Fisheries

• Wednesday, June 24th 2009 - 03:57 UTC

  South Atlantic sanctuary on bargaining table of Whaling Commission

  

  Peace talks on whales and whaling are to continue for a further year. Delegates to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting in the Portuguese island of Madeira agreed it was worth extending reform talks that began a year ago

• Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 01:49 UTC

  Fire on fishing vessel South Georgia waters

  

  KOREAN fishing vessel In Sung 22 needed assistance in South Georgia waters after a fire started on board.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:30 UTC

  FAO suggests climate change talks should include fisheries

  

  Sixteen international organisations asked that the protection and optimisation of marine ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture be included in the discussions leading up to the sequel to the Kyoto Protocol.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2009 - 12:22 UTC

  EU summit agrees to scrap (failed) rules on fishing quotas

  

  European fisheries ministers have concluded a meeting in Brussels with a consensus to effectively scrap current rules that decide fishing quotas. Environmentalists and fishermen alike have long argued the existing system - set annually - has failed the industry.

• Monday, May 25th 2009 - 17:44 UTC

  Decline in freshwater fish took medieval Europe to the open seas

  Medieval European fishermen first took to the open seas in about AD1.000 as a result of a sharp decline in large freshwater fish, scientists have suggested. They say the decline was probably the result of rising population and pollution levels.

• Monday, May 25th 2009 - 17:31 UTC

  EU fisheries policy up for review; 80% Europe’s stocks overfished

  

  European Union fisheries ministers are in Brussels to review rules on how much fish can be caught in EU waters. The EU's executive, the European Commission, says more than 80% of Europe's fish stocks are now overfished. The global average is 28%.

• Friday, May 15th 2009 - 09:29 UTC

  Argentina tightens conservation for polaca, hoki and Patagonian toothfish

  

  Argentina is tightening fisheries conservation in the South Atlantic. The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery, and Food (SAGP&A) announced it will establish catch limits, intended to last 15 years, for polaca (Micromesistius australis), hoki (Macruronus magellanicus) and Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides).

• Tuesday, May 12th 2009 - 04:43 UTC

  No peace between pro and anti-whaling countries, anticipates BBC

  

  Moves to make a peace deal between pro and anti-whaling nations have stalled, with no chance of agreement. Countries have been talking for nearly a year in an attempt to hammer out an accord by this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. But a draft report seen by BBC News admits the process has “fallen short”.

• Saturday, May 9th 2009 - 01:34 UTC

  FAO proposals to tackle abandoned fishing gear lost at sea

  

  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO and the UN Environment Program, UNEP have made a number or recommendations for tackling the problem of abandoned fishing gear lost at sea and which are severely hurting the marine environment.

• Friday, May 8th 2009 - 07:17 UTC

  One sailor missing as fishing vessel is lost off Rio Gallegos

  

  The freezer vessel Mataco II, owned by Harengus SA and the Amaltal Fishing Company, sank Tuesday night some 40 nautical miles (70 kilometres) from Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz, in the midst of a severe storm.