Latest News – Page 506
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NewsWhy monitoring makes sense
How has the combination of sound fisheries science and management programmes led to the recovery of some fisheries? Adrian Tatum reports.
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NewsASC salmon now available in Japan
Japan’s largest retailer has become the first store in the country to sell Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified salmon.
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News$75m disaster relief for US fisheries
Six US fisheries that were declared by the Department of Commerce in 2012 and 2013 as “fishery disasters” are to receive US$75m of the 2014 federal budget.
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NewsChilean blue whale conservation
The WWF says that the approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins.
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NewsWWF opens 2014 Smart Gear Competition
WWF is launching the 2014 International Smart Gear Competition this weekend.
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NewsThai fisheries under pressure
David Hayes reports on the challenges that Thai fisheries are currently facing.
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NewsKeeping safe at sea
Jeremy Harrison, CEO of McMurdo Group UK, discusses the Search and Rescue (SAR) infrastructure, COSPAS-SARSAT and the importance of carrying safety equipment.
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First European salmon farms earn BAP certification
Fjardalax ehf’s salmon farm sites in Iceland have become Europe’s first salmon farms to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsSri Lanka stocks first sea cages
Sri Lanka’s very first sea cages have been stocked with Barramundi juveniles by fish farming company Oceanpick.
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NewsBetter management needed for EU seas
Europe’s marine species, habitats and ecosystems continue to be threatened by human impact, and with maritime economic activities forecasted to increase in coming years, better management is needed, says the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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NewsLawsuit threat over endangered sea turtles
US Conservation groups have notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of their intention to sue over its failure to analyse the impacts of shrimp trawling on endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Southeast Atlantic Ocean.
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NewsNew device to improve salmon tracking
Scientists have developed a microbattery that packs twice the energy compared to current microbatteries that is set to “revolutionise” salmon tracking around the world.
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NewsWTO panel established for herring dispute
The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has decided to establish a panel in the dispute between the Faroe Islands and the European Union.
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IFFO membership continues to grow
For the fourth year running, IFFO membership is continuing to grow, reaching out to developing markets in Asia and expanding to new businesses within the marine ingredients sphere.
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NewsPlan to grow Scotland’s seafood sector announced
The Scottish Government has announced £700,000 in funding to back an industry action plan to achieve a more profitable and sustainable seafood sector
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NewsWorld’s first captive breeding programme for scampi
A new hatchery has been built at Cawthron Aquaculture Park near Nelson to improve understanding of New Zealand scampi and establish the world’s first captive breeding programme for the species.
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NewsUnimak scallops Friend of the Sea certified
North Kurilsk Seiner Fleet Base scallops have been certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea.
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NewsUnmasking illegal fishing activities
At the fourth Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop in Costa Rica delegates were told that analysis of fisheries trade data provides a cost effective and helpful method for tackling illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsWorld fish trade to set new records
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), world fish trade is generating more wealth than ever before.
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NewsMarine and freshwater research centre now open
New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute has opened a new marine and freshwater research centre at its Nelson campus.
