World news about “Fishery” published by euronews.
Astrakhan: Fishing on the Volga This week, Russian Life takes you to the Volga Delta near Astrakhan, where Europe’s largest river flows into the Caspian Sea. This unique environment makes… 13/05/2013
Traveller’s diary: the Astrakhan regionAs Steven Write famously said, “There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.” We went to Astrakhan, Russia’s fishing… 13/05/2013
Demonstrators demand Brussels outlaws fish discards A coalition of NGOs has organised a demonstration in Brussels calling for the practice of discarding dead fish to be banned as part of the new EU Common… 13/05/2013
Environmental activists protest fishing policy – nocomment Environmental activists protested outside the EU Council in Brussels, calling for sustainable fishing. Inside, ministers were meeting to reach a compromise on… 13/05/2013
Swedish salmon sellers ignore EU ban over dioxins Swedish fish firms have illegally sold around 200 tonnes of Baltic salmon to the European Union, ignoring an EU ban due to toxic chemicals in the… 10/05/2013
Fish stock dilemma In this edition of I talk EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki answers your questions. “Hello I am Chris Burns and welcome to … 28/03/2013
Anti-whaling group try to save harpooned whale – nocomment Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd’s Bob Barker positioned itself between Japanese whaling vessel, Yushin Maru 2 and factory ship, Nisshin Maru in an attempt to… 17/02/2013
Ireland urges EU to move forward on future farming policyIrish Agricultural Minister Simon Coveney has urged the EU to move ahead on EU farming reform. Coveney, whose brief also includes fisheries policy, said… 28/01/2013
Inner Mongolia: Ice-fishing season opens – nocomment The ice fishing season is in full swing in the city of Hulun Buir in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 19/12/2012
Artisan fishermen demand ‘fairer EU quotas’ EU fisheries ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday with the aim of agreeing on fishing quotas for next year. The European Commission wants to slash the… 18/12/2012
Overfishing: can the EU influence change? The darkest warnings are becoming reality: the world’s fish stocks are collapsing. Many blame the so-called “supertrawlers” supported by public money. … 13/12/2012
Peru fish quest border case The fishermen of Puerto Grau in Peru want access to waters they have long been denied. The Pacific here is rich in resources within 200 nautical miles of… 03/12/2012
Fresh fish supper Farmed fish have a fresh list of ingredients on the menu. In the past, aquaculture relied on larger fish eating the remains of smaller ones. But the ocean’s… 01/08/2012
Europe Weekly: Trade, fish, and Greece Trade and fisheries were some of the top issues in Europe this week. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, unveiled new plans to block non-EU firms… 23/03/2012
Good progress on fish discard ban, say EU ministers European fisheries ministers meeting in Brussels say they have made good progress on ending the discarding of unwanted fish – despite initial opposition from… 19/03/2012
European energy from fish and tea bags? In Europe at least 20 percent of our food ends up as waste. While new zero-food waste policies are on their way, researchers are imagining ways to turn… 19/12/2011
Spanish fishing practices slammed by twin probe Spain’s fishing industry is corrupt and continues to be subsidised by massive EU handouts, two new reports allege. The investigations, one from Greenpeace… 03/10/2011
EU promises fishing policy reform Brussels has announced a major overhaul of its much derided Common Fisheries Policy. The European Commission insists the new reforms will end overfishing… 13/07/2011
New EU plan targets sustainable fisheriesSustainable fishing by 2015, that’s the aim this week of the EU Commission as it attempts to shake up the bloc’s much criticised Common Fisheries Policy… 12/07/2011
EU fishing reform: ‘‘Our idea is…..preservation of resources.’‘ The European Commission is to publish plans to rescue the bloc’s over-exploited fish stocks. The aim is to reach sustainability by 2015. Euronews’ Audrey… 12/07/2011
Össur Skarphedinsson, Iceland’s Foreign Minister On Monday, just as Iceland’s EU accession talks began, we had the chance to interview Össur Skarpherdinsson, the country’s foreign minister, about the most… 28/06/2011
Fish Fight against massive EU waste A new campaign to stop waste practised by the European Union’s fishing fleet has been launched in Brussels: Fish Fight is aimed at reforming rules which… 31/05/2011
