Aussie minister calls for for Geelong Star night fishing ban
An Australian senator is pushing for a night-fishing ban on freezer trawler Geelong Star to be reinstated
WWF calls for more protection for fisheries observers
WWF has urged fishery managers to address intimidatory attacks on fisheries observers and to ensure their health and safety onboard vessels amid a spate of disappearances
Nestle launches forced labor action plan
The Swiss food giant Nestle released an ambitious 'action plan' Nov. 23 aimed at dispelling doubts that its pet food supply chain relied on human trafficking in Thailand
North Pacific fleet’s aging vessels to be replaced
Contracts for some 2,000 new vessels are expected as fleets in Seattle ports - in the US northwest region- age
Ocean Choice re-fitting shrimp vessel for groundfish
Canadian fishing firm Ocean Choice is investing $7m-$8m on re-fitting one of its two shrimp trawlers for groundfish, CEO Martin Sullivan tells Undercurrent News
Polish shipyard to build fishing trawler for Scottish firm
The 87m x 18m trawler will be equipped with fish finding equipment and catching and storage system suitable for different type of school pelagic species
Sablefish catchers seek relief from profit-eating whales
A coming rules change could finally allow Alaska black cod fishermen to solve a vexing problem: How to prevent whales from literally eating their profits
Pacific Marine Expo blog: New campaign to stop drowning deaths; Fishing fatalities continue to drop
Undercurrent News is reporting live from the Seattle-based equipment and commercial fishing trade show which is the largest annual show on the west coast of the US
Clearwater: ‘yes’ to more acquisitions; analyst sees company ‘firing on all cylinders’
An analyst believes Canada’s Clearwater Seafoods is ‘firing on all cylinders’ in the wake of strong Q3 2015 results that set up the company for future growth
Bangladeshi gov’t opens up Bay of Bengal to tuna longliners
Bangladesh is to allow ten private longliner operators to catch tuna and tuna-like species in deep sea at the Bay of Bengal