EU Extends EU-Morocco Fishing Deal

TheFishSite, 01 July 2011

Four months after the conclusion of the negotiations between the EU and Morocco, member state representatives in the COREPER group of ambassadors decided on 29 June to provisionally apply a one-year extension of this widely criticised fisheries partnership agreement.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Support For US National Ocean Policy

TheFishSite, 20 July 2010

Following the announcement by the White House of a unifying national ocean policy, Pew Environment Group has expressed its support of the policy, which it believes will help safeguard the economy.