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Russian trawler Astra detained in Sea of Okhotsk for crab poaching - PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, March 7 (Itar-Tass) - The Sakhalin trawler Astra has been detained in the Sea of Okhotsk for crab poaching, sources from the Northeastern Border Department of the Russian Federal Security Service told on Tuesday.
The poacher ship was detected on Monday. When [...]

FISHING REPORT UK Trawlers
09:00 - 28 February 2006
Aberdeen - 5 boats landed 1902 boxes, 682 consigned. Haddock large £1.10-£1.45, medium £1-£1.20, selected £1-£1.20, small £1-£1.20, chip £1-£1.20, round £1-£1.10; cod £1.80-£2.30, medium £1.80-£2.20, selected £1.60-£2, small £1-£1.80; monkfish £2.40-£3.30; coley 40p-50p.
Boats - Crystal Tide, Phoenix, Falcon, Sunbeam, Norlan.
FLEETWOOD - 19,250 kilos. Prices, per [...]

New Zealand Fishing industry ‘proactive’ in bottom trawling move .The agreement to close off part of the seabed to bottom trawling signals a new era in how the fishing industry deals with environmental concerns.
Previously the industry had reacted to the claims of environmentalists, now it would focus on being proactive, said Eric Barratt, managing [...]

Crew from suspected illegal fishing boat detained in Darwin
The 18 Chinese crew from one of the largest suspected illegal fishing boats found in Australian waters are being held at the Immigration Department’s detention facility in Darwin.
A department spokesman says there are no plans to transfer the group to the Baxter detention centre in South Australia [...]

Fishermen want talks on illegal fishing
Western Australian fishermen have welcomed calls for an urgent national meeting on combating illegal fishing.
The Northern Territory parliament passed a motion last night calling on the Prime Minister to directly intervene in the fight against illegal fishing by holding a meeting of state and federal leaders to develop a national [...]