All Industry News articles – Page 380
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Fisheries fuel task force remit outlined
The remit of the Fuel Task Force, established to help the Scottish fishing industry deal with rising fuel costs, was announced yesterday by Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead.
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Indonesian prawn fishery certified Friend of the Sea
Friend of the Sea has announced certification of the first prawn fishery in Indonesia and its products sold by company Seacold Seafoods and Panca Mitra Multi Perdana.
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Scotland: Fuel help for fishing industry
A five point action plan to help the Scottish fishing industry counter the effects of rising fuel costs was announced yesterday.
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Myanmar fishing sector hit worse by cyclone Nargis than 2004 tsunami
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was mounting last week the first damage and needs assessment mission into Myanmar''s fishing sector, believed to be hit worse by cyclone Nargis than during the 2004 tsunami.
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Google now surfing the oceans
Google is going beyond land and it''s Google Earth application, and diving into the oceans with ambitious plans to create a three dimensional map of the world''s oceans.
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$52.6m set aside to uplift fishing communities in South Africa
The government has allocated nearly US$52.6mn to improve the lives of coastal fishing communities in South Africa, Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday.
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Pirate vessels looting Med tuna
At the beginning of the fishing season, WWF says that it''s sources have already identified two pirate purse seine vessels operating in Mediterranean waters.
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How to avoid the global collapse of fish stocks
In the past two decades, several commercially important fish stocks have collapsed, with devastating consequences for the communities that relied on them and the wider marine environment. Some scientists have claimed that if trends continue, all the world’s fisheries will collapse by 2050.
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NewsGreenpeace exposes tuna pirate in the high seas
Last week Greenpeace claimed to have exposed an illegal tuna purse seiner, the "Queen Evelyn 168", in a pocket of international waters between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia.
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Fuel prices could cause Scottish fishermen to lose their fish
The sky-high price of fuel could result in Scottish fishermen losing key quotas and catching opportunities to foreign fishing fleets, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is warning.
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NewsFIN reaches 25-year mark
The FishInfoNetwork (FIN), a United Nations-organised network linking fisheries in developing countries, has reached its 25-year mark.
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Tenders wanted for demersal trawler for SW fishing trials
Seafish is exploring alternative ways to target monkfish and megrims in SW England and is inviting tenders for a charter vessel for fishing trials.
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NewsNational Scallop Group launched
A National Scallop Group has been established to examine on a UK basis the problems facing the industry. The group, facilitated by Seafish, will be led by the Scallop Association and chaired by Seafish board member Professor Mike Kaiser. The rapporteur for the group will be Tom Pickerell of the ...
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New fish vaccine project
Funding has been given to a Norwegian-Indian research project on the development of new fish vaccines.
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NewsWest Coast salmon fishery declared a failure
At the beginning of May, US Secretary of Commerce Carlos M Gutierrez declared a commercial fishery failure for the West Coast salmon fishery due to historically low salmon returns.
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Greenpeace confiscates Italian drifnet
Activists onboard the Greenpeace vessel "Arctic Sunrise" confronted Italian fishing ''pirates'' in the Mediterranean Sea and confiscated almost 2km of illegal driftnet containing dead undersized bluefin tuna and a small sea turtle that was later released alive, a press release states.
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Protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas
The Fisheries Committee has adopted a report on a proposal for a regulation on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears, which is a priority of the Slovenian Council Presidency in the fisheries sector.
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Commission proposes plan to secure the future of West of Scotland herring
The European Commission has tabled a proposal for a Council regulation on a multi-annual plan for the management of herring fisheries to the West of Scotland. The proposal will ensure the sustainability of the fishery and prevent any sudden increase in fishing pressure which could jeopardise its future.
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Study shows salmon grow bigger in cold temperatures
A study carried out by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has shown Atlantic salmon incubated at lower temperatures are longer, heavier, and more muscular than those incubated at higher temperatures.
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Views sought on £34 million European Fisheries Fund
The UK''s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched a consultation at the beginning of May on how £34 million of funding for England’s fishing industry should be spent.
