Fisheries

• Monday, August 20th 2012 - 20:55 UTC

  Falklands appoint landscape impact assessment consultant for new harbour development

  

  The Falkland Islands government has appointed Macclesfield based consultancy Tyler Grange to undertake a landscape and visual impact assessment for a new harbour development near the capital Stanley.

• Monday, August 20th 2012 - 01:42 UTC

  Ecuador insists in Mercosur interest, but admits it will be a long process

  

  Ecuador has reiterated its intention of joining Mercosur but this needs to be compatible with the rules from the Community of Andean Nations, CAN, (to which it now belongs) said Ecuadorean ambassador Horacio Sevilla Borja.

• Saturday, August 18th 2012 - 05:32 UTC

  Tropical fish moving south because of climate change says Australian report

  

  Australia’s Marine Climate Change 2012, released on Friday, provides evidence of a large-scale redistribution of marine species in ecosystems around Australia. Dr Elvira Poloczanska, who led the study, says there's a lot of uncertainty about the long-term impacts.

• Friday, August 17th 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Falklands working on finfish and loligo fishing gear to reduce by-catch

  

  The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department scientists are currently investigating whether changes in fishing gear used in the finfish and loligo fleets can reduce by-catch, Fisheries Scientist Alexander Arkhipkin told Penguin News.

• Monday, August 13th 2012 - 21:57 UTC

  UN launches new initiative to protect oceans on 30th anniversary of Law of the Sea

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched on Monday a new initiative to protect the oceans and the people whose livelihoods depend on it, and called on countries to work together to achieve a more sustainable management of this precious resource and address the threats it is currently facing.

• 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.