AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Strong prawn prices despite no export market
9 February, 2012
ABC Online
By Caitlyn Gribbin A Queensland prawn trawler says prices have been strong
for the past eight months despite an export market not being available.
Steve Murphy, who trawls on the Fraser Coast in southern Queensland, says
the high Australian dollar ...
Prepare for Hastings prawn rush
8 February, 2012
Port
Macquarie News
Hastings River Fishermen's Co-operative vice-chairman Robert Elford said the
rush of fresh water in the system flushed the river and drove school prawns
out to sea. “As soon as they get out to sea they begin to grow quite
rapidly,” Mr Elford said.
Prawn catches double, prices remain same
7 February, 2012
Gold Coast
Bulletin News
Pic: kit de Guymer GOLD Coast prawn trawlermen are dumping their catches on
the Sydney market for $10 a kilo -- but Gold Coasters have to pay around $30
for the same product. Fishmongers are blaming Valentine's Day for the
difference, even though more ...
Sales rise as consumers get hooked on eco-friendly fish
4 February, 2012
Sydney
Morning Herald
THE number of sustainable fish and seafood products on Australian
supermarket shelves has more than doubled in the past year, as consumers
increasingly demand to know where and how their seafood has been caught. The
Marine Stewardship Council, ...
Barra season gets mixed reception
3 February, 2012
Gladstone
Observer
And they are great sport. But to many it is also about getting a good feed
of one of Australia's best fish. Simon Whittingham, of the Gladstone Seafood
Market, said he would not touch any barra caught in the Gladstone region. Mr
Whittingham and others ...
Floods force trawling closures
1 February, 2012
Coffs
Coast Advocate
NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) has declared short-term
fishing closures for ocean waters off seven North Coast rivers to protect
fish and small prawns displaced by flooding. "The closures prohibit prawn
trawling in ocean waters off the ...
Fishing industry says attacks on monitors rare
31 January, 2012
SouthCoastToday.com
While commercial fishermen are frequently unhappy with the federal
government's role in overseeing their industry, clashes between crew members
and the fishery monitors do not happen very often, according to industry
members The Standard-Times spoke ...
Fears sick fish impact spreading north
31 January, 2012
ABC Online
A commercial fisherman in north Queensland says sick fish in Gladstone are
affecting prices for unrelated businesses across the state. Gladstone
fishermen in central Queensland were forced to temporarily halt operations
...
Expert says sick Gladstone fish unsafe to eat
31 January, 2012
ABC Online
The fishermen and local businesses filed the $20 million compensation claim
in the Planning and Environment Court in Rockhampton. They are arguing
development at the port has damaged local fishing grounds. Commercial
fishermen are also paying private ...
NEW ZEALAND NEWS
Guide based on ecology, not numbers - Fish and Bird
6 February, 2012
Radio New
Zealand
Environmental group Forest and Bird says the results of its latest best fish
consumer guide are based on a thorough ecological assessment and not fish
numbers. The guide, to be released this week, looks at the sustainability of
78 commercial fisheries.
New guide changes what fish we put on the table
5 February, 2012
Stuff.co.nz
The environment is forever modified and we have to be sensible about its
management and the commercial fisherman are managing the fishery to the best
effect, and if there's a problem, we tweak the quota." That's the Quota
Management System (QMS).
Oyster industry will get boost from recycling shells
3 February, 2012
Radio New
Zealand
The troubled Northland oyster industry is looking to clean up its act by
recycling shells, which could see the by-product fetching more than the
meat. Project Oyster Shell is a three-year scheme to remove and recycle
thousands of shells on the 24 farms ...
'Supergiant' prawns found in NZ
3 February, 2012
New
Zealand Herald
An expedition to one of the deepest places on earth has discovered a species
of huge crustacean that looks like a 28cm prawn. Scientists scouring the
waters of the Kermadec Trench, north of New Zealand, found the "supergiant"
amphipods at a depth of ...
MOU signals major step forward for Project Oyster Shell
1 February, 2012
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Waikare
Inlet oyster farmers and regional economic development body Enterprise
Northland is being hailed as a major step forward for an ambitious $3.8
million plan to recycle oyster farm ...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Seafood exporters seek new markets, restructure products to survive
9 February, 2012
VietNamNet
Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – Seafood exports to the EU have been slowing down due to
the public debt crisis in the region. However, the US and South American
markets have “rescued” Vietnam's tra fish. In Mekong Delta provinces, 20 tra
processing factories which ...
PETA Pens Letter To Michelin CEO: Don't Give Stars To Restaurants That Serve
...
