News
January 31, 2011
LFN launches Lithuanian fish guide
The Lithuanian Fund for Nature (LFN) has joined the WWF campaign for sustainable seafood by publishing a local version of the “fish guide” – a list of fish to chose for sustainability–aware consumers. The guide was launched along with a screening of “The End of the Line” in Vilnius, to highlight the problems of overfishing … Continued
January 29, 2011
Exotic strangers caught in The Sound
Rising bottom temperatures have lured many new fish species, particularly sharks, to Öresund, the narrow strait separating southern Sweden from Denmark, a local news site reports. A fisherman from Hornbæk on northern Zealand recently reported finding no less than 26 sharks trapped in his nets. “These waters are actually teeming with sharks”, a biologist with … Continued
January 28, 2011
Global shark plan a failure, report says
A ten-year old UN plan to conserve shark stocks has made little difference, a new NGO report shows. With 30 percent of the world’s shark species more or less threatened with extinction, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) agreed ten years ago on an action plan for the stocks’ recovery. The protection plan … Continued
January 28, 2011
Croatian fishermen want their own waters
Protesting their own government and Italian colleagues, several hundred Croatian fishermen have staged rallies in nine different ports. Calling for the establishment of a Croatian economic zone and sovereignty of some 23,000 square kilometres of sea, the protesters accused their Agriculture and Fisheries ministry of allowing the Italians to “destroy resources and the future of … Continued
January 26, 2011
Winter hardships for Swedish fishermen
The hard winter of 2010 resulted in an almost 30-year high in payouts to Swedish fishermen locked in by the ice, and this year’s situation does not appear to be easier on them, the Swedish Radio reports. Statistics from the Swedish Fishermen’s Association show that 6.2 million SEK (€693,000) was paid out from the organisation’s … Continued
January 20, 2011
BS RAC speaks up for greater selectivity
At a January meeting in Hamburg, the Baltic Sea RAC unanimously agreed that greater selectivity is the solution to cod discards in the region. The Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BS RAC) met to agree on a response to the Commission consultation on the eradication of discards in the Baltic Sea. Bycatch and discards in … Continued
January 20, 2011
Online survey
As part of a project evaluation, FISH and Seas At Risk have sent out a questionnaire to recipients of the extensive briefings we are offering to decision-makers and stakeholders prior to all EU Council meetings with fisheries issues on the agenda. If you are an online reader, please follow the link above and you will … Continued
January 19, 2011
UN announcing first global guidelines for discards
Fisheries experts from 35 nations under UN auspices have agreed on a proposal for reducing discards, a first in UN history. The global guidelines for bycatch management, drawn up at a meeting in December organised by FAO, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, will be up for endorsement as the FAO Committee on Fisheries meets … Continued
January 19, 2011
Reality of fishermen’s wives next on the telly
The US Production company behind reality shows such as ”Who Do You Think You Are”, “World’s Strictest Parents” and “It’s Me or The Dog” has sent out a casting call for its next presumed blockbuster: “Alaska Fishermen’s Wives”. The show, to be produced by Shed Media in Los Angeles and featured on Animal Planet, will … Continued
January 13, 2011
US IUU crack-down targets two EU nations
Italy and Portugal were among six nations that the US Government has reported to Congress for illegal fishing. The report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the federal agency whose responsibilities include fisheries, opens a process leading to direct consultations between the US Government and the six identified nations that have been reported … Continued