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Thursday, May 24, 2012
View news from New Zealand Government Decision to Reflag Foreign Fishing Vessels Welcomed
NEW ZEALAND - The Maritime Union has welcomed the Government’s announcement that foreign charter fishing vessels working in New Zealand waters will have to be...
View news from Namibia Fish Consumption Growing in Namibia
NAMIBIA - Over the past couple of years, government as well as private fishing companies strived to promote fish consumption in the country. Namibians are generally...
View news from Sri Lanka Fish Consumption Increased by 38 Per Cent in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA - Fish products fulfill around 80 per cent of the total animal protein requirement in Sri Lanka. The per capita fish consumption has also increased by...
View news from Sri Lanka India Releases 27 Sri Lankan Fishermen and Five Trawlers
SRI LANKA and INDIA - The Ministry of Fisheries informed that the Indian authorities will release 27 Sri Lankan fishermen and five trawlers and they are expected...
View news from Turkey Norway Encounters Problems in Exporting Fish to Turkey
NORWAY - Several Norwegian exporters are currently experiencing problems in getting fish products into Turkey. The Food Safety Authority is working to find a solution....
View news from European Union New Timetable for Establishing Protected Fishing Regulations
EU - “We have to be careful in using marine resources so that they are still available in the future,” Ulrike Rodust (S&D) said, as she presented her draft...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
View news from Canada Mainstream Canada Dixon Bay Farm is Now Empty
CANADA - The last fish were removed from Mainstream Canada's Dixon Bay farm late Monday night and the site is now empty.
View news from European Union Key Opportunities Missed for Mediterranean Fisheries Management
EU - The FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) closed its annual meeting, without having taken any decision to address the steepest ever...
View news from Ireland BIM Develops Standard for Responsibly Sourced Wild Seafood
IRELAND - The Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM) has developed a best practice standard for wild seafood, in association with the Irish fishing industry and other interest...
View news from United Kingdom Plan Set For Aquaculture & Fisheries Bill
SCOTLAND, UK - Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson has confirmed that new legislation on aquaculture and freshwater fisheries will be introduced in autumn 20...
View news from Jamaica Lobster Shelters to be Installed to Boost Fishery
JAMAICA - A minimum of 30 lobster condominiums are to be installed during this financial year as the Government works to improve the productivity of the fisheries...
View news from Global New Means of Safeguarding World Fish Stocks
GLOBAL - Powerful and versatile new genetic tools that will assist in safeguarding both European fish stocks and European consumers is reported in Nature Communications...
View news from Spain Government Support for Fishing in Waters Off Gibraltar
SPAIN - The Secretary General of Fisheries, Carlos Dominguez, has transmitted to fishermen the Government's support of the continued fishing in the Bay of Algeciras...
View news from United Kingdom Seafish to Launch New Technology for Shellfish Harvesters
UK - Seafish has announced that major steps have been taken in trialling a new text alerts system that will enable shellfish harvesters to manage their operations...
View news from Global Farmed Shrimp Still Safe, Antibiotic Use Declining
GLOBAL - Despite the impression left by a recent ABC News story on farmed shrimp, the use of antibiotics is neither a common nor accepted practice in shrimp farming....
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
View news from Norway OIE: ISA Outbreak Reported in Norway
NORWAY - An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus has been reported to the OIE by Dr Keren Bar-Yaacov, Chief Veterinary Officer, Legislation, Norwegian...
View news from Global Mainstream Canada Salmon Farm Hit With IHN Virus
GLOBAL - Mainstream Canada suffered this week after Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) virus was detected at its Dixon Bay site in British Columbia. An infectious...
View news from Hong Kong Red tide Sighted in Hong Kong, Situation to be Monitored
HONG KONG - A red tide has been sighted in Hong Kong waters over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group has reported.
View news from Iceland Value of Catch 30.1 billion ISK in the First Two Months of 2012
ICELAND - Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 30.1 billion ISK in January-February 2012, compared with 23.5 billion ISK in the first two months...
View news from Viet Nam Viet Nam’s Fisheries Sector Sets Target for 2012
VIET NAM - Viet Nam ’s fisheries sector will increase its fish farms to 1.2 million hectares, producing as much as 4.5 million tons a year and reaching an annual...
View news from United States Korean Shellfish Deemed Unsafe by FDA, Removed from Market
US - On 1 May, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed all Korean certified shippers of molluscan shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops)...
View news from European Union Working Conditions in Fisheries: Agreement Signed by Social Partners
EU - Representatives of the European Union's employers and trade unions in the sea fisheries sector signed an agreement to ensure that fishermen have decent working...
View news from Australia A$4 Million in Fee Rebates to Grain, Fish and Egg Exporters
AUSTRALIA - Transitional funding of more than A$4 million will start flowing to the grain, fish and egg export industries next month after regulations underpinning...
Monday, May 21, 2012
View news from European Union Failure of CFP Reform is too High a Cost
EU - The price of a failed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is high, said Guus Pastoor, President of the European Fish Processors Association and the European Federation...
View news from Iceland Export Production of Marine Products Increases in Value by 7.8 Per Cent
ICELAND - In 2011 the export production of marine products amounted to ISK 256 billion and increased in value by 7.8 per cent from previous year, 10.3 per cent at...
View news from Ireland Researchers Discuss Climate Change Impact to Irish Sea Shellfisheries
IRELAND - SUSFISH researchers from Wales and Ireland recently met at University College Cork to discuss the impacts of climate change to commercial shellfish productivity...
View news from Spain IEO Participates in Fishery Resource Evaluation in North West Africa
SPAIN and AFRICA - On Monday 21 May Isarch Eva Garcia, a researcher at the Spanish Oceanography Centre (IEO), assisted in a FAO sponsored working group, evaluating...
View news from Global Regional Framework for Cooperation on Climate Change
ASIA-PACIFIC - At the recent Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Impacts of Climate Change in Fisheries and Aquaculture, held under the “Aquaclimate” project,...
View news from United Kingdom Humane Society Applauds Ending of Toxin-Screening Animal Tests
UK - The Humane Society International/Europe has welcomed news that the UK’s Food Standards Agency has ended all animal testing to screen for shellfish toxins...
View news from Canada Decision to Not Reopen Hearings Supported by Salmon Farmers
CANADA - The decision to not re-open hearings of the Cohen Commission based on recent claims by anti-aquaculture activists is supported by BC’s salmon farmers...
 
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