Ecuador tuna guilds target ‘ghost gear’ around Galapagos
'The national fishing sector has joined together to collaborate in the care of the Galapagos ... as another act of responsibility for this treasure of humanity' -- Third Ecuadorian Fisheries Summit
Anti-Pebble Mine group launches $100k ad campaign to ‘finish the job’
The Bristol Bay Defense Fund on Tuesday announced that it has launched a new $100,000 digital, print and television advertising campaign
Canadian snow crab harvester hopes ropeless gear available by 2024
The technology being used by 22 Canadian harvesters involves a cellphone or a smartphone tablet and a deck unit with acoustic pinger to send a signal to the bottom
US importer, Brazil exporter team up for tuna FIP
Prime Seafood, Sea Delight, and the IPNLF are cooperating on a fishery improvement project covering 87 vessels landing in northeastern Brazil
Bristol Bay processors add capacity but shortfall still possible
Salmon processors in the US state of Alaska are making preparations to collectively handle 10m more sockeye this year than they did in 2019
Stand-out red shrimp sales push Argentinian seafood exports up 15% in 2021
Argentina's seafood exports rose by 3.2% in volume and 15% in value to a total of 515,250t worth $1.99bn, thanks to significant y-o-y increases in shrimp and hake sales
New NL harvester association SEA-NL elects first executives
The group's board also has voted to back eight initiatives, including changing federal policy to allow non-core groundfish licenses to be sold or transferred
Russian salmon catches forecast to reach 264,000t in 2022
The year-on-year drop of 51% would be fairly normal, with Russia's odd-year fisheries often double the landings seen in an even year
Filipino gov’t urges foreign investors to enter tuna sector
Agriculture secretary William Dar was in Dubai for Gulfood, promoting the Philippines' agricultural and fisheries sectors
Gaps in Seychelles’ tuna data, measures remain
The Seychelles' latest report under FiTI still contains many information gaps and issues that need to be overcome in fisheries management, experts claim
