http://www.seafoodsource.com/NHL-3/Supply-Trade/Headlines.aspx2008 seafoodsourceen-ushttp://www.seafoodsource.com/Skins/seafoodsource/365/logo.pnghttp://www.seafoodsource.com/Default.aspxSeafood News - Supply & TradeFri, 25 Jul 2008 03:26:16 GMT60http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50076437/Lyme-Bay-Fishermen-May-Seek-Judicial-Review.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50076437/Lyme-Bay-Fishermen-May-Seek-Judicial-Review.aspxThe ban on a 60 square mile area affects dredgers and scallopers, among others, and means the loss of a fishery estimated to be worth pounds 3 million.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50075630/Parent-of-U-K-Firm-Young-s-Seafood-Acquired-by-Private-Equity-Firm.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50075630/Parent-of-U-K-Firm-Young-s-Seafood-Acquired-by-Private-Equity-Firm.aspxFoodvest Group, which owns Young's, the Grimsby-based seafood business, has been bought by Lion Capital.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50075631/Britain-EU-Fishermen-Not-Playing-by-the-Rules.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50075631/Britain-EU-Fishermen-Not-Playing-by-the-Rules.aspxA House of Lords report claims fleets from other countries are ignoring Common Fisheries Policy measures put in place to prevent overfishing.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074915/Thai-Shrimp-Exporters-to-Seek-Reduced-U-S-Tariffs.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074915/Thai-Shrimp-Exporters-to-Seek-Reduced-U-S-Tariffs.aspxThe World Trade Organisation's top court on Thursday affirmed its ruling against a U.S. bond requirement for shrimp imports.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074993/Chesapeake-Crab-Processors-Struggling.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074993/Chesapeake-Crab-Processors-Struggling.aspxThe industry is facing a shortage of foreign workers, market pressures from cheap imported crabs, and new regulations designed to protect crab populations.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074994/Editorial-Fish-Math-Doesn-t-Add-Up.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074994/Editorial-Fish-Math-Doesn-t-Add-Up.aspxThe National Marine Fisheries Service has no idea about the status of half the country's fish species.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074119/Judge-West-Coast-Salmon-Threatened-With-Extinction.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074119/Judge-West-Coast-Salmon-Threatened-With-Extinction.aspxThe order, issued late Friday by U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger in Fresno, means regulators will be forced to impose more protective conditions.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074121/Lawmakers-Move-to-Protect-Turtles-Target-Swordfish-Permits.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50074121/Lawmakers-Move-to-Protect-Turtles-Target-Swordfish-Permits.aspxThe California Legislature has adopted a resolution urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to deny or delay consideration of new West Coast fishing permits for swordfish.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50072927/Virginia-Cracks-Down-on-Illegal-Crabbing.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50072927/Virginia-Cracks-Down-on-Illegal-Crabbing.aspxState marine police completed a massive enforcement sweep Thursday aimed at protecting slumping crab stocks during the summer harvest season.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50072204/Calif-Seafood-Processor-Suspected-of-Buying-Illegal-Catch.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50072204/Calif-Seafood-Processor-Suspected-of-Buying-Illegal-Catch.aspxState and federal fisheries agents have served a search warrant to Exclusive Fresh, Inc., which may have bought illegally caught groundfish.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071508/Chesapeake-Watermen-Fear-Blue-Crab-Not-Coming-Back.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071508/Chesapeake-Watermen-Fear-Blue-Crab-Not-Coming-Back.aspxThe bay's blue crab stock is down 70 percent since 1990 due to overfishing and water pollution, according to Virginia and Maryland fisheries managers.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071509/EU-Nations-Agree-on-Emergency-Aid-Package-for-Fishermen.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071509/EU-Nations-Agree-on-Emergency-Aid-Package-for-Fishermen.aspxCountries can draw on a 1.4 billion euro fund if they cut fleet sizes or pay skippers who halt operations to modernize their boats with fuel-saving equipment.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071510/Scallop-Fishing-Ban-Will-Lead-to-More-Damage-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071510/Scallop-Fishing-Ban-Will-Lead-to-More-Damage-.aspxNew evironmental rules for the UK's Lyme Bay could force bottom trawlers into even more sensitive marine areas.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071511/Liquefied-Natural-Gas-to-Keep-Thai-Fishing-Fleet-Afloat.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071511/Liquefied-Natural-Gas-to-Keep-Thai-Fishing-Fleet-Afloat.aspxFishing operators in the provinces of Pattani and Songkhla are ready to modify their boats' engines so they can reduce fuel expenditures.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071514/Gulf-of-Mexico-s-Dead-Zone-Could-Be-Biggest-Yet.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50071514/Gulf-of-Mexico-s-Dead-Zone-Could-Be-Biggest-Yet.aspxSeasonal drops in oxygen in the waters off Louisiana and Texas to levels too low to support most life are expected, but the affected area is unusually large this summer.