Seafood exports remain in a tight spot after EU ban

dailytimesPK Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:07:00 AM CET | info

By Tanveer Ahmed KARACHI: As the suspension of seafood exports to the European Union (EU) is near completing three years, and apparently, its resumption in the near future seems unlikely because the EU mission is dragging its feet to visit the country....

President promulgates new constitution (3/15/2010)

africafiles Monday, March 15, 2010 11:36:00 PM CET | info

The official government newsletter from the Angolan Embassy, London. Some headings: New constitution promulgated; courts returned it to Parliament demanding that the President and Vice president be elected by direct vote; it claims here that these amendments were added before promulgation....

Seal quota hike may be meaningless: sealer

CBC Monday, March 15, 2010 10:42:00 PM CET | info

Uncertainty about whether the seal hunt will go ahead, and questions about who will buy pelts if it does, may make the federal government's announcement that it has increased the quota for this year's East Coast seal hunt meaningless, sealers say....

21:06 on 15 March, 2010 UTC

rnzi Monday, March 15, 2010 10:10:00 PM CET | info

World’s largest tuna tagging project underway in Pacific Posted at 21:04 on 15 March, 2010 UTC More than 25 thousand tuna are expected to be tagged this year as part of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s National Fisheries Pacific Tuna Tagging programme....

Canada ups seal hunt quota by 50,000

NEWScomAU Monday, March 15, 2010 9:27:00 PM CET | info

AUTHORITIES hike the number of seals hunters are allowed to slaughter during an annual Atlantic coast hunt....

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries to visit Bengo province

angolapress-en Monday, March 15, 2010 9:10:00 PM CET | info

Bengo, Caxito The Angolan minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Afonso Pedro Canga, will visit northern Bengo province on Tuesday, a press note says. In Bengo, the official will meet with members of the local Government and visit the works of construction of the future high.......

Carbon-capture scheme could cause toxic blooms

nature Monday, March 15, 2010 8:54:00 PM CET | info

Findings raise more concerns over proposals to boost plankton growth in the oceans....

Early Start to Halibut Season Underway for Pacific Seafood

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 6:20:00 PM CET | info

PORTLAND, Ore. - Pacific Seafood, a family owned seafood company based in Portland, Ore., has kicked off its most popular fishing seasons. Halibut season opened on March 6 and will run through Nov. 15. The 2010 season opens 15 days earlier than last year. All halibut caught by Pacific...

Indonesian fishing moratorium a small step to help save Coral Triangle

wwf Monday, March 15, 2010 4:59:00 PM CET | info

WWF welcomes Indonesian moratorium on new trawl and purse seine fisheries licenses but an immediate reduction in fishing efforts is needed in order to protect the Coral Triangle, the world’s most diverse marine environment. Trawling and purse seine fisheries have become a problematic issue in.......

Tunisia: 43 New Sites Allocated to Industrial Areas

allafrica Monday, March 15, 2010 2:22:00 PM CET | info

The industrial land reserves and new sites proposed by the Tunisian Industrial Land Agency (AFI) in order to accommodate new industrial areas was the focus of a working session held on Thursday in Tunis....

Tuna ban 'in the air' as Japan adopts 'scare tactics

timesofmalta Monday, March 15, 2010 1:59:00 PM CET | info

Japan was accused of scare tactics at world talks on wildlife protection today as it campaigned against a proposal to curb trade in bluefin tuna, the succulent sushi delicacy. Malta earlier this month was the only country to vote against an EU......

Japanese lobbying blasted at tuna talks

smh Monday, March 15, 2010 1:19:00 PM CET | info

Japan was accused on Monday of scare tactics at world talks on wildlife protection as it campaigned against a proposal to curb trade in bluefin tuna....

President meets with Icelandic ministers

minivannews Monday, March 15, 2010 9:26:00 AM CET | info

On his last day in Iceland, President Mohamed Nasheed met with both the Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture, Jón Bjarnsason, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson....

Fishermen hold out hope for return of a long-lost friend

theglobeandmail Monday, March 15, 2010 9:05:00 AM CET | info

When Jake Duncan saw the shrimp trawler working in Douglas Channel not far from Kitimaat Village, his first thought was: "What about the eulachon?" Mr. Duncan vividly remembers when, just a few years ago, the small, herring-like eulachon would come up the channel in such great schools they darkened.......

President meets with Iceland’s ministers

haveeru Monday, March 15, 2010 6:40:00 AM CET | info

President Mohamed Nasheed has met with Iceland’s Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture, Jón Bjarnsason, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphéðinsson, during his official visit to Iceland. During the meeting with Minister for Fisheries, held at Iceland’s Marine Research Institute,.......

Fisheries Agency opposes Atlantic bluefin tuna ban

ChinaPost Monday, March 15, 2010 3:36:00 AM CET | info

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's Fisheries Agency said yesterday it opposes a proposed ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna but supports imposing a quota management measure, as the issue took center stage at a conference on protected species....

Bluefin tuna, tuskers and tigers headline wildlife trade meet

LBdailystar Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:35:00 PM CET | info

DOHA: Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organization said on Saturday in opening a 13-day meeting. The 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), convening for the first.......

Prognosis for global fisheries looking sick

fishing Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:03:00 PM CET | info

According to Charles Clover, New Zealand isn't necessarily the bright and shining beacon of excellence in fisheries management. Clover, who has an environment and publishing background, has produced a Television documentary on overfishing and it is largely based on his book "The end of the line".......

23 ice plants given to boat owners thru balloting

NewsJang-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:12:00 PM CET | info

KARACHI: The Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) gave 23 on-board flake ice plants along with generators worth Rs32.2 million to the successful owne...

How an Oscar-winning movie put Japan’s dolphin slaughter on the world stage

heraldscotland Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:05:00 AM CET | info

Oscar-winning documentary The Cove has brought worldwide attention to a tiny village of Taiji in Japan that embarks on the...

Ministry claims a cautious approach to management is working

fishing Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:27:00 AM CET | info

The Ministry of Fisheries said today that New Zealand takes a conservative approach to its fisheries management based on sound scientific research. “We have sophisticated and well integrated fisheries research, management and monitoring systems that have been refined over the last 20 years,” said.......

Ban on bluefin tuna would 'threaten Japanese culture'

independent Sunday, March 14, 2010 1:33:00 AM CET | info

The fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna – beloved by sushi gourmets and on the brink of extinction – could be decided within days....

Govt to assist fishermen, says minister

dailytimesPK Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:58:00 AM CET | info

KARACHI Sindh Fisheries Minister Zahid Ali Bhurgari has said the government would provide assistance to boat owners and fishermen in order to improve the quality of catch, adding that Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KFHA) has procured plastic crates, insulated plastic containers, stainless.......