Tag: Fisheries

• Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:42 UTC

  EU blocks Uruguayan squid shipment because of high cadmium content

  

  The European Union blocked a shipment of squid from Uruguay’s main fishing processing group Fripur S.A. and sent Uruguayan authorities what is known as “rapid sanitary alert” explaining the motive for such a decision.

• Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:34 UTC

  US scientists looking into data suggesting sustained decline of Antarctic krill

  

  By Susan Moran - They’re called “the krillers” around Palmer Station, because they’re always on the hunt for Antarctic krill: tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that form the foundation of the Antarctic food web.

• Monday, December 13th 2010 - 14:51 UTC

  Search for missing crew of Korean longliner sunk in Antarctica down scaled

  

  The search for 17 people missing after a Korean long-liner sank in Antarctic waters the Southern Ocean early Monday has been scaled down as it becomes increasingly unlikely further survivors will be found.

• Monday, December 13th 2010 - 00:58 UTC

  EC begins crucial discussions on fisheries and agricultural policies reforms

  

  The European Commission Agriculture and Fisheries Council meets Monday in Brussels to begin the discussion process of the Common Agriculture Policy proposals recently set out. In the fisheries chapter the Council is expected to reach a political agreement on two regulations fixing the fishing opportunities for 2011 regarding certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable

• Friday, November 12th 2010 - 13:32 UTC

  Falklands present at China Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Dalian

  

  Falkland Islands and South Georgia took their place in a world class fisheries exhibition in China last week.

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 08:04 UTC

  Falklands’ fishing industry concerned with levels of rock cod discarded

  

  More than 15,000 tonnes of rock cod has been discarded so far this year from the Falkland Islands finfish fisheries. Rock cod has taken over from Southern Blue Whiting as the key finfish species in local waters, but such high volumes of waste are a concern for industry regulators.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 18:16 UTC

  Falkland Islands fishing industry unconcerned about Argentine interference

  

  DUE to planned port developments in the Falkland Islands, fishery executives there appear unworried by Argentina’s most recent attempt to interfere in their fishing industry.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 21:07 UTC

  Per capita fish consumption in Brazil increased 40% from 2003 to 2009

  

  Brazilians have increased their annual fish consumption by almost 40% between 2003 and 2009, from 6.46 kilos to 9.03 kg per capita, according to a report from the country’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA).

• Monday, September 13th 2010 - 19:16 UTC

  Falklands’ rock cod finds its way into the Spanish market

  

  Virtually unknown to the Spanish market, the rock cod (Gadiculus argenteus argenteus) is a white fish which is of a similar taste to hake, which is abundant in the waters of the South Atlantic near the Falkland Islands and could become an alternative to traditional species.

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 05:50 UTC

  African coastal states organize network to tackle illegal fishing

  

  Representatives from African coastal states attend a workshop in the United Kingdom designed to build capacity in tackling illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. IUU fishing is damaging to fish stocks, the marine environment, food security and wider economic growth and development.