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070730/Disaster-Relief-Sought-for-Great-South-Bay-s-Clammers.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070730/Disaster-Relief-Sought-for-Great-South-Bay-s-Clammers.aspxAn algae bloom off Long Island has generated renewed concern and an unprecedented attempt to involve the federal government in efforts to revive the clamming inustry.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070732/Japanese-Fishermen-Strike-to-Protest-High-Fuel-Prices.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070732/Japanese-Fishermen-Strike-to-Protest-High-Fuel-Prices.aspxThe one-day shutdown was the largest ever for the industry, involving 200,000 boats and 400,000 workers, organizers said.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070839/Russian-Seafood-Landings-Up-3-6-Percent-This-Year.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070839/Russian-Seafood-Landings-Up-3-6-Percent-This-Year.aspxOverall, Russian fishermen have caught 1.636 million tons of fish and other seafood since the start of 2008.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070026/UK-Fishermen-Will-Fight-to-Overturn-Scallop-Ban.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070026/UK-Fishermen-Will-Fight-to-Overturn-Scallop-Ban.aspxA ban on a Lyme Bay fishery estimated to be worth pounds 3 million went into force Friday.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070027/Salmon-Offers-Commercial-Fishermen-Feast-and-Famine.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070027/Salmon-Offers-Commercial-Fishermen-Feast-and-Famine.aspxThrough July 6, some 1,353 fishing vessels in Bristol Bay had harvested 15.8 million pounds of reds, compared to 13.6 million reds for the same period a year ago.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070028/Alaska-Senators-Try-to-Help-Fishermen-Catch-a-Break.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070028/Alaska-Senators-Try-to-Help-Fishermen-Catch-a-Break.aspxThe state's fishermen are hoping to get tax breaks on two fronts: high fuel costs, and oil spill payouts--if any--from Exxon.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070030/Alaska-Gov-Considers-Allowing-Foreign-Processors-in-Bristol-Bay.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070030/Alaska-Gov-Considers-Allowing-Foreign-Processors-in-Bristol-Bay.aspxAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she'll look at ways to bring more fish processors to Bristol Bay, where many commercial salmon gillnetters are upset that overwhelmed processors have imposed catch limits.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070389/Russian-Seafood-Landings-Up-3-6-Percent-This-Year.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50070389/Russian-Seafood-Landings-Up-3-6-Percent-This-Year.aspxJuly 14 (Interfax) - Russia has increased its catch of fish and other seafood products 3.6%, or by 59,000 tonnes, to 1.636 million tonnes since the start of 2008, the State Fisheries Committee said.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50068910/New-Fisheries-Vessel-Dubbed-Waste-of-Money-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50068910/New-Fisheries-Vessel-Dubbed-Waste-of-Money-.aspxFuel costs for the pounds 1.5m patrol vessel for the North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee may be too high to make it worth taking out.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50068915/Mass-Fishermen-Turn-Trash-Into-Fuel.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50068915/Mass-Fishermen-Turn-Trash-Into-Fuel.aspxWaste items ranging from lobster traps to toilet seats will be collected at the Scituate transfer station and turned into energy that will heat homes.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50068268/Russia-Norway-Imposes-Unlawful-Restrictions-on-Russian-Fishermen.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50068268/Russia-Norway-Imposes-Unlawful-Restrictions-on-Russian-Fishermen.aspx"Norway has been prohibiting Russian vessels to fish near Spitsbergen, which is unlawful from the point of view of international law," Committee spokesman Alexander Savelyev told Interfax.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067609/Kamchatka-Crab-Smuggling-From-Russia-to-Japan-Decreases.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067609/Kamchatka-Crab-Smuggling-From-Russia-to-Japan-Decreases.aspxIn the first four months of 2008, 640 tonnes of live crabs and 2,700 tonnes of frozen crabs were delivered to Japan from Russia.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067617/Professor-s-Death-Closes-UMass-Research-Facility.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067617/Professor-s-Death-Closes-UMass-Research-Facility.aspxWithout the presence of Professor Herbert Hultin, who died last winter, there is no laboratory in Gloucester.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067618/NOAA-Half-of-U-S-Coral-Reefs-in-Fair-or-Poor-Condition.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067618/NOAA-Half-of-U-S-Coral-Reefs-in-Fair-or-Poor-Condition.aspxIn the Atlantic and Caribbean, the percentage of declining coral is even higher--75 percent.http://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067619/Study-Under-Reporting-of-Fish-Catches-Leads-to-Declining-Stocks.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.seafoodsource.com/NST-3-50067619/Study-Under-Reporting-of-Fish-Catches-Leads-to-Declining-Stocks.aspxScientists have estimated that for more than 50 years the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has failed to report the huge volumes of fish being caught.