Support for Sustainably Caught Haddock from Fish Frying Sector27 Feb 2013SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Fishermens Federation has welcomed the support given from the vitally important Scottish fish frying sector to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) accredited Scottish caught h…
Innovative Trawls Developed to Reduce Discards, Conserve Stocks19 Feb 2013SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish fishing industry is developing new and innovative designs of prawn trawls that significantly reduce discards of whitefish such as cod. The designs represent a new approach …
Oceana to Send Evidence of Illegal Fishing in Cabrera to the EU31 Jan 2013SPAIN and EU - Oceana will send to the EU evidence found of illegal fishing activity in the area surrounding Cabrera and south Majorca, filing a claim against Spain for breach of the Council Regulati…
Irish Consumers Buy More Fish13 Nov 2012IRELAND - Irish shoppers are increasing their purchasing of fish with retail sales rising by one per cent to 189 million in the year ending May 2012 according to Kantar worldpanel, reports Teresa Brop…
Indonesia's Fisheries Most Vulnerable to Collapse02 Nov 2012INDONESIA - Indonesia and Liberia's coral reef fisheries are most vulnerable to collapse, says a study that has ranked the vulnerability of coastal nations based on indicators for their coral reef man…
Faroe Island Cod, Haddock Fishery Gains MSC Certification21 Aug 2012FAROE ISLANDS - The Faroe Island North East Arctic cod and haddock fishery has been successfully certified in accordance with the Marine Stewardship Councils (MSC) global standard for sustainable and …
Iceland's Fish Catch Up in July17 Aug 2012ICELAND - Total catch of Icelandic vessels in July 2012 was 112,855 tonnes compared with103,424 tonnes in July 2011.
Danish Haddock Now MSC Certified09 Aug 2012DENMARK - The Danish Fishermens Producer Organisation (DFPO) continues to pursue its commitment towards sustainable fishing. Recently, the DFPOs sole fishery became MSC-certified and now the North Sea…
Warners to Catch More Business With New 1.5m Facility26 Jul 2012Warner Fish Merchants (WFM), one of the leading retailers to independent fish and chip shops across England, has opened a new office and cold store facility at Decoy Bank in Doncaster. The company has…
Anglo-German Cod, Haddock, Saithe Fisheries MSC Certified08 Jun 2012UK and GERMANY - The North East Arctic cod, haddock and saithe fisheries fished by UK Fisheries Ltd and the German companies, DFFU and Doggerbank have been MSC certified as well-managed and sustainabl…
Icelandic Cod & Haddock Awarded MSC Certification27 Apr 2012ICELAND - Icelandic Group PLC has achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification for all its cod and haddock originating from Iceland.
Cod, Haddock Fishery Obtains MSC Certification23 Apr 2012FRANCE - After 20 months of assessment, the North-East Arctic cod and haddock fishery has become the fifth French fishery to be certified to the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.
Proposals to Raise Quotas in Deep-Sea Fleet04 Apr 2012NORWAY - The Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Minister, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, has issued a proposal to raise the roof quota for cod and haddock in the conventional deep-sea fishing fleet from three to fiv…
Cod & Haddock to Enter MSC Assessment26 Mar 2012NORWAY and RUSSIA - The Union of Fishermen of the North (UFN) has entered the Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery for full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.…
Cod and Haddock Precautionary Area Established07 Mar 2012NORWAY - Due to a high amount of accidental cod and haddock catches, a precautionary area has been established north of the South Island, from 6 of March 2012.
Putting Scottish Haddock Firmly on the Map02 Mar 2012SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland could land an additional 7,000+ tonnes of haddock in 2012, thanks to a 4,480 tonne increase in the quota for the North Sea and West of Scotland, and prudent swaps for other spe…
EC 2012 Fishing Opportunities Faces Scepticism29 Sep 2011SCOTLAND, UK - Fisheries Secretary, Richard Lochhead, has criticised the European Commission for proposing a 'meagre' increase in West Coast haddock fishing quotas, which will lead to an increase in d…
Historically High Cod Exports For August07 Sep 2011NORWAY - Exports of cod, including dried and salted fish, in August were a total of 915.7 million dollars, an increase of 182 million or 25 per cent from August last year, reports the Norwegian Seafoo…
Sustainable Nutrition For Aquaculture12 Aug 2011SponsoredGENERAL - The third module of the University of St Andrews online Postgraduate Diploma/MSccourse in Sustainable Aquaculture hosted by TheFishSite.com, examines sustainability in terms of feed producti…
Herring Trends Linked To Haddock10 Aug 2011US - Scientists have developed a population model for Atlantic herring that links herring population trends to the size of the haddock population.