9 February, 2012
Huffington
Post
The animal rights group has written a letter to the CEO of Michelin, Michel
Rollier, requesting that the Michelin Guide stop awarding stars to
restaurants the serve foie gras or shark fin soup. "Eating the body parts of
animals who were tortured can ...
Fisheries commission OKs ban on lobster catches for 11 weeks in fall
9 February, 2012
TheDay.com
Mike Theiler, vice president of the Connecticut Commercial Lobstermen's
Association, said this could pose a problem for him and others who planned
to fish for conch during the 11 week lobstering hiatus. He and others
already have turned to conch ...
Fishing Regulators Double Catch Limits on Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder
9 February, 2012
MPBN News
Federal fisheries regulators say they're doubling the allowable catch of
Gulf of Maine winter flounder for the current fishing season. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it's increasing the amount of
the fish that commercial ...
Va. oyster harvest up sharply in past decade
9 February, 2012
CBS News
Virginia's oyster harvest has grown tenfold in the past decade to 236000
bushels in 2011 and a dockside value of $8.2 million, state officials
announced Tuesday. Gov. Bob McDonnell credited the rebound to the Virginia
Marine Resources Commission and ...
Regional wild seafood conference moves from Seattle to Bellingham
9 February, 2012
Bellingham
Herald
Bellingham will be home to a seafood conference that connects regional
commercial fishermen with seafood buyers. The 11th annual Wild Seafood
Exchange is a day-long conference that will be at the Best Western Lakeway
Inn on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Canadian CEO Chairs US Seafood Association
9 February, 2012
TheFishSite.com
US - For the first time in its 66 year history, a Canadian is at the helm of
the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the largest seafood trade
association in the US. A native of Nova Scotia, Henry Demone is the
President and CEO of Lunenburg-based High ...
Fishing Regulators Double Catch Limits on Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder
9 February, 2012
MPBN News
Federal fisheries regulators say they're doubling the allowable catch of
Gulf of Maine winter flounder for the current fishing season. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it's increasing the amount of
the fish that commercial ...
Russia and EU Join Fight Over Norwegian Salmon Netting
8 February, 2012
Fish and
Fly
Since 1994 the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) and its international
partners have campaigned to close the Norwegian commercial salmon fishery in
Finnmark As well as ruining Norway's own rivers the nets are taking salmon
native to rivers in Russia ...
Friend of the Sea leads ISSF members and Korean major tuna company to ban
...
8 February, 2012
Fish
Update
A year ago Friend of the Sea uncovered 1.5 MT of dried shark fins onboard a
longline vessel owned by Korea's biggest tuna company. In one fishing trip
alone the crew had killed over 5000 sharks for fins, among which were
endangered ones.
Seven-tonne fish pulled from water
8 February, 2012
Sydney
Morning Herald
It took two cranes and more than four hours to lift the seven-tonne fish on
to a jetty. Fishermen said it was found dead in shallow water off Gadani,
local media reported. A man who claims to have found the shark told The
Express Tribune that “it was ...
Sustainability partnership a smart catch for restaurants
8 February, 2012
MetroNews
Canada
Customers can find out if there's anything fishy about their seafood with a
new sustainability partnership between Ocean Wise and ThisFish. Many people
are interested about harvest information nowadays says Ocean Wise
spokesperson Mike McDermid.
Seafood Solutions to pay $1 million for false labeling of fish
8 February, 2012
ConsumerReports.org
Seafood Solutions, a California corporation, was sentenced in federal court
to pay $1 million in fines and community service payments for its role in
the false labeling of frozen fish fillets, the US Department of Justice
reported.
Ex-Murkowski aide gets prison term in fish case
7 February, 2012
Juneau
Empire
The former fisheries aide for Murkowski, who falsified commercial fishing
records for profit, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
Fuglvog pleaded guilty in federal court in Anchorage last August to one
count of violating the Lacey Act ..
Freezer Boosts Seafood Production in Grimsby
7 February, 2012
Fish
Update
A flexible in-line freezing system from Starfrost has boosted business at a
major seafood production facility in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.
Seacatch provides a wealth of production services to the seafood industry
including product freezing, ...
Analysts savour seafood shares
7 February, 2012
Viet Nam
News
by Bich Ngoc HA NOI — A lot of securities analysts have recently given a
vote of confidence to shares of seafood processors, saying they were less
affected during the global economic slowdown. Fisheries also enjoyed easier
access to credit, ...
Lion Capital in talks about Findus break-up
6 February, 2012
Financial
Times
The other two strategic bidders are Orkla, the Norwegian consumer goods
group, and Lerøy Seafood Group, the leading exporter of seafood in Norway by
revenues. Lion Capital, led by former Goldman Sachs banker Lyndon Lea, is
hoping to strike a deal with ...
