Fishery Management

OCEANA: European Union failing threatened mediterranean sharks

OCEANA: European Union failing threatened mediterranean sharks

European Union failing threatened mediterranean sharks. The EU, with the largest reported shark catches in the world, is blocking other Mediterranean countries from protecting threatened sharks.

ISSF Resolution to Prohibit Shark Finning

ISSF Resolution to Prohibit Shark Finning

Shark Finning Banned by World’s Largest Tuna Conservation Coalition 1 February 2012 – A conservation measure passed by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Board of Directors will require industry participants to adopt written policies that prohibit the practice of shark finning and refrain from transactions with fishing vessels that engage in the practice.

Micronesia – Resolution on Marine Sanctuary for Sharks and Rays

Micronesia – Resolution on Marine Sanctuary for Sharks and Rays

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA – THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 2012 January 16 ~ February 4th, 2012 C.R. NO. 17-110 A RESOLUTION To declare the entirety of the Federated States of Micronesia’s 200 mile exclusive economic zone a marine sanctuary for sharks, rays, dolphins and whales and respectfully request the President of the

Louisiana – 2012 Commercial Shark Fishing Season

Louisiana – 2012 Commercial Shark Fishing Season

Press Release LDWF Announces 2012 Commercial Season For Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Sharks January 26, 2012 – Today the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2012 commercial season for Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Sharks will open in Louisiana waters on February 15. In the spring, the commercial and recreational seasons for the harvest of all

Spain: Several shark and ray species gain protection

Spain: Several shark and ray species gain protection

Spain protects 11 species of sharks and rays in Mediterranean Sea. On January 21, Spain's Official State Bulletin (BOE) has announced the inclusion of eleven elasmobranch species to the List of Wild Species under Special Protection (in Spanish: Listado de Especies Silvestres en Régimen de Protección Especial) .

2012 US Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season

2012 US Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2012 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; fishing season notification. January 24, 2012 SUMMARY: This final rule establishes the opening dates and adjusts quotas for the 2012 fishing season for the Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. Quotas were

Fishery Union questions ban on skate fishing in Portugal

Fishery Union questions ban on skate fishing in Portugal

European Parliament Parliamentary Questions 18 January 2012 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 João Ferreira (GUE/NGL) Subject: Banning of yellow skate fishing in Portugal In Portugal, the Southern Fishing Workers’ Union has recently drawn attention to the issue of the ban on catching skate and the consequences that this ban is having on

EU project to protect threatened sharks

EU project to protect threatened sharks

Published by World Fishing & Aquaculture, 18. January 2012 Open-ocean shark populations throughout the world are dropping, not only due to overfishing but also from inadvertent captures by fishermen in search of tuna. In an effort to protect these vulnerable animals, the MADE project receives €2,980,000 in EU funding and is working to develop ways

Closure of Spiny Dogfish Fishery in US Atlantic

Closure of Spiny Dogfish Fishery in US Atlantic

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Commercial Period 2 Quota Harvested AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.     ACTION: Temporary rule; closure of spiny dogfish fishery. SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the spiny dogfish commercial quota available to the coastal states from Maine through Florida

Sabah Government To Impose Heavy Penalties On Shark Hunters

Sabah Government To Impose Heavy Penalties On Shark Hunters

Published by BERNAMA, 10. January 2012 KOTA KINABALU, Jan 10 (Bernama) — The Sabah government will impose heavy penalties on shark hunters from this year, said state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun. Masidi said shark hunters would face a mandatory jail sentence for up to three years and a fine of at

Central America united against shark finning

Central America united against shark finning

Central America united against shark finning A new legislation underlines Central America’s united stand against the practise of shark finning. The Regional Regulation OSP-05-11 has become effective on January 1st, 2012.

Tiger shark, hammerhead protections start Jan. 1

Tiger shark, hammerhead protections start Jan. 1

News Release by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), 28. December 2011 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 The recreational and commercial harvest of tiger sharks and smooth, scalloped and great hammerhead sharks will be prohibited in Florida state waters beginning Jan. 1. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved the management

NMFS rejects endangered status for four skate species

NMFS rejects endangered status for four skate species

Notice About the Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata) Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List the Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata) Under the Endangered Species Act A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on    20. December 2011 SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce 90-day finding for petitions to list the thorny

Caribbean Workshop on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

Caribbean Workshop on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

Caribbean Region Embraces the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries   Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 14. December 2011 The FAO Code of Conduct is highly regarded and used as main framework for fisheries policy development and planning at regional level in the Caribbean. This is seen

MSC Board statement on shark finning

MSC Board statement on shark finning

News Release by the Marine Stewardship Council, 16. December 2011 At its December 2011 meeting held in Berlin, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Board of Trustees resolved that fisheries engaged in shark finning would not be eligible for certification to the MSC standard for sustainable fisheries. Shark finning is defined as the practice of removing