All Industry News articles – Page 413
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Member States fail to stop overfishing
Overfishing is still one of the main law infrigment committed by the EU Member States, acording to the Common Fisheries Policy Scoreboard published last week by the European Commission
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NewsEC proposes recovery plan for plaice and sole in the North Sea
The European Commission (EC) has launched a proposal for a long-term management plan for plaice and sole fisheries in the North Sea. The plan is aimed to gradually reduce fishing mortality, which is expected to decrease 10 per cent year on year, on sole and plaice from its current levels ...
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Australia tackles illegal fishing in the North
Ending illegal fishing is top of the priorities for the Australian Government. After targeting illegal fishing for Patagonian Toothfish in Australia’s EEZ in the Southern Ocean, the Government is now committed to end illegal fishing in the North.
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First Tuna Fishery seeks MSC certification
The first tuna fishery has applied to be assessed under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries, says a statement from the MSC.
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EU quotas decided for 2006
Last December the European Council concluded the fishing possibilities for 2006 for the different species in EU waters.
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EU and Cape Verde sign new fisheries agreement
The European Commission and Cape Verde concluded last December a new 5-year fisheries partnership that will provide fishing opportunities exclusively for tuna to 84 EU vessels.
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Yemen to get US$25 million
Yemen’s fishing industry is going to receive a US$25 million credit from the World Bank to improve fisheries resources management and conservation.
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Securing our Fishing Future
Outline of the $220m fisheries package and the impacts on individual fisheries
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Australian Government to invest $220m in fishing industry
As a response to significants reductions in TACs and efforts for 2006 in Australian fisheries, the Government has announced a major package of one-off structural adjustment and improved management measures.
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Australian Southern Rocklobster industry will manage itself
A new $2.5 million agreement will see the establishment of a dedicated organisation responsible for coordinating all research and development for the Southern Rocklobster.
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Norwegian killer whales most toxic mammals in Arctic
Norwegian killer whales are the most toxic mammals in the Arctic, according to the initial results of a study carried out by the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), and partly funded by the Norwegian Research Council. A statement from WWF says that polar bear was thougth to be the most contaminated ...
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Spanish trawlers held in Norway
Two Spanish trawlers and their crew are being held in Norway after allegedly being illegally fishing in waters of the archipelago of Svalbard in the Artic last weekend.
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UK fishermen convicted of illegal landings racket
The masters and owners of nine Whitby (UK) trawlers have been convicted for illegally landing ''blackfish'' worth £149,589 and fined a total of £122,800 plus costs of £40,000.
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Agreement between EU and Norway for 2006 quotas
The EU and Norway have concluded a bi-lateral fisheries agreement for 2006. The two sides have also reached agreement on fishing levels in the Skagerrak next year. The long-term management plan for cod stocks has been revised with a view to achieving higher yields in the long term.
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EU renews and reshapes fisheries agreement with Gabon
The EU and Gabon have signed a new fisheries agreement that replaces the current one. The new Protocol that became effective last December, 3, provides fishing opportunity for Atlantic tuna to 40 Community vessels from Spain, France, Greece and Portugal in return for an annual financial contribution of €860,000.
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Canadian fisheries in danger over water warming
Canada''s Atlantic fish will be squeezed into ever smaller patches of cool water, endangered Atlantic salmon will be doomed, and key boreal forest species will be stranded as their natural habitats erode, if the globe''s temperature is allowed to rise too far, WWF said.
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EU opens way for EuroMed seafood
The European Union has opened negotiations for fish and seafood exports to the EU from its non-EU, EuroMed partner countries which include Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. Libya has had observer status since 1999.
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Russia receiving
Rosmorport, of the Russian Ministry of Transport, is to spend $19 million building three radio towers and other support structures in Temryuk (Azov Sea), Kaliningrad (Baltic Sea) and Murmansk (Barents Sea) to carry radar and radio communication equipment.
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Irish fishermen to get tougher penalties
Irish fishermen are angry with their government for imposing "grossly excessive" punitive legislation while the fishermen have accepted already measures like decommissioning 25% of the whitefish fleet to conserve stocks.
