Wednesday, July 14, 2021

International World fisheries deal 'within reach' but improvements needed, says U.S Reuters by Emma Farge - July 9, 202 GENEVA (Reuters) -A fisheries deal at the World Trade Organization is “within reach”, but members still need to make improvements to the draft agreement, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said on Friday. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto-fisheries-usa/world-fisheries-deal-within-reach-but-improvements-needed-says-u-s-idUSKCN2EF18Y Commercial fishing banned in central Arctic Ocean as countries look to build scientific knowledge Norway, Russia, the U.S. and Canada among the countries who signed onto the ban CBC News by Meral Jamal - July 13, 2021 A director at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says that a new international agreement to ban commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean is an important precaution to take as ice in the area melts — opening it up to the possibility of fishing for the first time. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/commercial-fishing-ban-central-arctic-ocean-1.6099892 Sustainability Northern Lights: Show your work National Fisherman by Matt Alward & Dan Aherne, Guest Author - July 7, 2021 After 20-plus years of working to improve environmental seafood sustainability, seafood retailers, processors and foodservice providers have expanded their vision of sustainable seafood to embrace both social and environmental elements. https://www.nationalfisherman.com/alaska/northern-lights-show-your-work Pacific Seafood Processors Association 1900 W Emerson Place Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98119 Phone: 206.281.1667 E-mail: admin@pspafish.net; Website: www.pspafish.net Our office days/hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. *Inclusion of a news article, report, or other document in this email does not imply PSPA support or endorsement of the information or opinion expressed in the document.