In a recent edition of a Swedish television magazine, investigative reporters have shown how a member of the country’s dominating fishing family sold his Swedish transferable quota, then registered his vessel under convenience flag and went on fishing off occupied Western Sahara. Sweden introduced the Individually Transferable Quotas (ITQ) system late in 2009, aimed at … Continued
The Fisheries Secretariat’s financial support to Polish NGOs has been widened to include new areas where granting may be possible. Grants of up to € 30.000 are available for projects that will contribute to more sustainable fisheries in the Baltic Sea. Our overall goal of more sustainable fisheries in the Baltic Sea remains the same, … Continued
A 25 percent hike in fish exports made agriculture and food products all but the only Swedish export sector that expanded in 2009. However, farmed salmon from Norway, repacked and then re-exported, accounted for most of that increase, otherwise dominated by herring sold in IKEA stores. According to statistics from the Board of Agriculture, Swedish … Continued
In the build-up for the CITES meeting in Doha on Saturday, EU member nations have agreed on supporting a bluefin tuna trade ban – with reservations. In Doha, Qatar, on March 13-25, 175 nations will meet to consider including the bluefin tuna and other threatened species in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species … Continued
Thirty-six French and Spanish vessels found guilty of breaking CFP rules still received a total of €13.5 million in subsidies between 1994 and 2006, a report shows. The study, done by fishsubsidy.org and commissioned by the Pew Environment Group, focused on only Spain and France, two major fishing nations in the Union., so Pew underlined … Continued
In a sting operation under the auspices of the maker of Oscar-winning “The Cove”, a sushi chef in California has been charged with serving illegal whale meat. In October, two activists posing as customers went to The Hump, a restaurant in Santa Monica, and ordered “omakase,” which means they let the chef choose the choicest … Continued
Fishermen with more selective gear and a history of compliance with EU rules are among those highlighted in a new report on who should be given priority access to limited fishing resources in the future. The report, commissioned by the OCEAN2012 alliance and written by the Meridian Prime consulting firm founder Chris Grieve, was based … Continued
The US Government has announced that it will support a trade ban on bluefin tuna at the CITES meeting in Doha, Qatar. In Doha on 13-25 March, 175 nations will meet to consider including the bluefin tuna and other threatened species in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Annex 1, which would … Continued
For the third straight year, a Swedish research vessel trawling the Skagerrak and the Kattegat has found no glass eel at all. The glass eel phase is the second stage of the severely threatened species’ evolution, after the larvae has come drifting to coastal waters on its long journey from the Sargasso Sea. This annual test trawling … Continued
According to The Times, the British Government’s top science advisor and his wife owns a consulting firm which manages fisheries that zoologists say is catching tens of thousands threatened fish in the Indian Ocean. Professor John Beddington and his wife are sole shareholders in, and last year made some 550,000 euros from, the Marine Resources … Continued