Fisheries

• Monday, June 23rd 2014 - 07:03 UTC

  Falklands' record Illex and Loligo seasons, despite lack of data sharing with Argentina

  

  A lack of cooperation from Argentina to share data means that the total Illex fishery for the region is not known and affects the accuracy of seasonal predictions in the Falklands fishery, it was reported at the Fisheries Committee on Thursday.

• Friday, June 20th 2014 - 06:29 UTC

  Antibiotic-resistant “superbug” detected South Korea raw squid

  

  A dangerous antibiotic-resistant “superbug” has been found in the North American food supply for the first time, according to researchers from the University of Saskatchewan.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2014 - 08:20 UTC

  Obama pledges to crack down on illegal fishing and enforce traceability

  

  The Obama administration announced on Tuesday an initiative to track every fish sold in the United States, a move designed to crack down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, mislabeling of seafood and related problems.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 06:58 UTC

  New Zealand revolutionary sustainable fishing technology wins awards

  

  Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) a new, sustainable fishing technology tipped to revolutionize the global industry, has won two major categories at the KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards along with being named runner up for the night’s Supreme Award.

• Monday, June 16th 2014 - 00:38 UTC

  “Argentine Sea, wild and austral”, the quality label planned for Argentine fish produce

  

  Argentina is promoting the use of the distinctive label of “Mar Argentino, Salvaje y Austral”, for fishery produce traded by Argentine companies. The Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, is responsible for the implementation of the initiative which aims to incorporate the origin seal and promotional brochures.

• Thursday, May 29th 2014 - 00:54 UTC

  Uruguayan court declines competence to rule on Chinese fishing vessel 'slavery' claims

  

  A Uruguayan criminal court found no merit to continue investigating into incidents allegedly occurred in a Chinese flagged fishing vessel following on claims of 'slavery', ill treatment and beatings, presented by 28 African crewmembers.

• Monday, May 26th 2014 - 21:15 UTC

  Shrimp saves the day for Argentine seafood exports in first four months

  

  Argentina seafood exports totaled 116,738 tons during the first four months of the year, which shows an increase of 2.9% over the same 2013 period in 2013, when 113,419 tons were shipped abroad. Strong shrimp exports helped offset lower volumes of fish.

• Monday, May 26th 2014 - 13:14 UTC

  Spain supports EC proposal for an absolute ban on driftnets

  

  Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) publicly announced its satisfaction with the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council presented by the European Commission (EC) for the banning of driftnet fishing.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:11 UTC

  Pescanova Falklands operation could be targeted by Argentina, says Spanish media

  

  Argentina’s government could at any stage now force Spanish seafood group Pescanova to divest its squid fishing operation based in the Falkland Islands, as it is reportedly breaching fishing legislation, said Spanish media.

• Wednesday, May 21st 2014 - 06:58 UTC

  FAO warns fisheries and aquaculture threatened by harmful practices and poor management

  

  More people than ever before rely on fisheries and aquaculture for food and as a source of income, but harmful practices and poor management threaten the sector’s sustainability, says a new report published by FAO.