fishing industry

HOMEGROWN TUNA manufacturer Alliance Tuna International, Inc. and its New Zealand subsidiary have formed a local joint venture firm to process and export smoked salmon. The partnership with Prime Foods New Zealand Ltd. is expected to facilitate the investment of about P47 million for a processing plant, Alliance Tuna told the local bourse on Friday. "[Alliance Tuna and Prime Foods] have set up a subsidiary, christened Big Glory Bay Salmon and Seafood Co., Inc. to serve as an importer and processor of  

A leading conservation group says sturgeon species such as the beluga are being pushed to the brink of extinction by overfishing and environmental degradation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature says a complete ban on fishing in the Caspian Sea and elsewhere may be the only way to save the ancient species prized for its eggs, known as caviar. IUCN has assessed 18 types of sturgeon for its latest Red List of endangered species and found all of them are threatened.  

Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna — a prized ingredient of sushi — while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing. Thursday's vote at a U.N. meeting in Doha, Qatar, rejecting the ban was front-page news in all major Japanese newspapers Friday morning. Japan consumes about 80 percent of the world's Atlantic bluefin tuna, and the possibility of a ban had consumers and fish wholesale

There is a problem with overfishing, and ICCAT needs to enforce its catch limits more strictly   -Junichi Hakuta

 

I am elated to announce that Saturday is the official start of spring. Hopefully you have adjusted your sleep and are now used to the extra hour of daylight since last weekend when we wound our clocks ahead one hour for daylight savings time. The areas of the Upper Keys have been brimming with life both offshore and in the backcountry once again.  

The state Legislature is being asked to study whether a potentially world class copper and gold prospect at the headwaters of Alaska's Bristol Bay can coexist with that region's premier commercial sockeye salmon fishery. A hearing is set for Friday, following a request by the state Board of Fisheries that the Legislature study Alaska's permitting standards and environmental safeguards and take any steps it considers necessary to provide "strict protections" for game and fish habitat in the region. The

This is not about trading mining for fish. Nobody would do that. I mean, it would be foolish to do that   -John Shively

 

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the non-pelagic rockfish bag, possession and the mandatory retention for the sport fishery during 2010. Nonresident angler annual limits of yelloweye rockfish have also been established for the 2010 season. The regulations become effective at 12:01 a.m. on March 16. •  

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control says the weakfish has experienced a major decline in recent years. The recreational limit was reduced from six to one fish per person, per day, while the commercial limit is now 100 pounds per vessel, per trip. Division of Fish and Wildlife program manager Rick Cole says the new weakfish limits are a precautionary measure to take one more stressor off the species.  

Yesterday the UN body charged with protecting the world's endangered species, The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) strongly rejected an American call to ban the commercial fishing of the Blue Fin Tuna, which they claim is in serious decline, at a Doha Conference. Most countries at the conference argued it should be managed by the fising nations involved in this trade and stocks are sustainable with the right managment. Can we protect all species?  

About 25 years ago I took my son sport fishing from Crescent City when we were camping nearby. There was easy access to finding a party boat, and afterwards we ate lunch at a harbor family restaurant. Today that is gone.