Philippines: fish die as temperature drops – nocomment Workers at a local fish farm in the Philippines scrambled to collect tonnes of rotting dead fish which have perished due to a sudden temperature drop. 30/05/2011
Breakthrough in Bluefin Tuna farming Bluefin Tuna is disappearing from the sea. Demand keeps prices high - which means people will keep fishing Bluefin Tuna until there is none left. Obviously… 23/07/2010
Bonus: Jerry Percy Here are some more thoughts from fisherman Jerry Percy 01/07/2010
Climate change at sea Jerry Percy, fisherman “I don’t understand the scientific aspects, but I know that over the last 20 or so years that I’ve been involved in the sea on the West… 30/06/2010
Sea to plate: a cool route Dalvik, in the north of Iceland, is a fishing port which supplies fish to destinations all over Europe including France. We follow a batch of cod which… 03/06/2010
EU ministers agree to fish dumping banAfter marathon talks, EU ministers have agreed to ban the controversial practice of fish dumping. Starting from January 2014 fishing vessels will be forced to… 27/02/2013
Record price for blue fin tuna at Japan annual auctionJapanese businessman Kiyoshi Kimura has paid 1.38 million euros (155.4 million yen) for a blue fin tuna – more than three times the previous high – which he… 05/01/2013
Radioactive fish from Fukushima found near CaliforniaScientists have found bluefin tuna off the coast of California that have been contaminated by radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. According to… 29/05/2012
Rescue launched to save stranded Russian fishermenA massive rescue operation was launched off Sakhalin island in Russia’s Far East after hundreds of fishermen became stranded on an ice flow. All 675 were… 02/04/2012
big fish for javi testAmazing fish found in the deep waters of Pakistan 09/02/2012
Morocco is Rajoy’s first foreign visitThe two new leaders of Morocco and Spain have met for the first time as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy flew in from Madrid. Rajoy is in Rabat to talk about… 18/01/2012
Spanish fishermen protest cancelled EU deal with MoroccoAbout 2,000 fishermen and their families were out on the streets of Barbate to express their anger at an EU decision to scrap a fishing accord with Morocco… 09/01/2012
Fresh fishing fiasco means more bad news for EUThere is more trouble brewing for the EU’s fishing industry after the collapse of talks on an agreement with Mauritania. According to a negotiator from the… 16/12/2011
Spanish fishermen slam pact end with MoroccoSpanish fishermen have condemned the European Union’s rejection of an extension of a fishing agreement with Morocco. EU lawmakers dismissed a fresh pact… 15/12/2011
EU fishing boats to leave Moroccan watersEU boats are to leave Moroccan waters after European Union lawmakers rejected a one-year extension of the bloc’s fisheries agreement. Morocco was paid 36… 15/12/2011
Bluefish festival to save Istanbul’s beloved ‘lüfer’Known locally as lüfer, bluefish are a popular traditional dish along the shores of the Bosphorus – and often served as a tasty snack on board Istanbul’s… 15/10/2011
Liquid glass stops leaks at FukushimaIn a much longed for breakthrough, engineers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have stopped highly radioactive water leaking into the sea. After… 06/04/2011
Nuclear fears spark school testsRadiation levels in school playgrounds in the Fukushima area are being checked to try to reassure parents their children are safe. Reports of high… 05/04/2011
Millions of dead fish found near Los AngelesMillions of dead sardines have been found floating in waters just south of Los Angeles. It’s left locals puzzled. Experts said the fish may have died from… 09/03/2011
Japan forced to end Antarctic whale huntJapan has cut short its annual Antarctic whale hunt, claiming harassment by American activists has made it impossible to continue. Japan’s fisheries… 18/02/2011
Japan suspends whale hunt after protestsJapan says it has suspended its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic after being hounded at sea by anti-whaling protesters. There has been irritation in Japan… 16/02/2011
EU fisheries ministers urged to ditch destructive policiesThe potential destruction of Europe’s fisheries has been invoked by environmental activists outside quota talks among EU ministers, in Brussels. Greenpeace… 13/12/2010
Protests at bluefin tuna conferenceEight days to save bluefin tuna – that’s the dramatic message environmentalists are trying to drive home as talks opened on the future of the endangered fish… 19/11/2010
