All Industry News articles – Page 167
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Free fishing industry course
From early next year, those looking to pursue a career in the fishing industry will be able to take part in a free course at Coleg Llandrillo college in Wales.
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Snapper 1 monitoring programme
By 1 December this year, 25% of New Zealand’s Snapper 1 trawl fleet will have cameras or observers in place.
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MSC first for Estonia
After a year-long scientific assessment the Estonian prawn fishery has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, making it the first Estonian fishery to become MSC certified.
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NewsGoogle Earth could validate catch statistics
University of British Columbia scientists have found that large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what is being officially reported.
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NewsHelga María refit
HB Grandi’s recently refitted vessel ‘Helga María AK’ is now on its way home from Poland and is expected to dock in Reykjavík this week.
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NewsNew organisation throws fishermen a LIFEline
Fishermen from eight different European countries have created an organisation specifically to represent low impact fishermen in Europe.
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NewsThree countries face sanctions
Belize, Cambodia and Guinea are facing trade measures after failing to show commitment to tackling illegal fishing.
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Report: Unreported trade of bluefin tuna
A new WWF study has found that between 2000 and 2010 the equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
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NewsICCAT bluefin quotas
At the ICCAT annual meeting it was decided to set the 2014 quota for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and the Mediterranean at 13,400 tonnes - recognising that early signs of stock recovery have yet to be confirmed by scientific assessments.
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NewsAddressing the Scottish sea lice issue
Scotland’s Salmon and Trout Association has demanded that the Scottish Government “stop prevaricating” and order an immediate cull of farmed salmon in light of the latest sea lice data.
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Crab Council receives grant
The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has been given a grant by Sea Pact, an alliance of seafood distributors that is donating to four organisations working in seafood sustainability to further special initiatives.
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First Polish fishery enters assessment
The Eastern Baltic cod fishery has become the first fishery from Poland to enter into assessment against the MSC standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.
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NewsUK Marine Conservation Zones created
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that 27 new Marine Conservation Zones have been created to help better protect marine life, joining the UK’s 500 marine protected areas that already exist.
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NewsWWF calls for satellite technology surveillance
WWF says that its new pilot project shows that the use of satellite technology in the surveillance of fishing activities can increase safety on fishing vessels and promote legal and transparent fishing operations.
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Vatican warns of exploitation of fishers
The Vatican has warned that migrant workers within the commercial fishing sector are in danger of being exploited as a result of globalisation and labour shortages.
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Responsible sourcing of fishmeal and oil
The global certifiers have joined together to identify common requirements for sourcing fishmeal and oil (FMFO) to improve sustainable global aquaculture practices.
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HB Grandi prepares for Icelandic stock market
Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi is preparing to list the company’s shares on the Icelandic stock market.
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NewsHidden shark catches
A new report by Oceana has revealed that 24 countries may be catching sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterannean Sea but failing to report them, as required by the Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
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NewsWWF calls for bluefin tuna and shark conservation
WWF is calling on the European Commission to ensure maximum efforts are made to conserve Atlantic bluefin tuna and sharks ahead of an annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Scottish gear conflict initiative
To tackle deliberate acts of gear vandalism at sea and help resolve conflicts within the fishing industry, the Scottish government is establishing a task force.