Fish panel sets new forum on cod options
6 February, 2012
Gloucester
Daily Times
That earlier study, however, also led to a plundering of cod on Stellwagen
Bank and possible misreporting of landings between the Gulf of Maine and
Georges Bank, a ranking state fisheries official and numerous commercial
fishermen said last week.
Marine Life Decline Costs $3.5B
6 February, 2012
Manila
Bulletin
The country derives an economic benefit of $1.35 billion from fisheries,
tourism, and coastal protection in coral reefs; $84 million from fishery and
wood harvest in mangroves; $1.25 billion from municipal and commercial
fisheries; and $830 million ...
Selling scallops in the shell could boost fishermen's income
6 February, 2012
Bangor
Daily News
Buy Photo BATH, Maine — Most commercial fisheries in Maine are different
from the lobster industry in one crucial aspect: annual catch totals have
not consistently gone up over the past 20 years. Landings for species such
as shrimp, scallops, herring, ...
Seafish Welcomes International Sustainability Unit
6 February, 2012
TheFishSite.com
UK - Seafish, the authority on seafood, has pledged its commitment to a
sustainable future for commercial fishing as part of HRH The Prince of
Wales' International Sustainability Unit (ISU). The ISU was officially
launched at a meeting of key industry ...
AP Interview: Maine fishing chief aims for growth
6 February, 2012
CBS News
The value of the state's seafood harvest ranges from $350 million to $450
million each year and contributes three or four times that much in economic
activity to Maine. Patrick Keliher, who was sworn in Jan. 26 as the
Department of Marine Resources ...
Seafood stall in Xiamen suspended for overcharging RMB9560 for a meal
6 February, 2012
What's on
Xiamen
Mr. Ding told a reporter that he and his family and friends came to travel
in Xiamen during the Spring Festival holiday and ate at a sidewalk snack
booth named Shan Haiyan seafood stall in Zengcuo'an at the recommendation of
the driver of the taxi they ...
Group of shark fin suppliers sues state over ban
4 February, 2012
San
Francisco Chronicle
A San Francisco-based association of shark fin suppliers has sued the state
over the Legislature's recently passed ban on the sale, distribution or use
of fins, which are used to make shark fin soup. The Asian American Rights
Committee of California ...
World's Largest Tuna Conservation Coalition Bans Shark Finning
3 February, 2012
Care2.com
(blog)
by Beth Buczynski The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF),
the world's largest tuna conservation coalition, recently passed a
comprehensive resolution that will prohibit its members from supporting the
shark finning industry.
Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Closed
3 February, 2012
Southern
Fried Science
After a concerted effort by commercial fishermen to raise the dogfish quota,
it was fished out in three months. The closure comes before the time of peak
dogfish abundance in Virginia and North Carolina waters, and well short of
the end of the season ...
Safety training course open to commercial fishermen
3 February, 2012
SouthCoastToday.com
The next safety and survival training for commercial fishermen is scheduled
for Feb. 17 at the UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology
on Rodney French Boulevard. The free program is open to all New England ...
Pair trawling raises concerns among fishermen
3 February, 2012
South
County Independent
By Iain Wilson/Independent Staff Writer Galilee fishermen have called the
vessels, most which approach the state's maximum 165-foot commercial fishing
vessel limit, too large and incompatible with the operations of the local
fleet.
Poisoning Endangers Giant Prawns in Arakan Coast
3 February, 2012
Narinjara
News
Thandwe: Widespread use of poison is endangering the scarce lobster or giant
prawn population on the coast of western Burma's Arakan State, said a local
environmentalist. “The hunters of lobsters are now widely using poison to
catch the scarce lobsters ...
Stiffer Commercial Fishing Violation Enforcement Implemented in Estonia
3 February, 2012
ERR News
The Cabinet has approved a draft law to appoint an agency for punishing
serious fishing violations and administering a demerit system that became an
EU requirement this year. Under the government order, the Environmental
Inspectorate will be the body ...
Abalone fishing to resume April 1 along Sonoma Coast
3 February, 2012
Santa Rosa
Press Democrat
The abalone season will open as normal on April 1 in most of Sonoma County
following a Fish and Game Commission vote Thursday to curtail an emergency
ban. The state commission imposed the closure last fall after tens of
thousands of ...
Fishery Council: Cut cod catch 15 to 20 percent
2 February, 2012
Seacoastonline.com
"We've got a year before everything collapses," said council member David
Goethel, a Hampton fisherman. Commercial and recreational fishermen have
told the Portsmouth Herald in recent months that the assessment does not
match what they see on the water ...
