Salmon farmers see record prices in early 2011 drop to money losing levels in no time. 2012 outlook negative from mid year as production is expected to increase by up to 15 per cent, according to Globefish.
In the fourth of a series ofarticles for Fishing news,Mike Montgomerie, GearTechnologist at Seafish, continues by examining theoptions for fitting squaremesh panels.
The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) is currently working to update a 1996 report which looks at thewelfare of farmed fish generally, andthe welfare of farmed fish at slaughter. The study, of which an outline is set out below, will assess whether the welfare…
The recent report by McKinsey and Company 'Design for Sustainable Fisheries' takes some important steps towards meeting the challenge of integrating what we understand about the biology of fished species and the economic behaviour of those who fish. It is vita…
50 per cent of fishermen would not give up their livelihood in the face of drastically declining catches according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new report, published by PLoS ONE, challenges previously held notions about poverty and…
