News
March 31, 2011
Unhappy trawler catches rare visitor
A Swedish fisherman otherwise going for shrimp has caught a 2.15 meter Trachipterus arcticus, an extremely rare and not very good-looking deep-water fish.
March 30, 2011
No more spurdog for Swedes
Making spurdog a fully protected species, the Swedish Board of Fisheries is banning all catches of the threatened shark even with handheld gear.
March 29, 2011
Misleading labels
A recent study shows that almost 40 percent of all hake consumed in Spain is mislabelled. DNA studies of the contents in packets sold in supermarkets showed that the information on the label was wrong or misleading.
March 23, 2011
US ecosystem expert wins prestigious Water Prize
An American limnologist whose ecosystem research has shown how overfishing of a top predator like cod can eventually lead to algae bloom has been awarded the $150,000 Stockholm Water Prize for 2011.
March 23, 2011
French appreciation for Swedish Fish & Food
Swedish fish exports increased by 24 percent in 2010, making up one third of all Swedish export incomes from food and agriculture products, the government announced.
March 22, 2011
First step on Sustainability Road for Russian pollock
Emerging cooperation between the WWF and Russian whitefish catchers may signal a new step in the global fight for sustainable fisheries, the organisations say.
March 22, 2011
Dogged Faroes go for bigger mackerel grab
Stakes were raised in the ongoing North Atlantic mackerel conflict as the Faroe Islands decided to unilaterally increase its TAC to a degree even Iceland described as “out of proportion”.
March 17, 2011
Close to 100 NGOs in Barroso approach on harmful subsidies
In a letter to EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso ninety-one European and other European organisations accuse the Commission of having “failed to live up to its own commitments” when it comes to reforming fishing subsidies.
March 16, 2011
Report goes to bottom with US catch share system
A US national expert panel has published a report urging federal and regional institutions to more committedly involve the fishing communities in the nation's spreading catch share system.
March 15, 2011
Not only oil and skiers
Norwegian exports of cod in February amounted to more than €150 million, the highest sum ever recorded for that month, the Norwegian Seafood Export Council reported.