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Stronger Management Of Atlantic Herring Fishery Advances
Peter Baker, director of the Pew Environment Group's Northeast Fisheries Program and the Herring Alliance, issued the following statement today in response to the New England Fishery Management Council's decision to seek public input on a long-awaited set of proposed regulations that would be included under Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. "Today's vote invites the ...
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Sharks Caught in the Jaws of Tuna Fisheries
Governments will soon have a chance to help conserve populations of oceanic whitetip sharks, which have declined so much in the eastern Pacific that catch numbers have been reduced to almost zero. Tuna fisheries are primarily responsible for the drastic decrease in population of one of the most prolific and widespread shark species, the oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus). Whitetips are ...
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Marine reserves may increase fishery profits
New research suggests that establishing moderate areas of marine reserves along coastlines could benefit fisheries by providing greater profits and more flexible management policies. Previous research on reserve-based management, where protected areas are permanently closed to fishing, has suggested that fishery yield will increase through intensive fishing in the areas between the reserves. ...
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Gulf Offshore Aquaculture Rule Finally Released for Comment
A long-awited notice of proposed rulemaking on the Gulf Fisheries Management Plan was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 28, 2014. The rule will set up a permitting process for offshore aquaculture operations in the Gulf of Mexico and has been widely anticipated by ASA and offshore aquaculture stakeholders. A link to the proposed rule is here. The 60-day comment period closes on Oct. 27, ...
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MSC welcomes applications for autumn 2013 student scholarship program
We are now accepting applications for our autumn 2013 research scholarship. Undergraduates and postgraduates from around the globe are invited to submit their applications before 11 November 2013 to be in with a chance of securing the £4,000 scholarship grant. The MSC’s research scholarship program aims to support the transformation of the world’s seafood markets and promote ...
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Report: Catch limits boost depleted fish stocks
Federal efforts to rebuild depleted fish populations have largely been successful, but pressure to overfish some species remains high, and some fish stocks have not rebounded as quickly as projected, according to a new report by a scientific panel. The report by the National Research Council says 43 percent of fish stocks identified as being overfished were rebuilt or showed good progress toward ...
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Jon Handley announced as Area Sales Manager, EMEA
Troutlodge is delighted to announce the appointment of Jon Handley as Area Sales Manager for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Jon will utilize his technical knowledge and management skills to develop the European trout market as well as standardization of the services offered by our many distributors. Jon’s career began in 1979 working for one of the oldest trout farms and ...
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Scholarship award supports socio-economic fisheries research in Chile
The MSC has awarded a fifth student scholarship to develop the knowledge and understanding of fisheries biology and management. Each student has received a travel and study scholarship up to the value of £4,000. Following on from the launch of the MSC scholarship programme in Spring 2012, the emphasis for this round of research projects was to support students and projects in Asia, South ...
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Extending responsible fisheries management to the ocean deeps
On the first-ever UN World Oceans Day FAO has published a set of technical guidelines aimed at helping the fisheries sector reduce its impacts on fragile deep-sea fish species and ecosystems. The guidelines provide a framework that countries can use, individually and in the context of regional fisheries management organizations, to manage deep sea fisheries (DSF) in high-seas areas outside of ...
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Pacific hake fishery enters assessment for re-certification
The Pacific hake offshore fishery, which operates off the west coast of the United States and Canada, has entered assessment for re-certification. The mid-water trawl fishery became MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery in the fall of 2009. Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) is also known commercially as Pacific whiting. The management of the Pacific hake fishery is shared ...
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New Chairman for MSC Developing World Working Group
The Marine Stewardship Council’s Developing World Working Group has appointed Professor Eyiwunmi Augustinee Falaye as its new chairperson. Professor Falaye will oversee a group of stakeholders representing 11 countries from across the developing world. The Developing World Working Group provides advice and guidance to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) on the challenges and solutions to ...
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Bluefin tuna ban backed by the EC
European Commission supports campaign to ban trade in bluefin tuna, reports Envido. Europe has shown its support behind a campaign to outlaw trade in endangered bluefin tuna, which would allow bluefin tuna fish stocks to begin recovery in 2010.The commission agreed to support Monaco, the first country to ban bluefin tuna trading, in its attempt to have the bluefin tuna fish listed internationally ...
By Vital Energi
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Oceana CEO Andrew Sharpless Responds to Alarming New Report on the Status of the World`s Fisheries
Andrew F. Sharpless, CEO of the largest international ocean conservation organization, issues a statement on the new report: Status and Solutions for the World's Unassessed Fisheries. "This study finally lays to rest the question of whether or not the world's fisheries are in crisis – they are. As the authors report, more than half of the world's fisheries are in decline. And as they point ...
By Oceana
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Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2014
Atlantic and the North Sea, as well as in international waters. This is the annual proposalfor the amount of fish which can be caught by EU fishermen from the main commercialfish stocks next year. The proposal sets levels of total allowable catch (TAC) and fishingeffort both for stocks managed exclusively by the EU, and for stocks managed with thirdcountries such as Norway or through Regional ...
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USAID Awards Tetra Tech $20 Million Oceans and Fisheries Partnership Contract
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the Company a $20 million contract to improve fisheries management and enhance the health and resilience of Southeast Asia’s marine ecosystems. The region depends heavily on marine and coastal fisheries for food and economic growth, and fish stocks are in a state of decline. To ...
By Tetra Tech
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Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery is MSC certified
The Russian Sea of Okhotsk walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification from independent certifier Intertek Moody Marine after IMM’s scientific, third-party assessment determined the fishery meets the MSC Standard as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. The target stock is found throughout the northern part of the Sea of ...
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Push to enhance management and conservation in tuna fisheries on the high seas
Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO Naoko Ishii today approved a project coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide by reducing illegal catch and supporting related marine ecosystems and species. The GEF, an international institution uniting 183 countries to address global environmental issues and support ...
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EU auditors’ report strengthens the case for a reform of fisheries control, says European Commission
The European Commission today welcomed the report published by the Court of Auditors on data collection, control and enforcement under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The Commission had already decided that the review of the CFP control legal framework would be a strategic priority of it 2008 Work Programme, and the Court’s report strengthens the case for a major reform of control policy under ...
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New Study in Science Sheds Light on Status of World`s Fisheries
The magazine Science has published a study that provides new insights into over a thousand fisheries where scientific data has not been historically available. Data-poor fisheries make up around 80 percent of the world's catch, including some fisheries in U.S. waters. According to this new research, many of these fisheries are facing collapse, but there is still time to turn the situation ...
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Royal blue for Queen Scallops as Faroes fishery is MSC certified
Queen scallops from the Faroe Islands have won the coveted blue MSC ecolabel after a 14 month independent assessment by certifier Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. The certification follows a five year effort by fishery managers to win MSC certification for their fishery. Commitments to formalise management With fishing licenses granted to a single vessel, the scallop fishery has a long history of ...
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