Tag: fish stocks
Good rise in fish stocks, says EC science body There is 36% more fish in the sea than 10 years’ ago, according to the European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) annual report ...
Adaptive fisheries strategies will reap dividends, says EDF. New research published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science shows that adapting fishing intensity to the health of fish populations is key to making fisheries more ...
NE Atlantic fish stocks recovering. A new study shows that the majority of fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic have recovered as a result of improved fisheries management. “If you look at all the fish ...
Majority of fish stocks in NE Atlantic recovering, a new study shows, as a result of improved fisheries management. According to an article by Gunnar Sætra “If you look at all the fish stocks, the ...
Historical data used to predict fish extinctions. Marine scientists from the University of Queensland, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups have developed a methodology to assess fish stocks that combines new data with archaeological ...
Fisheries ministers risking sustainability – Fisheries ministers are risking the sustainability of fish stocks by consistently setting fishing limits above scientific advice, according to a report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF). In a statement, ...
Fish stocks boost for North East stillwaters – More than 11,000 fish – roach, bream, tench, crucian carp and rudd – were released into six stillwaters in the region across County Durham, and Northumberland. Those ...
Western Mediterranean fisheries plan agreed. The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a multi-annual plan for fish stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea, covering mainly areas that ...
Australian Commercial Fish Stocks Sustainable – Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), has welcomed a paper Oceans & Atmosphere denouncing claims by Graham Edgar Seafood Industry Australia’s response to L. Richard Little, Jemery Day, Malcolm Haddon, Neil ...
Seafood Industry Australia calls crisis talks. SIA the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has announced a national crisis-meeting will be held in Western Australia next month to discuss the ongoing threats to resource ...
New Zealand consultation on catch changes. New Zealand has started a consultation on proposed changes to commercial catch settings for four fish stocks for the new fishing year beginning 1 April 2019. Director of fisheries ...
USA rebuilding once depleted fisheries – Reports release by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show that the U.S. is rebuilding once depleted fisheries and reducing overfishing while at the same time adding jobs, increasing ...
Fishing companies lose millions each year – and don’t know it! – Fishing companies operating worldwide are missing between $51 billion and $83 billion in unrealized net economic benefits every year due to the overexploitation ...
NEAFC agrees management measures. The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) gathered for its annual meeting in London from 13 to 16 November 2018. During the meeting, the EU and the other contracting parties agreed on ...
Oceana accuses Canadian govt of failing on fisheries – Oceana Canada says the Canadian government is not meeting its commitments to sustainably manage and restore Canada’s fish populations, resulting in a less resilient and secure seafood ...
Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen participate in gathering scientific data as work on pioneering ‘self-sampling’ scheme gathers pace Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen are working on a pioneering ‘self-sampling’ scheme where fishermen participate in gathering ...
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