Vietnam: Seafood Industry, A year of Blooming Harvest

The Vietnamese Seafood News, 25 February 2011

In 2010, Viet Nam’s fisheries industry achieved its targets in almost all fields of business with the total fisheries output reaching 5.2 million tons, including 2.8 million tons from aquaculture and 2.4 million tons from capture fishery.

India Looks To Barramundi

The Vietnamese Seafood News, 1 December 2010

India looks to barramundi Some 230 kilometers from the east coast hub of Chennai, 200 acres of barren land is set to become India’s first commercial-scale barramundi farm.

Sulu Gets Modern Fish Port, Cold Storage

zamboangajournal, 25 February 2011

Filipino Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala flew to the Muslim autonomous province of Sulu in the southern Philippines where he led government officials in the groundbreaking ceremony of a huge fishing port complex and cold storage facility in the town of Maimbung.

The Gulf Oil Spill's Toxic Legacy

theage.com, 26 February 2011

SMALL trucks noisily patrol the beach behind Steve Fourrier's home in Grand Isle, Louisiana. From his deck he watches them dump sand into screening machines. Crews follow close by, dragging rakes along the beach.

Costly Regulations Threaten Jobs and Access to Fishing

American Banking News, 25 February 2011

The California Association for Recreational Fishing (CARF) announced its opposition to new regulations being unveiled at the March 3rd California Fish and Game Commission hearing being held in Los Angeles.

Chile-Significant Decline in Fish Landings During 2010

fis.com, 21 February 2011

Accumulated landings of fishery and aquaculture products upto December 2010 totaled 3.7 million tonnes, ie 21.5 per cent less than in the 12 months of 2009, when 4.5 million tonnes were landed.  According to the latest Report on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector by the Subsecretariat of Fisheries (Subpesca),

EU Must Prioritize Mediterranean Fisheries: WWF

fis.com, 21 February 2011

The EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Maria Damanaki, was urged by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) fisheries experts to put the sustainability of Mediterranean fisheries and recovery of fish stocks in the region at the heart of a reformed European fisheries policy, due for completion in 2012.

Science Shows Planned Area Closure off Georgia and North Florida NotNecessary

NOAA, 17 February 2011

Updated scientific data on red snapper populations in the South Atlantic show that the planned area closure for all snapper and grouper species off southern Georgia and northern Florida is no longer needed.

Environment Lobbyists Hopeful of WTO Fish Deal

Reuters, Feb 17, 2011

Environmental activists are hopeful that negotiations at the World Trade Organization to curb fisheries subsidies, especially those on fuel, can produce a deal that will help end overfishing.

Fisherman Wants Peers To Consider Options

nmbtimes.com, 17 February 2011

Matt Ruby is a commercial fisherman from Little River. For 15 years he has supported his family through the snapper grouper fishery. Concerned with the new fishing limits, Ruby and other fishermen have been meeting in order to help preserve their occupations.

Subantarctic Islands To Become Marine Reserves

TheFishSite, 18 February 2011

NEW ZEALAND - Three huge marine reserves totalling 435,163ha are to be established in the Subantarctic Islands, Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced this week.

Put Mediterranean At Heart Of EU Fisheries Reform

TheFishSite, 18 February 2011

The EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Maria Damanaki, was urged today in Rome by WWF fisheries experts to put the sustainability of Mediterranean fisheries and recovery of fish stocks in the region at the heart of a reformed European fisheries policy, due for completion in 2012.

Sea Shepherd May Have Brought Japanese Whaling To A Halt

fis.com, 18 February 2011

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) has successfully interfered with and caused the halt of Japan’s whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean, a Fisheries Agency (JFA) official said this week.

Arctic Climate Variation Under Ancient Greenhouse Conditions

ScienceDaily, Feb. 14, 2011

Tiny organisms preserved in marine sediments hold clues about Arctic climate variation during an ancient episode of greenhouse warming. Based on reconstructions of Arctic climate variability in the greenhouse world of the Late Cretaceous,

Deep-Sea Volcanic Vents Discovered in Chilly Waters of Southern Ocean

Science Daily, Feb. 14, 2011

Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made by the research team in three years, which suggests that deep-sea vents may be more common in our oceans than previously thought.

New Way to Estimate Global Rainfall and Track Ocean Pollution

ScienceDaily, Feb. 15, 2011

A study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science suggests a new way to estimate how much of the ocean's pollution is falling from the sky.

Looking At Ocean Temp Forecasts To Help Farmers

TheFishSite, 17 February 2011

AUSTRALIA - Marine scientists are trialling the first near-shore water temperature forecasts to assist Australia’s aquaculture farm managers contending with rising ocean temperatures. While land farmers have used seasonal forecasting for nearly a decade,

Further Action On Responsible Fisheries Needed

TheFishSite, February 11, 2011

GENERAL - Countries are making progress in implementing the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, which is now 15 years old, but still extremely relevant. However, additional efforts are needed, declared participants at the close of the 29th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries.