Brazil has recently formally ratified a major global seabird treaty.
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NewsSecond West Coast longliner installs WESMAR stabilizers
Captain Rodney McVicker is the second West Coast longliner to install WESMAR stabilizers and as a result, he reports more steady and plentiful fishing.
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Saving time and money
According to fishermen, the Oilwind''s new AutoLine System makes work easier and saves a lot of time and money.
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NewsTurboWin 8.0
The latest version of Sodena''s TurboWin has been specially updated to considerably increase safety of navigation and to make fishing easier and more productive.
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NewsRaymarine's A Series presses the right buttons
Raymarine’s new A Series range of chartplotter/fishfinders combine all the technology and performance of the company’s top of the range multi function displays in a brand new compact unit.
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Shrimp fisheries under scrutiny
Reducing fishing capacity and limiting access to shrimp fisheries, is likely to mitigate overfishing, bycatch and seabed destruction, some of the major economic and environmental side-effects of shrimp fishing, according to a new report by FAO.
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SeaZone’s marine mapping eases management of UK Marine Bill
SeaZone is offering a ready-made information solution to help organisations affected by the UK government’s Marine and Coastal Access Bill.
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Certification system for aquaculture agreed
The Global Aquaculture Alliance and GLOBALGAP have signed an agreement "to work cooperatively to develop and harmonise certification systems for the aquaculture sector worldwide."
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Seafish extends successful guide format
Seafish can now offer up-to-date advice on the status of 26 of the most popular fish species consumed in the UK.
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Major lobster breeding deal hatched in Cairns
Queensland is set to become a world leader in lobster aquaculture with the establishment of a major partnership in tropical rock lobster research and breeding between the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) and Lobster Harvest Pty Ltd.
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Shrimp bottom trawl fishery in East Indian Ocean not sustainable
A recent Friend of the Sea audit at the Indian bottom trawling fishery for Metapenaeus species (king, brown and pink prawns) has shown the fishery’s non compliance with Friend of the Sea sustainability criteria.
