All Industry News articles – Page 11
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NewsSeaBOS welcomes Japan’s stance on IUU fishing
A coalition that brings together more than a hundred leading seafood companies has congratulated the Japanese government on the introduction of new fisheries legislation designed to prevent distribution in Japan of seafood from IUU fishing, form both domestic and imported sources.
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NewsDatabase for fisheries legislation in the Med
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is launching a new online regional repository for fisheries and aquaculture legislation in the region.
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NewsReduced salmon catches over coming decade
Russia may ?see significantly reduced volumes of salmon catches within the next decade, mainly due to the ongoing migration of fish to the north due to climate change, according to recent statements by leading analysts, reports Eugene Gerden
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NewsIndustry support for VMS
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has announced that vessel monitoring system (VMS) compliance from Commonwealth fisheries reached a peak of 99.4% as a result of the recent AFMA zero-tolerance campaign.
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NewsLimited edition Thai Union anime tuna
In the first collaboration between a canned tuna product and classic Japanese anime, Thai Union’s SEALECT Tuna brand has launched a limited edition can with packaging featuring Doraemon, the famous manga series.
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NewsGlobal tuna catch mainly from healthy stocks
87.6% of the global tuna catch come from stocks fished at healthy levels, according to the latest ISSF Status of the Stocks report, which also states that 9.6% of tuna catches are from stocks that are unsustainably fished – and these urgently require stronger management measures to be put in ...
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NewsUK to set provisional catch limits
The UK Government intends to set provisional catch limits for UK-EU shared fish stocks for the remainder of 2021 if an agreement with the EU is not in place by Wednesday 14 April.
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NewsHow tech is revolutionising UK fishing
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries and more than 100 attendees have been hearing how data and technology are helping to improve the UK fisheries sector.
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NewsAdditional $255 Million in CARES Act Funding
An extra $255 million in fisheries assistance funding is being made available to US states and territories where coastal and marine fisheries have been negatively affected by Covid-19.
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NewsCod inside the line
Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey has just landed a 130 tonne trip from grounds off the south coast of Iceland.
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NewsNew Zealand sets new catch limits
Fisheries New Zealand has reviewed catch limits for 14 fish stocks and introduced a full year-round closure to harvesting shellfish at Cockle Bay/Tuwakamana on Auckland''s east coast.
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NewsScotland launches mollusc ban survey
The Scottish Government is to survey businesses to understand the impact of the ban on exporting live bivalve molluscs to the European Union and Northern Ireland.
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NewsSeafish report examines Covid impacts
A new Seafish report looks at the effects of the pandemic on the UK seafood supply chain combines real-time insights from seafood businesses with quantitative data.
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NewsHidden vessel ownership – Ghana loses out
Ghana is missing out on between $14.4 -23.7 million every year in fishing licence fees and fines, according to a report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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NewsTuna RFMO IUU measures inadequate
Port State measures established by tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) are not adequate to deter illegal, unreported, and unreported (IUU) fishing, a new report has found.
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NewsFishtek wins Norway cod fishery pinger deal
Fishtek Marine has won a major contract to supply Norwegian fishermen with its ‘acoustic banana pingers’, helping ensure that the cod fishery retains its Marine Stewardship Council accreditation.
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NewsSatellite team-up to tackle IUU fishing
exactEarth has signed an agreement with space mission partner, MDA to provide Satellite-AIS data services as part of the latter’s recently announced dark vessel detection (DVD) programme for the Government of Canada.
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NewsFirst shark and swordfish FIP in Japan
Japan''s first blue shark and swordfish fishery improvement programme has launched.
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NewsTripartite North Sea catch agreement reached
The UK has reached a tripartite agreement with Norway and the European Union on catch limits in 2021 for six jointly-managed fish stocks in the North Sea.
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NewsSmart deal within reach for British fishing?
The only distant waters freezer trawler sailing under the UK flag is approaching the end of its current trip – and operating company UK Fisheries still has no indication of what fishing opportunities will come their way once Kirkella has docked in Hull to unload its catch of frozen fillets.
