Fisheries

Saturday, August 11th 2012 - 11:11 UTC
UK minister swims in tank of sharks to highlight campaign against ‘finning’

UK Fisheries minister Richard Benyon has been swimming with sharks to highlight his desire to tighten the European ban on “finning”. Mr Benyon took the plunge into a tank of sharks at Sealife London Aquarium to launch a Shark Trust initiative calling for support to close loopholes in the EU ban on slicing off shark fins and discarding the bodies at sea.
Wednesday, August 8th 2012 - 07:00 UTC
Patagonia province delegation promotes fishery produce sales in Brazil

A delegation from the Argentine Patagonian province of Chubut fishing industry is on a business round of Brazil and the first city to visit was Florianópolis. The group led by Chubut governor Martin Buzzi is also scheduled to visit Sao Paulo and Brasilia.
Tuesday, August 7th 2012 - 15:19 UTC
Professional fishermen to catch sharks that are attacking surfers in Reunion Islands

France will hire professional fishermen to kill some 20 sharks off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion this week in an effort to understand the reasons for a series of attacks in the surfing hotspot.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 07:38 UTC
Venezuela fishing vessels caught in French Guiana waters will be destroyed

Two Venezuelan fishing vessels were caught illegally operating n French Guiana waters by a French Navy patrol and will be destroyed as is normal procedure in the territory, according to Cayenne media.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 18:38 UTC
Sea Shepherd leader Watson skips bail fearing extradition to Japan

Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson has skipped bail and fled from Germany, with his supporters claiming they fear he would have been extradited to Japan over Antarctic whaling protests.
Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 18:57 UTC
Falklands’ Fortuna launched this week its new seafood marketing website

Fortuna, one of the Falkland Islands leading producer and exporter of premium quality frozen seafood launched this week its new seafood marketing website to expand the company’s marketing network.
Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 23:40 UTC
South Korea scraps criticized ‘scientific’ plan to resume whaling

South Korea has decided to scrap its fiercely criticised plan to resume “scientific” whaling, apparently because of international pressure, a report said Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 11th 2012 - 20:19 UTC
Argentina to apply new software for quantifying international jigger fleet

Argentina’s National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development, Inidep, announced the development of software that can process, validate and/or automatically calibrate satellite night images of jiggers operating for squid at the 201 mile.
Monday, July 9th 2012 - 17:55 UTC
Norwegian company completes most successful Antarctic krill season

Olympic Seafood AS has announced that its vessel ‘Juvel’ has recently completed its most successful Antarctic krill season ever, with record efficiency and a catch of the utmost quality.
Thursday, July 5th 2012 - 07:26 UTC
Falklands’ government confirms Grenadier licensed fishery

The Falkland Islands government will be setting a Grenadier licensed fishery on a test basis to assess the potential and evolution of the species. The decision was announced by the Falklands’ Executive Council after its latest monthly meeting and following the presentation of a paper with the proposition.