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Uganda : FISH EXPORTS SET TO DROP US$ 59 MILLION THIS YEAR

Uganda’s fish exports will drop by sh96 billion (US$ 59 million) by the end of the year, the State minister for fisheries, Mr. Fred Mukisa, said. The loss will be caused by trade of immature fish, insufficient funding for the industry and technical problems. Mr. Mukisa called for concerted efforts to save the industry, saying that it employed 400 000 people and contributed to the livelihood of over 1.5 million people

Posted on 22 Oct 2008 by Loide

UK : CONSUMERS NOT FLOCKING TO SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD, SAYS SURVEY

Despite the perception that retailers in the UK are leading the way in purchasing sustainable seafood, a recent Yougov / Waitrose study found that at the consumer level, things were not changing that much. The pollsters said that "UK consumers have yet to be persuaded to switch from the most popular traditional seafoods to more sustainable types of fish." 75% of those asked to name their favorite type of fish cited cod, haddock, prawns, tuna, and salmon

Posted on 22 Oct 2008 by Loide

World: FISH FARMING MAY STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH GLOBAL DEMAND, IN REPORT FINDS

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 6 October 2008 expressed concerns that the aquaculture industry may struggle to meet future world demand for fish as a rising global population consumes more and more fish and small farmers in poor countries face difficulties in exporting their produce. The aquaculture sector – otherwise known as fish farming – will need to produce 80.5 million tonnes per year just to maintain

Posted on 22 Oct 2008 by Loide

ILO suggests ways to improve fishermen's conditions in Africa

The assistant director of the sub-regional Office of the International Labour Organization

(ILO), Dramane Haïdara, says African countries should find ways of improving the working conditions of their fishermen in addition to making fishing attractive. Haïdara was speaking during a two-day regional seminar on decent work in the fisheries sector. Participants in the workshop which began Thursday were from Morocco, Guinea Bissau and

Posted on 22 Oct 2008 by Loide

Kenya : MINISTRY OF FISHERIES SET FOR MAJOR RESTRUCTURING

The Ministry of Fisheries is set for restructuring with the creation of an office of a Fisheries Secretary, the Minister Paul Otuoma said recently. Under the new structure, the ministry would have four new departments; quality assurance, marketing and value addition; inland, marine and deep-sea fisheries and aquaculture development. A Fisheries Development Authority would be set up to generate funds for fisheries research and development.

Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Loide

Kenya :GOVERNMENT TO FORMULATE FISHERIES POLICY

The fisheries Ministry is set to formulate a policy that will see communities living in the Lake basin region benefit from relevant research from the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute to enable them to embrace aquaculture.

Speaking while touring aquaculture projects in Nyakach constituency Fisheries Minister Paul Otuoma said increased population of fishermen and the global climatic changes posed serious threats to the availability of fish in the Lake.

Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Loide

Mozambiques: SEASONAL BAN ON SHRIMP FISHING IMPOSED

Mozambique recently slapped a six-month fishing ban on shrimp and other deep water crustaceans along its 2 500 km coastlines rich in marine resources, as exports fell by 40% due to high fuel prices. The seasonal ban applied to industrial and semi-industrial trawlers as well as traditional fishing vessels.

In the first half of 2008, Mozambique exported shrimp valued at US$ 20 million to the European Union, the United States and some southern African countries.

Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Loide

Ghana : IMPOSES FINE FOR PAIR TRAWLING

The Ministry of Fisheries has declared ‘war’ on trawlers that stray into Ghanaian waters and promised that the full force of the law will be applied against those who engage in pair trawling. The Ministry announced that owners of the two trawlers caught by the Ghana Navy engaging in pair trawling at Apam last week had been fined $48,000, after admitting the offence.

Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Loide

Nigerian : OIL SPILL HITS FISHING COMMUNITY

The Park community in the Bonny local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria, has been hit by an oil spill. The Community Development Committee Chairman, Mr. George Oko-Jumbo made this known to the Chairman of Bonny local government, Hon. (Barr) Edward Pepple during a visit to the scene at Park Community.

Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Loide

South Africa : FISHERMEN UNHAPPY ABOUT SUSPENSION OF RIGHTS

Concerned commercial fishermen from across the South Africa Peninsula demonstrated outside parliament against the suspension of commercial fishing rights in the abalone fishery industry. On February 1, the 10-year commercial fishing rights allocated to abalone divers in 2004 was suspended by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk.

Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Loide

Uganda : FISH EXPORTERS TRAINED IN FOOD SAFETY

Fish processors and exporters in Uganda have been trained on food safety management systems to ensure the sustainability of fish exports to the European market.

Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Loide

Zambia: DR CONGO RELEASES ZAMBIAN FISHERMEN, 'OTHERS STILL BEING HELD'

The Zambian government announced Monday that 30 fishermen arrested by authorities from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on cross-border Lake Mweru had been released but fishermen nabbed in earlier raids were reportedly still being held. Defense Minister George Mpombo said all 30 fishermen, who were rounded up at gunpoint on the lake in early February on suspicion of illegally crossing the border and taken into detention in the DR Congo, had been reunited with their families.

Posted on 10 Mar 2008 by Loide

Zambia: DR CONGO RELEASES ZAMBIAN FISHERMEN, 'OTHERS STILL BEING HELD'

The Zambian government announced Monday that 30 fishermen arrested by authorities from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on cross-border Lake Mweru had been released but fishermen nabbed in earlier raids were reportedly still being held.

Posted on 10 Mar 2008 by Loide

Zambia: DR CONGO RELEASES ZAMBIAN FISHERMEN, 'OTHERS STILL BEING HELD'

Zambia: DR CONGO RELEASES ZAMBIAN FISHERMEN, 'OTHERS STILL BEING HELD'

The Zambian government announced Monday that 30 fishermen arrested by authorities from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on cross-border Lake Mweru had been released

Posted on 10 Mar 2008 by Loide

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