Latest News – Page 786
-
NewsIceFish 2008 a great success
The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2008 opened with a bang and was an incredibly successful three day show, despite the country''s financial crisis.
-
NewsLine fishers catching fewer...birds
Safeguards introduced in recent years to protect seabirds from longline fishing activities are successfully reducing the number of accidental bird kills, and experts are now calling for similar measures to be used in other forms of industrial fishing in areas where seabirds are at greatest risk.
-
NewsNew crabber opts for de-rated power
Scrabster-based Boy Alan, a new shellfish catcher built by the Seaway Group in Macduff, Scotland, typifies the latest generation of under-10m, purpose-built, static-gear boats.
-
NewsReliability is the word
The MAN Diesel type 27/38 engine installed in the Irish fishing vessel F/V Mark Amay, has successfully reached 45,000 hours of operation.
-
News£25,000 to help cut fuel costs in the Scottish fishing industry
Belzona Polymerics Ltd has donated £25,000 of its revolutionary fuel efficiency improvement product, Belesta LC2 to support the Scottish Fishing Fleet in their current crisis of high fuel prices.
-
News
Scientists urge international protections for Atlantic sharks
A group of shark experts today recommended a ban on catching eight species of Atlantic, open ocean (pelagic) sharks, and strictly limiting the catch of another two, to prevent possible population crashes. Currently, there are no international limits on shark catch.
-
News
Japanese whaling ship outlawed
The "Oriental Bluebird", re-supply and transport ship of Japan''s whaling fleet, has been de-flagged and fined, following a legal ruling by Panamanian authorities.
-
News
New status for Seafood Scotland
Seafood Scotland is to be recognised as the first-ever Inter-branch Organisation in the UK, and one of only five across Europe.
-
News
New fishing DVD launched
A new DVD which was filmed at sea by fishermen on various types of fishing boats has just been released.
-
News
SFF ‘encouraged’ by first meeting with new UK fisheries minister
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation says its first meeting with new UK Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies on Thursday 16 October has given good grounds for encouragement.
-
News
Conservationists and fishermen join forces for 'sustainable sushi'
An unlikely alliance of conservationists and fishing industry representatives took the podium under the banner of "Marine Reserves for Sustainable Sushi", at the International Marine Environment Symposium in Tokyo in October.
-
News
New course for managers of marine environments
A pioneering new degree - believed to be one of Britain’s first - has just been launched to help inform the future managers of our natural marine resources.
-
News
Borg addresses processing industry on IUU fishing
Representatives from the European fish processing industry association AIPCE came together on 20 October at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) hosted General Assembly in Edinburgh to discuss key issues affecting the industry, in particular the topic of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing.
-
News
Japanese skipjack tuna fishery enters MSC assessment
The Tosakatsuo Suisan Japan pole and line skipjack tuna fishery has entered full assessment for certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard.
-
News
First taste of Shetland for Scottish salmon's new CE
The new Chief Executive of Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) had his first taste of Shetland recently where he met representatives from the islands’ major salmon farming companies.
-
News
Seafish's response to ‘Silent Seas’ Report
Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, welcomes the publication of ‘Silent Seas’ for its emphasis on the effects of pollution and climate change, underlining that all human activity has an impact on the marine environment.
-
News
Spain and Japan back bluefin tuna ban
Key fishing state Spain and key tuna market Japan joined with a majority of other countries to back closing the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery until it can be brought under control and establishing protected areas in the main breeding grounds.
-
News
Fish conservation measures
An extension of Scotland''s hugely successful Real Time Closures (RTC) programme has been announced.
-
News
New Zealand fisheries an economic model for the world
The fisheries jury is now in and quota systems are the model world fisheries need to adopt, says MFish Chief Executive, Wayne McNee.
-
News
EU and Norway reaffirm their determination to reduce discards
At a meeting in Brussels last week of scientists, administrators and control experts from the EU and Norway there was general agreement on the urgent need to consider concrete measures at the earliest opportunity, such as real-time closures and improved gear selectivity, to tackle the problem of discards in the ...
