World Fishing News – Page 836
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2007 guide prices for fisheries products
On 20 November, the European Commission adopted its annual proposal on next year’s guide prices for fresh and frozen fisheries products as well as the Community producer price for tuna for processing.
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EC welcomes new step to fight illegal fishing
The European Commission has welcomed the new port state control scheme that was adopted last week by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) to tackle illegal fishing activities.
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Canada invests $30m in salmon conservation
The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, announced last week that Canada’s New Government will be moving ahead with the establishment of a $30 ...
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Japanese retailer introduces sustainable seafood
From Wednesday, 29 November 2006, Japanese shoppers will be able to choose from a range of 10 fish products carrying the distinctive blue eco-label of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), marking the start of a commitment to sustainable seafood from leading Japanese retailer, Aeon Co Ltd.
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Canadian and Norwegian ministers meet
Loyola Hearn, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, met Norway’s Minister for Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen, on 14 November to build on shared successes in strengthening the management of high seas fish stocks and ensuring sustainable domestic fisheries.
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NewsCanadian and Icelandic ministers meet
Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Loyola Hearn, met with Icelandic Minister of Fisheries, Einar K. Gudfinnsson, on 13 November to discuss recent advances in the management of high seas fish stocks and to share information about their respective domestic fishing industries.
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More bad news for trawling
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has revealed new evidence that deep sea trawling is destroying seamount ecosystems which are home to a diversity of species, many of which are new to science.
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ADF&G research vessel nets whale
A humpback whale accidentally became entangled in a net last week while an Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) crew was conducting a test fishery for herring in Prince William Sound.
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Funding to assess longline impact on birds
The UK government has announced that it will provide £65,000 for projects to promote the conservation of albatrosses and petrels.
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New shellfish report published
Seafish has just published a report, ‘Towards a National Development Strategy for Shellfish in England’, which highlights the major contribution the shellfish industry makes to the British economy. The report presents the main findings from the work programme which forms part of the National Development Strategy for the Shellfish Industry ...
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Orange Roughy now a threatened species
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, has announced that Orange Roughy will be added to the threatened species list under Australian environment law.
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Oceana reports illegal driftnetters
A recent release from Oceana states that evidence has been presented in an international meeting of mediterranean countries to show that Italy and France are using illegal driftnets.
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Buyers threaten to boycott tuna
According to WWF, major fish buyers in Japan and Europe are threatening to boycott Mediterranean bluefin tuna unless drastic measures are taken to protect the threatened stock.
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Russia impressed by Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre
Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister, Vladimir A. Izmailov, visited the Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre when he was in Tromsø for Norwegian-Russian fishery negotiations recently.
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Targeted fishing of sharks in Southern Ocean halted
The Shark Alliance has applauded the decision made last week by Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to halt targeted fishing of vulnerable sharks in the Southern Ocean.
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NMFS sued over decline in bluefin tuna
The Blue Ocean Institute of Cold Spring Harbor, New York and its president, author and scientist Carl Safina, have filed a lawsuit seeking to force the National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, to limit longline fishing in the Gulf of Mexico that is wiping out bluefin tuna populations.
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Higher efficiency engines with ultra-low emissions
The world’s two leading marine engine manufacturers, MAN Diesel and Wärtsilä Corporation, have agreed to propose a large scale Cooperative Research Project – HERCULES-ß – with the objective of maximising fuel efficiency while reducing emissions.
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NewsEmissions – the challenge today
Marine diesel engines of all types are coming under increasing scrutiny as major polluters of the world’s environment and, as a result, considerable effort is being devoted to the reduction of their emissions, but what is the problem?
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NewsSupporting Asia’s fisheries development
A market in Dhaka, BangladeshGreater awareness of marine fishery limitations has prompted governments to institute a change in approach, focusing on the rehabilitation of traditional fishing grounds and the development of sustainable fisheries industry. The major growth area for fisheries during the past decade has been in marine and freshwater ...
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NewsLiquid or flake?
Ice machine manufacturer Optimar Iceland claims that when it comes to fish freezing, liquid ice has more advantages than flake ice.