Tense talks over 2011 bluefin tuna quotasFishing quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna are under the spotlight at a meeting in Paris. Some 50 member countries of the International Commission for the… 17/11/2010
EU bluefin tuna policy in choppy waterMediterranean EU countries led by France have rejected cutting quotas for bluefin tuna next year, as proposed by the European Commissioner in charge of… 26/10/2010
Chinese fishing boat captain ‘to be freed’Reports from Japan say a Chinese fishing boat captain, whose arrest sparked the most serious diplomatic row between the countries in years, is being… 24/09/2010
Dolphin hunters threaten “Flipper” trainerThe Japanese dolphin hunting season has begun, defying international criticism by anti-hunting campaigners. One protest in Tokyo was attended by 150… 02/09/2010
Mackerel war could hurt Iceland’s EU bidThe EU has warned Iceland’s bid to join the bloc could be damaged by an escalating ‘‘mackerel war’‘ in the northeast Atlantic. Fishermen from Iceland and… 27/08/2010
Seafood deemed safe as Gulf oil crisis easesAs the environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be drawing to a close BP says it may drill a new well to extract crude left behind in the damaged… 07/08/2010
Fish merchants suffer despite oil clean-upDespite some relatively encouraging news that the Gulf oil spill has been contained, businesses along the southern US coast still fear for their… 01/08/2010
Anti-whaling protester convicted in JapanAn anti-whaling activist who boarded a Japanese vessel to try to stop an annual hunt has been given a two year suspended jail term. Pete Bethune said he was… 07/07/2010
Iceland brings home first catch of whaling seasonIceland has brought ashore the first catch of its 100-day annual whaling season. Iceland, Norway and Japan have caught thousands of whales since the 1980s… 30/06/2010
Whaling talks break downTalks on replacing a moratorium on commercial whaling with a controlled cull have broken down and are to be suspended for a year. For nearly two decades… 24/06/2010
Fishermen ‘injured Greenpeace activist’Greenpeace claims French fishermen have injured one of its activists with a hook during a clash in the Mediterranean. It came as environmentalists protested… 05/06/2010
New wave of EU fishery policy reform beginsReforming the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy is under way. Informal talks discussion among the Fisheries Ministers began in Vigo, Spain. The 27… 05/05/2010
Bluefin tuna still on the hook, ban vote failsA proposal to ban the export of prized Atlantic bluefin tuna has failed. The United States, Norway and Kenya voted fully in favour — Japan, Canada and many… 18/03/2010
Tuna trade ban considered by wildlife conferenceWill tuna disappear from the supermarket shelves? The question comes before the international conference on wildlife protection in Doha today, which will… 18/03/2010
Japan angry at wildlife summit’s tuna stanceThe EU and America are behind a proposal to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. It is the main focus of international convention on endangered species… 14/03/2010
Tuna trade ban tops wildlife talksA possible ban on trading bluefin tuna will top the agenda at an international convention on endangered species that has opened in Qatar. The chances of a… 13/03/2010
Japan rallies against international tuna banJapanese fish wholesalers have protested at a market in Tokyo after yesterday’s decision by the EU to support an international ban to stop trading in Atlantic… 11/03/2010
Row erupts in Australia over police action on anti whalersIn Hobart harbour, Australia the anti-whaling ship the Sea Shepherd returned to port after three months at sea, the end of the summer campaign against the… 06/03/2010
EU moves closer to bluefin tuna trade banTrade in bluefin tuna would be banned under a European plan to let the species recover. Brussels has proposed that the 27 EU members support listing the… 22/02/2010
Japan defends whaling, faced with court threatThreatened with international legal action, Japan has again defended its whaling activities and urged a negotiated solution to a growing row with… 22/02/2010
Tropical tuna: stocks and piracy, devils and the deep blue seaMost Europeans’ tuna in a tin comes from the Indian Ocean, and that region wants to ensure its future is not fished out. But European vessels in the… 19/02/2010
Anti-whalers say protest boat sunk by JapaneseA radical environmental group says its high-tech protest power boat has been rammed and sunk by Japanese whalers near Antarctica. The Sea Shepherd… 06/01/2010
Fisheries rules in 2010 stronger than everStronger new European fisheries rules have been brought into force, aiming to crack down on a roughly ten billion euro-per-year industry of illegal… 04/01/2010
