About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades, with some stocks nearly disappearing from U.S. waters as they move farther offshore, according to a new study by NOAA researchers.
A zero-emission motor yacht, a superyacht built by the first Western shipyard in China and a flats skiff that doubles as a duck boat were among the varied watercraft on display at the 50th anniversary Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
The Common Fisheries Policy, (CFP) is “the most ill thought out European policy affecting Scotland”, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead will say. Mr Lochhead will also target rules which force fishermen to discard fish, as wasteful and unnecessary.
Providence Journal reports that the US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded nearly US$1 million to a New York company to begin dredging the navigation channel in Point Judith Harbour, and says the Corps is planning to dispose of the sediments off Matunuck to help replenish its beaches.
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) in the US says it “applauds” the Internal Revenue Service’s recently posted directive to field officers establishing an issue management team in the wake of an IRS analysis indicating that a significant number of foreign vessels permitted to work in the
The Gardline Group in the UK has recently formed a brand new company to support the fast growing energy and renewables market: Alicat Workboats Limited. Alicat Workboats Limited (ACWL), a provider of aluminium vessels and repair specialist, plans to position itself as a major aluminium boatbuilding/
Up to 2,000 vessels could be setting out on their final voyages next year, Henning Gramman, head of ship recycling at Germanisher Lloyd’s, told a conference in London recently, according to Lloyd’s List. According to Gramman, about 1,200 vessels could be scrapped this year.
Travelers sailing with Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, may select from 240 special eco-excursions, created to minimize their impact on ecosystems and generate economic opportunities for local communities. Excursions are available on all Costa sailings, throughout the regions Costa sails incl
The federal government has continued to defend its response to an oil spill leaking for more than 10 weeks, which has now sparked an oil rig fire in the Timor Sea. A fire broke out on PTTEP Australasia’s Montara well head platform on Sunday when the company began an operation to plug the well with [
Sherwin-Williams has been awarded the contract to supply marine coatings as part of a three-year overhaul of the supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). The project began in August and will continue through late 2012 at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News, where the vessel was construct
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates are believed to have been taken back to the mainland and are on the move away from the coast. Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 59 and 55, from Kent, were taken hostage by gunmen on their yacht in the Indian Ocean in the early hours of 23 October.
The Transport, Public Works and Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are launching a themed inspection into container vessels on 2 November. The aim is to find out whether or not containers on board are well secured by the shipping companies. Recently, a ship lost
Dead fish worth £60 million is being dumped from fishing boats back into the North Sea every year, according to figures released by the Scottish government at the weekend. Fishing minister Richard Lochhead is this week to call on the European Commission to change the rules for discards now rather th
The trawler, the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized off Chiba`as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura’s jellyfish. Each of the jellyfish can weigh up to 200 kg and waters around Japan have been inundated with the creatures this year. Experts believe weather and
