Fisheries

• Thursday, October 29th 2009 - 05:16 UTC

  EU adopts new tools to fight illegal fishing

  

  The European Commission (EC) adopted a regulation establishing the implementing rules to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This norm had been approved in 2008 by the European Union (EU) ministers.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2009 - 00:14 UTC

  FAO working to recover fisheries in world’s second largest mountain lake

  

  FAO is implementing a trust fund project to improve fisheries and aquaculture management in the Asian Kyrgyz Republic which aims to increase the capacity of the fisheries sector to generate food, employment and income for the rural population in an environmentally sustainable manner.

• Friday, October 16th 2009 - 06:57 UTC

  South Georgia toothfish fishery recertified with flying colours

  

  The South Georgia toothfish fishery has been recertified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery following its five-yearly Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-assessment, reports the September edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Wednesday, October 7th 2009 - 09:29 UTC

  Argentina sets TAC for hoki, Patagonian toothfish and southern blue whiting

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) announced 2009 total allowable catch (CMP) for hoki (Macruronus magellanicus), Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) and southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), reflecting an effort to better conserve and manage these resources.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2009 - 12:15 UTC

  Scientific report exposes Argentina’s passiveness with fisheries depredation

  

  A chain email is circulating among citizens of Argentina that seriously questions the stance of the national government regarding fisheries ordinance and the treatment of seafood resources.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 05:33 UTC

  Argentina imposes tough guidelines on fisheries’ permit and quota transfers

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) will have the final responsibility in the approval of all new projects regarding the transfer of vessels and fishing quotas that are remitted to the Sub-Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 02:58 UTC

  Chile threatens to cut provisions to foreign vessels in high seas fishing

  

  Chile has warned that if the current talks with the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Organization, RFO (*), prove “unsatisfactory”, the ‘tabula rasa’ resource of Decree 123 will be applied, effectively outlawing provisioning of foreign vessels at all Chilean ports.

• Saturday, September 26th 2009 - 02:27 UTC

  Iceland planning to export 1.500 tons of whale meat to Japan

  

  The company behind Iceland's fin whaling industry is planning a huge export of whale meat to Japan. This summer, Hvalur hf caught 125 fins - a huge expansion on previous years.

• Friday, September 25th 2009 - 03:25 UTC

  International Excopesca 2009 attracts 100 exhibitors to Mar del Plata

  

  The second edition of Argentina’s Excopesca 2009 was opened this week at the Mar del Plata Exposition Centre. The international fishing and aquaculture industry event set to run through Saturday has attracted some 100 exhibitors representing the entire fishing industry chain of value: catch, processing, cold storage and logistics plus other sectors linked to the industry.

• Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 08:29 UTC

  New Japanese government confirms whale hunting policy

  

  Japan’s new centre-left government has urged Australia to help prevent violent attacks by activists on Japanese whalers as it stood by the country's traditional support for whaling, an official says.