Latest News – Page 485
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NewsMontserrat at the forefront of Caribbean marine management
The UK Overseas Territory Government of Montserrat Fisheries Division is proactively embracing cutting edge VMS technology to support the management and protection of coastal and marine resources.
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FURUNO and ENL join forces
New Zealand’s Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) and FURUNO Electric Co., Ltd of Japan are joining forces, with FURUNO taking an initial 10% shareholding in ENL and its wholly owned subsidiary WASSP Ltd.
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NewsEU-Morocco agreement to enter into force
The European Commission has welcomed Morocco’s ratification of a Fisheries Protocol which is set to open the door for European vessels to begin fishing in Moroccan waters again for the first time in more than two years.
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s aquaculture statistics available online
Key aquaculture statistics which include production volumes, employment numbers, and inspection information are now available on a new page of the Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture website.
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NewsResearchers discover new crayfish disease
Crayfish researchers have discovered a new disease plaguing female signal crayfish - eroded swimmeret syndrome (ESS).
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NewsForeign fishing rights
At a parliamentary meeting on Monday, UK MPs agreed to back a call for the rights of foreign vessels to fish in UK coastal waters to be revoked and reclaimed for the use of low impact, local fishermen.
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Rolls-Royce to design and equip stern trawler
Rolls-Royce has signed a £7 million contract to design and equip a stern trawler for the Norwegian fishing company Prestfjord Havfiske AS.
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Australia to combat IUU fishing
During a visit to the Tenth Annual Session of Pacific Fisheries Ministers last week, Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister to Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, renewed commitment to combat illegal fishing and support sustainable fisheries management in the Pacific.
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NewsNew interactive ICES map
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has launched a new interactive map, which shows ICES assessments of the status of fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic
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ASC salmon in Chile
Cermaq Chile has become the first salmon producer in Chile to achieve ASC certification.
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Popular Oz seafood “unsustainably managed”
Five of the 11 most popular species of fish in Australia are found to be “unsustainably managed”, according to a new analysis by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS).
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NewsMackerel fisheries re-enter MSC assessment
More than 700 mackerel fishing vessels are uniting as the Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance (MINSA) to begin Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-assessment.
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ISSF launches guidebook website
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has launched its new guidebook platform, ISSFguidebooks.org.
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NAFO reports on fish stock status
The Scientific Council of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) has released its advice on the status of certain fish stocks in the northwest Atlantic.
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NewsLoggerheads protected
NOAA Fisheries and the Department of Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have announced two final rules to designate critical habitat for the threatened loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Atlantic Ocean and on coastal beach habitat along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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NewsThe pressure increases onboard
As the demand for fresher fish increases the race to get it to shore in the best possible condition, onboard processing is becoming an even more important factor in the process, as Adrian Tatum reports.
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NewsThe Prince of Wales brings together fish and finance
The Prince of Wales is bringing together experts from the worlds of fishing and finance today to discuss ways to invest in the sustainability of the oceans.
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Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2014 - deadline extended
If your company has launched a product in the last three years that has made a significant contribution to the fishing industry, or if you are a fisherman that uses such a product, then please nominate that product to us by completing and returning the entry form below.All nominated ...
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NewsSainsbury’s launches first Freedom Food rainbow trout
The first and exclusive Freedom Food-labelled rainbow trout has been launched in 400 of UK supermarket Sainsbury’s stores.
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NewsNew chart plotter app
Digital Yacht is launching a new application that will turn a MacBook into an electronic charting system at the UK’s Southampton Boat Show in September.
