Fisheries

Tuesday, November 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
FAO: Aquaculture only way to meet future fish demand

The farming of fish under controlled conditions is the only way to meet future global demand, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO said on Monday estimating that rising population numbers mean that by 2030 an additional 37 million tons of fish will be needed to maintain current levels of consumption.
Tuesday, November 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US joins world criticism of Japan's whale hunt season

United Stated has added its voice to international criticism of Japan's largest-ever whaling expedition. The UK, Australia and New Zealand have already urged Japan to call off this year's hunt, which will target humpback whales for the first time in decades.
Sunday, November 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Japan begins whale hunt with Greenpeace on its heels

A Japanese whaling fleet has begun a five-month expedition that environmentalists say will hunt humpback whales for the first time in decades.
Saturday, November 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Unusual: whale found deep in Brazil's Amazon rain forest

An 18-foot minke whale ran aground on a sandbar in the Amazon jungle some 1,000 miles from the ocean, Brazilian media reported Friday.
Thursday, November 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Australians fear for only known white humpback whale

Australians fear that the world's only known white humpback whale could be slaughtered as Japan's whaling fleet prepares to embark on its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean, reports the Sydney press.
Tuesday, November 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mar del Plata fish landings drop 4.5% in ten months

Fish and shell fish landings at Mar del Plata, Argentina's main South Atlantic fishing port totalled 368.859, tons in the first ten months of the year, which represents a 4.5% drop compared to the same period a year ago.
Monday, November 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Non-Falklands ship listings to change

The criteria for listing non-Falklands flagged vessels will be revamped as a result of the European Union, Executive Committee (ExCo) recently filed application requesting a definition of economic ties between vessels and companies for transparency.
Thursday, November 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Scathing report on Chile's booming salmon industry

The environmental NGO Ecoceanos this week released a scathing report on Chile's 2.2 billion US dollars farmed salmon industry, the world's second largest after Norway.
Wednesday, October 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' fishing companies associate to 'work together'

Fifteen fishing companies on Tuesday night became members of the Falkland Islands Fishing Company Association (FIFCA) at their inaugural Annual General Meeting.
Wednesday, October 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands Protection Vessel HMS Clyde Open Day Saturday 10

The Royal Navy's first Offshore Patrol Vessel and Falkland Islands Protection Vessel HMS Clyde will hold an Open Day at Stanley's FIPASS on Saturday 10 November 2007 between 13:00 – 16:00 hrs, announced Gilbert House.