Tag: Fisheries

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 06:40 UTC

  Whaling Commission unveils compromise proposal which includes Japan

  

  The International Whaling Commission unveiled Thursday a draft proposal to bring all whaling operations under its full control and to strengthen and focus the work of the IWC on conservation issues including a compromise proposal which will cut Japan's annual Antarctic quota by three-quarters in five years.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 02:55 UTC

  China interested in krill fisheries to cut foreign dependence

  

  China has sent its ocean-going fishing vessels Kai li and An Xin Hai to the Antarctic for the 2010 krill fishing season. During a 23 day exploratory fishing they caught 2.000 tons of krill, with a daily output of 100 tons, three times than originally expected.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 14:59 UTC

  Argentina hosts FAO summit on fish and seafood trade

  

  The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) are convening an international meeting on trade in fish and seafood to be hosted by in the Argentine government Buenos Aires 26-30 April.