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Global Fish Farming News
News from Global
Thursday, February 23, 2012
No Agreement Reached; But What About the Mackerel? EUROPE - With the final mackerel talks taking place and no agreement reached, what will be the fate of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery in 2012? Writes Lucy...
High Radiation Levels 400 Miles Off Japan's Coast GLOBAL - Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles (643 kilometers) off Japan in the Pacific...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Cuttlefish Have the Most Acute Polarisation Vision GLOBAL - Cuttlefish have the most acute polarisation vision yet found in any animal, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered by showing them movies...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Green Light for EU-Morocco Trade Deal Parliament has given its consent to liberalise EU-Morocco trade in agricultural and fisheries products, while adopting a resolution highlighting a number of concerns....
Canada Helps Sri Lanka Improve Shrimp Farming SRI LANKA and CANADA - A team of Sri Lankan and Canadian researchers in the Wayamba province are helping to improve farm practices in shrimp and oyster farming to...
Friday, February 17, 2012
No Compromise: Mackerel Talks Breakdown Again EUROPE - The final meeting of the four coastal States, Iceland, the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands, as well as the Russian Federation, on the management of mackerel...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Fishermen will Keep Fishing Despite Low Catches GLOBAL and UK - Half of fishermen would not give up their livelihood in the face of drastically declining catches according to research led by the University of...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Eel Farming Could be the Way Ahead NEW ZEALAND & UK - Commercial eel farm research at Warkworth is offering hope for endangered wild populations in Britain. Eel populations having plummeted worldwide...
Healthy European Fish Stocks would be Worth £:2.7B EUROPE - Restoring fish stocks to health would create jobs and increase the income of Europe's fishing fleets by £2.7bn a year, according to a new report.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
New Technology Developed to Deal With Sea Lice GLOBAL - Sea lice are one of the biggest problems in the salmon industry, hampering growth and promoting other diseases. Whilst current medications used are working,...
Monday, February 13, 2012
New Protocol for EU/Guinea Bissau Agreement EU and GUINEA BISSAU - The European Union and Guinea Bissau have agreed on a new Protocol to implement the EU/Guinea Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Viet Nam Seafood Exports to Italy Increased VIET NAM and ITALY - In the past five years, Italy has become a major importer of Vietnamese seafood with import value increasing from US$95 million to over US$150...
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Tuna & Mackerel Stocks Down 60% in Last Century GLOBAL - A study shows that the impact of fishing for tuna and similar species during the last 50 years has lessened the abundance of all these populations by an...
Fisheries Agreement Efforts in W. Central Atlantic GLOBAL - The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), a body of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), convened in Panama City...
Chain of Custody Certification for ASC Seafood GLOBAL - Companies that want to trade/process ASC-certified seafood products will need to be chain-of-custody certified. ASC has now opened accreditation for certifiers....
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
China Seeks to Appease Korea over Illegal Fishing CHINA and SOUTH KOREA - China has taken stronger action against illegal fishing by its fishermen in Korean waters, details of which were delivered in a letter to...
Russia Detects Harmful Bacteria in Norwegian Exports RUSSIA and NORWAY - The Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, Yevgeny Nepoklonov, has sent a letter to the Administrative Director of the State Service for Plant,...
AgriMarine Exports Pacific Salmon Eggs to China CANADA and CHINA - AgriMarine Holdings, a leader in floating solid-wall containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, has announced that it...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
New EU/Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement EU and GREENLAND - The EU and Greenland have reached an agreement on a new Protocol to implement the EU/Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement. This Protocol...
Friday, February 03, 2012
Commissioner Meets with Transport Federation EUROPE - Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki has met with representatives of the European Transport Federation.
Monday, January 30, 2012
US Removes Penalty Tariffs on Norwegian Salmon US and NORWAY - The US International Trade Commission has decided to remove the over 20-year-old anti-dumping duties on Norwegian salmon in the United States.
Little Creatures do Great Damage GLOBAL - Pink and insidious: a tiny animal has become an expensive neighbour for fish farmers. Now scientists intend to make it hot for the little pest, and without...
Friday, January 27, 2012
US Works with Chile on Trout & Salmon Oral Vaccine US and CHILE - Advanced BioNutrition Corp (ABN), a leader in providing science-based solutions to improve health and nutrition, has announced the signing of a third...
Marine Green Investments Provide Benefits GENERAL - Healthy seas and coasts would pay healthy dividends in a green economy, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Fisheries Commissioner Comments on WWF Study GLOBAL - Commenting on a recent study by WWF "Spatial expansion of EU and non-EU fishing fleets into the global ocean 1950 to the present", Fisheries commissioner,...
India, Sri Lanka Work to End Fishermen's Travails INDIA and SRI LANKA - India and Sri Lanka have intensified efforts to resolve the issue of fishermen from both countries plying their trade in a “limited pool...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Impact of EU Fleets Fishing Outside EU Waters GLOBAL - A new WWF commissioned study highlights the impact European fisheries are having globally by fishing outside of European waters.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Chinese Govt Needs To Act To Save Fishermen ANALYSIS - Depleted stocks are forcing Chinese fishermen to enter other fishing grounds and tension continues to mount between China and South Korea, things are...
Monday, January 23, 2012
S. Korea Doubles Fines Against Chinese vessels SOUTH KOREA and CHINA - The government will submit a bill next month for a law revision that would double fines against illegal fishing, in its latest effort to...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Low-Cost Technology to Distribute Feed & Oxygen SPAIN and MEXICO - Research and development companies in Spain have developed a machine that improves water oxygenation and the distribution of feed in aquaculture...
