Tracking Top Marine Predators in Dynamic Ocean

wood stanford, 22 June 2011

Like the vast African plains, two huge expanses of the North Pacific Ocean are major corridors of life, attracting an array of marine predators in predictable seasonal patterns, according to final results from the Census of Marine Life Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) project published in the June 23 edition of the journal Nature.

NOAA Sets Fishing Quotas For Bluefin Tuna

The FishSite, 01 July 2011

NOAA has announced quotas and other measures for bluefin tuna that underscore the nation’s commitment to sustainable science-based management of this vital fish stock. The allocations divide the available 2011 US bluefin tuna quota of 957 metric tons among commercial and recreational fishing sectors for the fishing season that began on June 1.

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.