Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) has received new leadership with the appointment of a new chairperson and Secretary of Fisheries by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan.
Ramkalawan appointed Radley Weber as the new SFA board chairperson to spearhead the new team as the country seeks to promote and develop the country’s fishing industry and associated resources over the next three years. The appointment of both the board and its
… Read MoreThe European Parliament has voted in favor of a new fisheries control system that could pave the way for reforms of key fishing regulations in place for the last 10 years.
The approval of the new system, which received 401 votes in favor, 247 against, and 47 abstentions from members of the European Parliament (MEPs), is a major boost to efforts to achieve and maintain sustainable fishing activities – including in Africa, where
… Read MoreSouth Africa-based Sea Harvest Group defied the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to grow its revenues during the financial year ending 31 December, mainly on the strength of its flexible operational strategies ...
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… Read MoreIsrael has temporarily banned consumption of seafood from the Mediterranean Sea following an oil spill which yielded volumes of tar along the country’s beaches, and may have contaminated fish and other marine life.
Ministry of Health officials were quoted saying the precaution would be in place until samples from the affected marine life are collated and analyzed by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Times of Israel reported.
The
… Read MoreThe United Arab Emirates’ drive to reduce seafood imports and ramp up domestic production has received a major boost with the opening of a new AED 200 million (USD 54.4 million, EUR 45 million) facility to process, store, and distribute a variety of fish-derived foods in the Middle East …
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… Read MoreOnly six of the 30 African countries with sea cucumber resources have reported total catch their export totals over the past decade, despite an escalating trend of underreporting and illegal trade of it and other high-value marine species in the region.
According to a report by TRAFFIC, an international non-governmental organization that campaigns against illegal trade in wild animals and plants, the current illegal trade in high-value
… Read MoreCameroon could lose its access to the lucrative European Union seafood market due to the government’s failure to tackle illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The European Commission has put Cameroon on notice by issuing the country a “yellow card,” which is a formal warning that could lead to a total ban on seafood exports from the country to the E.U.
Cameroon, the commission said, has so far failed to abide by
… Read MoreSouth Africa Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has approached the country’s high court to have the process of awarding fishing rights to small-scale fishers in the fishing hub of Western Cape reviewed and set aside.
The decision is based on legal advice after an internal audit process the fisheries department launched in 2019 found the process has been “wholly inadequate.” Some of the errors exposed during the audit
… Read MoreThe world’s first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified hake trawl fishery has celebrated 16 years under the status, with increasing demand for its marine catch in niche markets in Europe, North America, and Australia that prefer traceable seafood products.
South Africa’s hake trawl fishery was recertified on February 12, 2021, after a fourth successful assessment confirming the fishery’s healthy stock, minimal
… Read MoreAn increasing global demand for alternative sources of animal protein and a growing appreciation of the nutritional value of seafood are the two key factors likely to drive higher tilapia consumption globally, according to a report by market analyst Fact.MR.
The report “Tilapia Market, Forecast, Trend, Analysis and Competition Tracking – Global Market Insights 2021 to 2031,” claims there is a global shift toward
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