UK Asda withdraws prawn-layered salad labelled as tuna
2 February, 2012
Fish
Update
Asda is withdrawing one date code of its layered prawn salad because it's
labelled incorrectly. The label on the lid states that the product is Asda
tuna layered salad, and so doesn't mention prawns. If anyone is allergic or
intolerant to shellfish, ...
Government pressed to ratify fishing treaty
2 February, 2012
Irish
Times
AN INTERNATIONAL transport union has called on the Government to ratify a
convention on protecting employees on commercial fishing vessels in the
light of recent losses at sea. The Work in Fishing Convention was adopted by
the International Labour ...
Seafood suit moves forward
2 February, 2012
The
Register-Guard
By Ilene Aleshire A judge has granted class-action status to a federal
lawsuit filed by two fishermen against Clackamas-based Pacific Seafood
Group, the nation's largest seafood company. Brookings fishermen Lloyd
Whaley and Todd Whaley claim that ...
Using Molecular Markers to Manage Alaska's Declining Red King Crab Fisheries
2 February, 2012
National
Geographic
Over three hundred crab fishing fatalities per 100000 fishermen per year
were tabulated for the commercial fishing industry in the early 90′s. The
number of crab fishing-related fatalities is probably of little consolation
to red king crabs, ...
Fishery Regulators Debate How Much to Cut Gulf of Maine Cod Quota
2 February, 2012
MPBN News
He says both commercial and recreational fishermen do not regard the fishery
as being in crisis. "We're out there every day. There's a lot of commercial
fishermen who will tell you they have a hard time staying away from the
codfish," he said.
Mass. sets up $1M loan fund for fishermen
1 February, 2012
CBS News
(AP) BOSTON — Massachusetts announced Tuesday that it has set up a $1
million loan fund to help the dwindling number of fishermen with smaller
businesses buy the rights to catch more fish. The new Commercial Fisheries
Revolving Loan Fund aims to help ...
Sturgeon to be listed endangered
1 February, 2012
Daily
Press
Effective April 6, the listing will provide greater protection for the
dinosaur-like fish and may add irksome regulations to the commercial fishing
industry. Once common throughout the bay and Atlantic coast, sturgeon are
known for their bony plates, ...
Florida increasing redfish bag limit in top part of state
1 February, 2012
Daytona
Beach News-Journal
The bag limit in northeast Florida increases from five to six fish. One fish
over the 15- to 20-inch slot limit can still be kept as part of that limit.
Commercial season lengths increase statewide and commercial vessel limit
increases from 50 to 150 ...
Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo – from Sea to Plate
1 February, 2012
Scotland
Food and Drink (press release)
The precision SI-7 C combination stunner and bleeder from Seafood
Innovations International Group stuns and bleeds fish in a carefully
controlled manner that minimises stress and ensures optimum quality fish.
The SI-7 is a new generation of pneumatic ...
DOST's SET UP beneficiary produces biggest fresh water prawn
31 January, 2012
Philippine
Information Agency
As the name suggests, vegetable waste are chopped and blanched as an
alternative feeds to the prawns. The technology, Santos admitted, saved him
production cost as his commercial feeds dramatically dropped from 40 bags to
only 4 bags during the last ...
Vietnam set to be largest seafood exporter in the world
31 January, 2012
SGGP
In 2012, the country's turnover of aqua-exports is expected to reach $6.5
billion, a target set by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
and Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. The Department
of Agriculture and Rural ...
Aquaculture seen as a prime driver for South Jersey's seafood industry
31 January, 2012
NJ.com
By Phillip Tomlinson/The News of Cumberland County Aquaculture development
is key to the expansion and sustainability of New Jersey's $147 million
wholesale seafood industry, a report by the state Department of Agriculture
suggests.
Exposing seafood industry's junk science
31 January, 2012
phillyBurbs.com
It seems the seafood industry's front groups are more concerned about
attacking environmental groups, public health groups, scientists and
government agencies than actually doing something to make its products safer
and healthier.
Sharp rise in sustainable seafood products on sale in UK
31 January, 2012
The
Guardian
The number of fish and seafood products certified as sustainable by the
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has shot up by 41% in the UK over the last
year, as retailers and supermarkets respond to consumers' demand to know the
provenance of the produce ...
Launching Of A Prawn Farming Project In Chundikulam Reservoir In Kilinochchi
...
31 January, 2012
Asian
Tribune
Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Douglas
Devananda has launched a Natural Prawn Farming Project under the guidance
and assistance of NAQDA in Chundikulam Reservoir in Kilinochchi District.
The reservoir extends over ...
Australian
Companies Wholesale Seafood, Export Seafood
Wholesale
Seafood Suppliers World Companies
CLICK HERE FOR SEAFOOD, MARINE,
AQUACULTURE
SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS
|
