All Industry News articles – Page 102
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Gear conflict management in Scotland
New measures to help prevent and deter gear conflict have been announced by the Scottish Government today.
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UK-Faroe Islands deal agreed
UK fishermen will be able to continue fishing at 2015 quota levels next year, following talks on the fisheries agreement for 2016 between the UK Government, as part of an EU delegation, and the Faroe Islands.
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NewsThai Union to bring all shrimp processing in-house
Thai Union has announced that it will cease working with all external pre-processors and will bring all shrimp processing operations in-house.
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Italy’s first fishery enters assessment
An Italian anchovy and sardine fishery has become the first in the Mediterranean to enter Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.
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NewsThai illegal fishing persists
New investigations prove that violence, slavery, human trafficking and illegal pirate fishing still persist in the Thai seafood industry, says the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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Pew responds to Europêche
Pew Charitable Trusts has responded to Europêche’s accusation of misleading information in the ‘Turning the Tide’ report which was released in March.
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Enjoy, it’s from Europe!
New funds are being released to producer organisations, trade organisations and public bodies to sponsor their products and promote the goodness of European fisheries products, both wild and farmed.
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Central American states work to fight IUU fishing at ports
The Central American Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization (OSPESCA) has launched a new regional project to fight IUU fishing at ports under the jurisdiction of its eight member countries.
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NewsThai Union connected to forced labour again
A recent Associated Press investigation has found that Thai Union, owner of Chicken of the Sea in the US, has again been connected to forced labour and horrific working conditions in Thailand.
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NGOs disappointed by EU Fish Council agreement
Environmental organisations have expressed their disappointment at the outcome of the EU ministers’ agreement on 2016 fishing quotas.
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NewsEurope’s fish TACs agreed for 2016
EU talks to finalise fish catching opportunity for 2016 in the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea concluded in Brussels early on 16 December.
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NewsLanding the Blame
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says that its new research reveals that some EU ministers have consistently agreed to set fishing limits above scientific advice, leading to billions in lost economic potential.
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NewsResearch on whale fishing gear entanglement
In a paper published online last week, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has for the first time quantified the amount of drag on entangled whales that is created by towing fishing gear, such as rope, buoys, and lobster and crab traps.
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NewsATQs Regulation for EU processors
The ATQs regulation for 2016-2018 has been published determining autonomous tariff quotas for key fish species for the supply of raw materials to the EU Fish processing sectors over the next three years.
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EC proposes new rules to improve transparency and monitoring
The European Commission has proposed a new system to grant and manage fishing authorisations which will apply to all EU vessels, both inside and outside of union waters.
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Fishermen file lawsuit over at-sea monitoring mandate
Northeast Fishery Sector 12 and David Goethel, owner and operator of F/V ''Ellen Diane'', have announced that they are suing the U.S Department of Commerce.
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Investment packages for Ireland and France
More than €239 million will be made available to Ireland and roughly €774 million will be made available to France under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020.
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Gulf of Maine Northern Shrimp fishery to remain closed
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section has extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for the 2016 fishing season, in response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource.
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NewsUpcycling the Oceans
The Ecoalf Foundation project ‘Upcycling the Oceans’ has been launched to help clean the oceans of debris through fishermen, with the ultimate goal of transforming the plastic debris found in the Mediterranean into thread to make fabric.
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NewsBird vomit to help gauge sardine abundance
Fisheries researcher Dr Lachlan McLeay has developed an approach to gauging sardine abundance through looking at the diet, health and population dynamics of crested terns – by studying their vomit.
