Copeinca ASA fishing results 2009.. 

Copeinca finished second in the year processing 15.21% of the total Peruvian quota, of which 10.81% came from own catch. It is also noteworthy that fish oil production had a 4.68% yield. Copeinca produced 188,000 MT of fishmeal and 38,000 MT of fish oil.

09-02-2010 NORWAY

Leading EU fisheries negotiators meet Scottish Fishermen’s Federation.. 

08-02-2010 UNITED KINGDOM

Fishermen smuggle people.. 

Federal Government in Australia has made its patrol so strict that fishermen now started smuggling people.

08-02-2010 AUSTRALIA

Reformation of aquaculture progressed.. 

New Zealand is working hard on the reformation of its aquaculture, as the report of the ATAG revealed.

08-02-2010 NEW ZEALAND

Rise in fishing permit levies well defended.. 

South African authorities have well defended the proposed increase in fishing permit levies.

08-02-2010 SOUTH AFRICA

Kenya’s fishermen say Somali pirates are godsend.. 

Kenya’s Swahili fishermen think that Somalia’s fearsome pirates are a godsend, confirms a report.

08-02-2010 KENYA

Pigeon Cove draggers return to scrimping.. 

Once again shrimping return to the fleet of Pigeon Cove although the rebirth was short-lived for at least one.

08-02-2010 UNITED STATES

Brixham fisher merchants fined in ignorance.. 

The Brixham fish merchants were involved in illegal sales of the fish without knowing that they are committing crime.

08-02-2010 UNITED KINGDOM

Domstein farmed cod gets Friend of the Sea certification.. 

Domstein aquaculture suppliers in Norway found compliant following independent audit

08-02-2010 NORWAY

EU to crush world fish pirates.. 

European Union has adopted new set of regulations to fight illegal fishing globally which came into force in January 2010.

05-02-2010 Europe

Fishermen protest against policies.. 

Fishermen of all stripes are ready to march towards Washington D.C. to protests the policies destroying coastal communities.

05-02-2010 UNITED STATES

Mediterranean fishing threats dolphins.. 

Extensive commercial fishing in the Mediterranean Sea is endangering the dolphin populations.

05-02-2010 ISRAEL

Tillegra Dam project threat fishing industry.. 

Fishing industry fears that Tillegra Dam project could hamper the business of the local fishermen.

05-02-2010 AUSTRALIA

France supports global bluefin tuna ban but late.. 

Bluefin tuna trade ban proposal has been supported by France but with delayed implementation.

05-02-2010 FRANCE

European Ombudsman victory for Clyde Fishermen raises question of EC capability to manage fishing.. 

The Clyde Fishermen’s Association has won its three-year battle with the European Commission over an administrative mistake on the number of days that West of Scotland fishing vessels could put to sea in 2007. The error by the EC resulted in the official sanction of a greater cut than there should have been in the number of days that West coast fishing vessels were allowed to fish in that year.

05-02-2010 UNITED KINGDOM

Norwegian Seafood sets export record of NOK 44.7 billion.. 

In 2009, Norwegian Seafood exports totalled NOK 44.7 billion and for the sixth year in a row sets a new seafood export record. Compared with 2008, exports are up by no less than NOK 6 billion, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council. The volume of seafood exports totalled 2.6 million tonnes, an increase of 268,000 tonnes compared with 2008. This is equal to 35 million meals of Norwegian Seafood - every day.

05-02-2010 NORWAY

Fishmeal for Norway.. 

05-02-2010 DENMARK

Atlantic cod, genes and plant proteins.. 

New studies of cod genes show that as much as 75% of marine proteins can be replaced by plant proteins in feed for farmed Atlantic cod without triggering stress genes.

05-02-2010 NORWAY

Fine over shark dumping.. 

Another commercial fisher was fined due to the dumping of shark carcasses on 80 Mile Beach, almost two years ago.

04-02-2010 AUSTRALIA

France ready to support global bluefin tuna ban.. 

Cloud over the ban of bluefin tuna is again on the headline when France announced its support.

04-02-2010 FRANCE

Tuna exports to US on high.. 

Vietnam has registered huge export of tune to US market in 2009, confirms Department of Customs.

04-02-2010 VIET NAM

Huge fines for fishing haul.. 

Fisheries offences attracts huge fines from three Toowoomba recreational fishers, says a report.

04-02-2010 AUSTRALIA

Melting of Arctic opens fishery resources.. 

Change in global climate caused the melting of Arctic rapidly which eventually opens new resources of commercial fishing.

04-02-2010 FINLAND

Falklands ponders over minimizing seabird deaths.. 

Trawl fishery is proved to be the main cause of the deaths of seabird which Falkland resolves to fight.

04-02-2010 FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

Better coordination of fishing and production.. 

In 2009, TripleNine succeeded in increasing the production capacity at the Thyborøn factory by no less than 700 tons a day rather than the expected 400 tons.

04-02-2010 DENMARK

Brazil props fisheries patrolling and management with 27 vessels.. 

04-02-2010 BRAZIL

NOAA Takes Delivery of New Fisheries Survey Vessel.. 

Bell M. Shimada to support marine research on the West Coast

04-02-2010 UNITED STATES

17,000 tonne capelin quota for HB Grandi.. 

An initial capelin quota has been set following the results of research by R/V Árni Fridriksson. According to the quota issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, 28.431 tonnes are allocated to Norway, 6500 tonnes to the Faroe Islands and 4290 tonnes to Greenland. This leaves 90,779 tonnes for the Icelandic fleet, of which 16,954 tonnes fall to HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels.

04-02-2010 ICELAND

Indian fishing trawlers enters Lankan seas.. 

Jaffna seas of Sri Lanka have been encroached by the Indian fishing trawlers, Lanka authority said.

03-02-2010 SRI LANKA

Improving seafood safety for consumers.. 

FAO explores new forensic techniques to improve seafood safety for consumers, says a report.

03-02-2010 INTERNATIONAL