Tough talking sets new fish quotas for 2010North sea cod, haddock and whiting, fish quotas have been cut by 10 percent for 2010 after European fisheries ministers ended two days of tough talking late… 16/12/2009
Fewer fish, hard times and Norway factor affect quota talksEuropean Union fishing quota decisions for 2010 this week are expected to be even more complicated than usual because the EU has failed to secure an agreement… 14/12/2009
Opinion split after Bluefin Tuna quota cutQuotas of bluefin tuna are to be cut by 40 percent next year but environment groups say it is still not enough to save the species. The global tuna fishing… 16/11/2009
Dolphin doc The Cove opens across EuropeDocumentary The Cove shows the annual capture and slaughter of thousands of wild dolphins in Japan. Marine amusement parks around the world pay up to 100,000… 22/10/2009
Fishing abuses equal licence lossCommercial fishermen breaking European Union rules will lose their licence. The fisheries ministers have agreed on a new system to deter overfishing. It… 20/10/2009
Sunday fishing rule denialRecreational fishermen will not be forced to declare what they catch under European quota rules, Brussels has reiterated. Questions have been raised in… 19/10/2009
Fish quotas set for cut as cod stocks sufferCod fishermen have been battered by some more bad news by the European Commission as it looks to fixing quotas for next year. The amount of cod that can be… 16/10/2009
Backing a ban on bluefin tuneSushi lovers take note: bluefin tuna could soon be off the menu. The European Commission has provisionally backed a ban on fishing for Atlantic bluefin. It is… 09/09/2009
Threatened status urged for bluefin tunaEcologists defending the bluefin tuna have been urging the European Union to add the prized fish to a list of threatened species. A spokesman in Brussels said… 28/08/2009
Aquaculture expansion callEurope needs to cultivate more fish, the ministers in charge have decided. Green groups disagree, saying aquaculture creates more problems than it solves. Yet… 23/06/2009
Future of whale hunting debated in MadeiraThe organisation that looks after the world’s whales, has begun its annual meeting in Madeira. The crunch issue – the number of animals allowed to be… 22/06/2009
Whale catchers under scrutiny at IWCThe organisation that looks after the world’s whales is holding its annual meeting on the island of Madeira, with both whaling nations and conservationists at… 22/06/2009
Firm ‘no’ for French sole and codAfter two hours of talks, the answer was ‘no’, French fishermen can not have bigger than negotiated quotas. The European Commission has again rejected their… 23/04/2009
Getting personal over Europe’s fishBrussels would like EU to consider a more liberal system to encourage sustainable fishing. Instead of annual catch allowances for each country’s fleet… 22/04/2009
Blockade of Channel ports enters third dayFrench fishermen are set to continue their blockade of Channel ports for a third successive day. However, the action is being suspended at Calais and… 16/04/2009
Net tightens for Europe’s tuna catchersEurope’s tuna fishermen are having new restrictions imposed on their catches just as they put to sea for the 2009 season. In order to protect stocks of… 15/04/2009
Fish from farms due boostBrussels is proposing to lift European aquaculture out of stagnation, through more investment and research. The fisheries authorities say fish farming is a… 09/04/2009
Legal defeat for France over fishermens’ nets.The European Court of Justice has ruled that drift nets used by French fishermen to catch tuna are illegal. Drift nets were banned in 2002 and the rules… 05/03/2009
Europe wants more protection for sharksSo-called cartilaginous fish, such as sharks and rays, with their gristly, rubbery flesh, are increasingly under threat from fishermen around the world. In 20… 05/02/2009
Recession effects fisheries in SpainCan marine research help prospects for fishing in the future? Europe continues to look for ways to adapt. 23/01/2009
Stormy seas – EU fishery chiefs try to strike dealEuropean fishery chiefs are continuing their long drawn out yearly haggle over fishing quotas. Ministers met during the night in the hope of striking a… 19/12/2008
Throw less fish back in – EUEU fisheries ministers have begun their annual marathon to negotiate quotas. This year’s focus is as much on wasted catch as allowable amounts. Ecologist… 18/12/2008
Rotten fish symbolises policy disgustEcologist group Greenpeace has delivered a strong message to the French Agriculture and Fisheries ministry: ‘Your management stinks.’ The medium of the… 17/11/2008
