Fisheries

• Thursday, November 26th 2009 - 05:33 UTC

  FAO approves treaty to close ports to ships involved in illegal, unreported fishing

  

  A new treaty that aims to close fishing ports to ships involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been approved by FAO governing Conference. Once it enters into force, it will be the first ever legally binding international treaty focused specifically on this problem.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2009 - 03:50 UTC

  Quotas for Atlantic blue fin tuna cut by one third to 13.500 tons

  

  The body responsible for managing Atlantic blue fin tuna has decided not to suspend the fishery in response to concerns over dwindling stocks. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Iccat) instead decided to lower the annual catch quota by about one third.

• Saturday, November 21st 2009 - 01:53 UTC

  Argentina reports a slight drop in hake landings

  

  A slight drop in hake landings between January and November compared to the same period a year ago has been registered in Argentina according to official statistics released this week.

• Thursday, November 19th 2009 - 04:49 UTC

  Argentina regulates individual catch quota fisheries law effective 2010

  

  Argentina announced this week the regulation of the Fisheries Law that allows for 15 years individual transferable catch quotas (ITQs) of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) which is to become effective in 2010. The new system is also applicable to other three species: hoki (Macruronus magellanicus), Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) and southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis).

• Wednesday, November 11th 2009 - 10:29 UTC

  Fighting to get Atlantic albatrosses off the hook

  

  As scientists gather in Recife, Brazil, to agree on quotas for the Atlantic and Mediterranean stocks of tuna and swordfish in the latest round of fisheries talks, the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) and BirdLife International are reminding delegates that at least 37 species of seabirds are at risk from these fisheries.

• Monday, November 9th 2009 - 08:06 UTC

  Want to buy fish rich in Omega 3? Try your nearest Austrian chemist

  

  Austrian chemists will commence selling fish in order to raise awareness of the health benefits of a diet rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. As of this Monday, the clients of 15 shops of the Central European country will be able to buy fish along with the typical medications.

• Thursday, November 5th 2009 - 08:21 UTC

  Squid landings in Argentine ports down 74% to 65.983 tons

  

  Fisheries landings in Argentine ports during the first ten months of the year were down 31% to 576,623.7 tons (from 832.655 tons) mainly because of the significant decline in squid catches.

• Saturday, October 31st 2009 - 00:12 UTC

  Falklands Fisheries research vessel surveys hake, hoki and grenadier

  

  Falkland Islands Fisheries Research vessel Castelo returns to FIPASS on Monday after two weeks at sea carrying out surveys in the southwest of the Falkland Islands Interim Conservation Zone (FICZ).

• Friday, October 30th 2009 - 00:39 UTC

  Strong calls for banning Atlantic bluefin tuna trade

  

  Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, an analysis by scientists advising fisheries regulators suggests. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' (ICCAT) advisers said stocks are probably less than 15% of their original size.

• Thursday, October 29th 2009 - 10:01 UTC

  Chile fish and shellfish landings fall almost 10% in nine months of 2009

  

  Total fish and shellfish landings through September in Chile totalled 3.6 million tons –9.8% less than the 3.9 million tons accumulated in the same period of 2008, the Fisheries Under-Secretariat (SUBPESCA) revealed.