All Industry News articles – Page 343
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WWF welcomes UK Ministers’ support for improving Europe’s fisheries
EU Fisheries Ministers from the UK, Scotland, Germany and Denmark yesterday put their support behind new measures that will improve the management of Europe’s fish stocks and reduce the wasteful practice of discards. In a joint statement, the Ministers call for a reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy that ...
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SFF statement on CCTV as a fisheries control measure
Speaking in response to Scottish Fisheries Minister Richard Lochhead''s announcement that CCTV on fishing vessels could unlock more quota and fishing time, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Chief Executive Bertie Armstrong said:
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Down on the (fish) farm
Glasgow-based New Zealander Sunil Kadri scooped up the O2 X Male Entrepreneur of The Year Award in London recently. Co-founder of Optoswim Technologies, Mr Kadri is a marine biologist and fish behaviour expert who explores technologies to enhance fish farming. Straddling the realms of business and academia has paid off ...
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Irish Sea Conservation Zone launches next week
The Irish Sea Conservation Zone (ISCZ) will launch on Wednesday 14 October to help secure a healthy and productive future for the coast and waters of the Irish Sea.
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Federations to deliver stark message to UK fisheries ministers
At a joint meeting of UK fisheries ministers in Edinburgh tomorrow, the UK’s two principal fishermen’s organisations will deliver the stark warning that efforts must be stepped up to head-off devastating cuts proposed by the EC.
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NewsFirst fishing trawler to be fitted with SkySails
Parlevliet & Van der Plas has signed a purchase agreement with Hamburg-based manufacturer SkySails for the world’s first towing-kite wind propulsion system to be installed on a fishing trawler.
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NewsCongress votes Chile’s fishing law in 2010
Chile’s Congress is discussing the 237 amendments to the country’s obsolete Fishing and Aquaculture law and it will only be passed as a law in April 2010, reports Peter J. Neilson.
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NewsSouth African fishing alliance formed
WWF South Africa, together with four major fishing industry players - I&J, Oceana, Sea Harvest and Viking - has launched the Responsible Fisheries Alliance (RFA).
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Net Benefits - 10 years of MSC certified fisheries
To mark 10 years since the first fishery entered its programme the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published a new report: ‘Net Benefits: The first ten years of MSC certified sustainable fisheries’.
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NewsFirst international shark sanctuary announced
Matt Rand, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Global Shark Conservation Campaign, issued the following statement in response to the United Nations General Assembly address by Johnson Toribiong, president of the Pacific island country of Palau:
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KLM continues sustainable fish policy
KLM has confirmed the continuation of a sustainable fish sourcing policy for its onboard meals. The decision follows the success of a pilot project the airline carried out last year, where KLM served MSC certified sustainable South African hake on its Amsterdam outbound World Business Class flights.
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Strategic cooperation for future Super-Bio-Food
The Baader Group, the Pourkian Group, the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology, and the Chinese company SAN''AN Technology Group have signed an agreement for strategic cooperation for the future Super-Bio-Food in Europe and China.
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Common Fisheries Policy suffers 'systematic failures'
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) suffers from ''systemic failures'' and must be overhauled, according to a new report from an independent think tank. The interim report of the Inquiry into Future Fisheries Management (IFFM) also says that the CFP results in ''gladatorial'' battles over quotas and that ''fishermen experience the ...
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MFA: Slow down on North Sea cod to make it last
Producer organisations are being urged to almost halve the amount of cod that fishermen land from the North Sea (area 1V a,b,c ) in the coming weeks or face severe restrictions on the fishing gear they use for the rest of the year.
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NewsScientist Jake Rice receives ICES award
Dr Jake Rice (Canada) received the ICES Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of sustained, outstanding performance, exceptional contributions, and leadership. This Award is the highest expression of recognition and appreciation for contributions to ICES.
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NewsCanada takes action with lobster sustainability program
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has announced that the Government of Canada is launching its program of support for the Atlantic lobster industry.
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UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2008 published
The latest UK Sea Fisheries Statistics were published last week by the Marine and Fisheries Agency.
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WWF: NAFO implemented no new measures
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) implemented no new measures to control cod bycatch, despite bycatch levels on the southern Grand Banks reaching more than twice the target levels, says WWF.
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Efforts begin to research and reduce bycatch in tuna fisheries
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is following through on a commitment to develop common best practices and facilitate global research to mitigate the impact of capturing non-target marine life, bycatch, in purse-seine tuna fisheries on fish aggregating devices (FADs).
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NewsDanish fishing industry fights for the environment
The Danish Fishing Equipment Group has invited a number of experts to the "Blue Ocean - Green Fishing" conference to be held on 7 October, at the DanFISH exhibition in Aalborg.
