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April 8, 2009
Fried and Certified cod offered to Swedish shoppers
The Swedish KRAV eco-labelling organisation has launched a campaign in western Sweden to raise awareness among consumers about sustainably produced seafood. Starting with pickled herring in 2006, the KRAV certification now embraces more than 80 seafood products, including the “Kalles Kaviar”, somewhat of a national icon produced by the Abba food concern, the blue mussel … Continued
April 8, 2009
A fish named Colin
A British supermarket chain has renamed Pollack (Pollachius pollachius), because customers are too embarrassed to ask for it by its given name, the Daily Telegraph reports. The new name launched by the Sainbury’s giant is “Colin”. Colin is the French name for hake, a similar fish, much more popular there than in Great Britain. Hoping … Continued
April 7, 2009
More Power to the RACs, Parliament says
Actual management of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) should be progressively devolved to the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs), the European Parliament Fisheries Committee says in a new report. The report on governance within the CFP, adopted 15-0 by the committee, recognises that the Commission’s evaluation of the RACs last year was a positive one, but … Continued
April 7, 2009
Increased fish migration on the Internet
A Dutch ecologist/water consult, Herman Wanningen, has started an Internet group on the fish migration theme, with the intention “to bring people and knowledge together” The group consists of scientists, water- and river managers, consultants, engineers and ecologists, and more than 80 experts have joined the group so far, he says. The site will hopefully … Continued
April 2, 2009
Swedish DNA research pinpoints European eel
Determining whether even processed eel is from European or other, less threatened, stock will be possible after scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have found the unique mitochondrial DNA of the Anguilla anguilla (European eel). The trade with European eel, listed and protected by the UN threatened species convention, is restricted, and a … Continued
April 2, 2009
Unique Polish Anglers protest
On 19 March, marking the national Polish Anglers Day, some 200 anglers joined forces in Nowy Targ to protest the plans to build electricity generating dams on the Dunajec River. The protest was not only attended by chapters of the biggest polish angling conglomerate, the Polish Angling Association, but also representatives from sister associations from … Continued
April 1, 2009
White Paper on climate change includes threats to fisheries
Impacts of climate change will be even swifter and more severe than indicated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their 2007 report, the European Commission said in its White Paper on the subject published on April 1. Repercussions will affect many different areas of life, including marine life as a whole, and fisheries … Continued
April 1, 2009
High profits for all parties as Irish salmon fishermen hang up their nets
The Irish government has paid 20 fishermen more than €2.6m to hang up their nets in a bid to avoid the extinction of wild salmon in Irish rivers, the British news site Timesonline reported These commercial fishermen, who averaged pay-outs of €132,000 each, were the highest earners among 1,044 applicants sharing almost €25m over the … Continued
April 1, 2009
EU MPs set aim at recreational fisheries
The EU Parliament Fisheries Committee wishes to see a revision of the much-debated recreational fisheries article of the Commission’s proposed Control Regulation. In a consultative report, adopted on March 31, the EP committee included amendments rewriting the recreational fishing article to say that such fishing from a vessel in community marine waters, on a stock subject to a multiannual … Continued
April 1, 2009
Hobby fisheries mean a lot to society, too, new report shows
Recreational fishing adds great benefits to society as a whole, beside the individual rewards, a report by the Swedish Board of Fisheries says. The report, a compilation of five studies carried out between 2002-2007, shows that the hobby, in addition to the actual catches, contributes to strengthened environmental consciousness and increased knowledge about nature and … Continued