Fishing boat sinks, none hurt

The UK says it has agreed new laws with the European Union over the controversial dumping of unwanted fish. Fisheries minister Richard Benyon said the "reforms" would make discards "a thing of the past". But green groups were less upbeat, saying the ...

In a move to wean away fishermen from trawler fishing, which often leads to their arrest by the Sri Lankan Navy, the Fisheries Department has sent eight fishermen from Rameswaram to Thoothoor in Kanyakumari district for a 10-day training programme ...

ST. JOHNS - Danny Dumaresque is no longer in the seafood processing business and that's not going to break his heart. If I could put my happy dance on YouTube it would go viral, Dumaresque says laughing. The former owner of Labrador Gem Seafoods ...

LAVAL - Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a NON-FINAL Action Closing Prosecution (the ACP) in a re-examination of Neptune's Patent No. 8,030,348. Aker ...

A deal agreed on 15 May morning at the European Union Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels has cleared the way for the final stage of the long overdue reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), says the Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF).

The P.E.I. government is recruiting a former auditor general to do a review of the Island's lobster industry. After meeting with fishermen Monday 13 May afternoon, Premier Robert Ghiz announced the province is in discussions with former auditor ...

The expert committee studying the impact of the monsoon trawling ban, has suggested extending the fishing holidays to 75 days for the mechanised sector. It has also proposed a ban on the traditional fisheries sector during the season. The panel ...