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How Will The New Regulations On Fish Imports Affect Importers
One of the biggest concerns of fishing and marine regulations have always been marine mammals. Their protection started with the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act and reached its peak about a week...
Article: Fish Farming International Q & A – Katherine Hawes
Katherine Hawes spoke with FFI about the biggest issues and obstacles that aquaculture faces today and how to overcome them in an efficient and sustainable manner. Read the article here. ...
Article: Smoke and Mirrors
Despite ship transportation being considered as the most energy efficient mode of transport, it still represents a significant contribution to global emissions. The sulphur content of marine fuels...
Sustainable Seafood For The Christmas Dinner Table
Christmas is this wonderful time of the year that we decide to be happy and to make others happy as well. It is a time of giving, love, family, friendship and miracles. Unfortunately, Christmas time...
Legal Issues In Bunkering – Marine Law Concerning Sale and use of Fuels
The word “bunkering” is said to come from the times when coal was used for ship fuel. We have moved a long way from these days but the risks and concerns regarding “firing up” of ships have not even...
Environmental acts and policies affecting maritime law
Maritime law is the rules and regulations that standardize activities at sea. Our seas and ocean are one of the most endangered resources that we have on our planet. The focus of policy makers is to...
Fair Treatment of Seafarers and the Duty to Rescue Stranded Seafarers
Safety of seafarers and their fair treatment has been a soaring issue in the maritime industry. The risk that unfair treatment of seafarers poses is that the whole shipping industry gets bad...
FFI Interview with Katherine Hawes
Katherine Hawes spoke with the FFI about the biggest issues and obstacles that aquaculture faces today and how to overcome them in an efficient and sustainable manner. Click the link to read this...
Article: Aquaculture at Threat from Climate Change
Global warming continues to be an issue of increasing relevance to marine aquaculture. Over the past few years, a number of serious disasters and losses in the Asia-Pacific region have caused a real...
Article: NGOs versus the right to ocean aquaculture
An insight into the legal support for non-governmental organisations regarding environmental protection of the seas. 45hawesPages from AAP AQUA_SepOct_FA2_MRf-9
2014 Australian Environmental Law Enforcement Conference – San Sebastian Spain ‘Our Oceans – The Issues That Lie Beneath’
Peter Kelly the organisor of the conference states that "The conference went very well and positive feedback all round." Please thank Katherine for her paper. It is on our web site....
Article: World Fishing – Aquaculture Insurance
http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/financeinsurance/an-introduction-to-aquaculture-insurance
Article: Introduction to Aquaculture Insurance
Aquaculture Magazine http://www.aquaculturemag.com/daily-news/2014/07/10/an-introduction-to-aquaculture-insurance
Article: Overview of International Law and treaties that effect offshore aquaculture
Aquaculture Scoop http://issuu.com/aquaculturescoop/docs/aquaculturescoop_4f0828325d0599/5?e=0
Article: Simple Guide to NSW Private Moorings
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Sailing/A-Simple-Guide-to-NSW-Private-Moorings_7927666.aspx
Article: Legal Issues Affect Offshore Aquaculture Development
Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) http://pdf.gaalliance.org/pdf/GAA-Hawes-March14.pdf
Article: Getting to Grips with Boarding and Inspection Schemes
The Fish Site http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/1796/getting-to-grips-with-boarding-and-inspection-schemes
Keynote Speech at Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014
Katherine Hawes, “The Fish Lawyer” of Aquarius Lawyers
Aquarius Lawyers News page for the podcast
Labelling Fish For EU Export – What Is In A Name?
I recently wrote an article for The Fish site titled "Labelling Fish for EU Export" which I thought I would share with you: Labelling for export can be a complicated process - not only do you...
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