UK reaches agreement on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2025. The UK fishing industry is set to benefit from nearly 300,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in the North Sea and […]
Low impact fishers criticise Baltic Sea proposals. “Incomprehensible and not fit for purpose” is how the Low Impact Fishers of Europe group (LIFE) describes the EC’s proposal on Baltic Sea […]
Powerful tales from fishing sector displayed at international event. ‘Pride in the Seas’ set to feature at ICES Annual Science Conference. An inspiring photography exhibition shining a light on the […]
Activists united against Norway’s plans for deep sea mining. International activists and environmental organisations gathered outside the Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday as the vote to approve the opening for deep sea […]
Scampi sustainability a major priority for industry, says Seafish. Claims that Nephrops fisheries are environmentally damaging ‘misleading’ Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has responded to recent […]
Another strong quarter for Norwegian seafood exports, but a decline in value measured in euros. Norway exported NOK 42.1 billion worth of seafood in the third quarter. This is an […]
EC adopts proposal for 2024 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities. The European Commission has adopted its proposal for the 2024 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea in response to a scientific assessment that […]
Norwegian Seafood Exports in May Worth NOK 13.1 Billion. This is an increase of NOK 816 million, or 7 per cent, compared to the same month in 2022. “As in […]
Norway exports NOK 109bn worth of seafood so far this year. Norway exported NOK 109 billion worth of seafood in the first nine months of the year. It is a […]
End to bottom fishing on protected deep-sea ecosystems in EU waters In line with the ambition to protect nature and restore biodiversity, as stated in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission has acted […]
EU protects 16,000 KM² of vulnerable deep-sea life. Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, has announced the closure of over 16,000 square kilometres of the […]
Marine Institute awarded research grant to study evolutionary potential of Atlantic Salmon. A research award targeted at early-career researchers has been granted to Dr Joshka Kaufmann of the Marine Institute […]
Scottish seas reveal their natural riches By Keith Broomfield Pictured here a few days ago is a creel vessel off Melvaig in the Scottish north-west Highlands. The sea here in […]
Civil society urges immediate action to protect fragile deep-sea ecosystems. Six years after the adoption of the EU deep-sea fishing Regulation that prohibited bottom trawling below 800 meters in EU […]
New Marine Research MoU Signed in Lisbon- The Marine Institute (MI – Ireland) and the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA – Portugal) have signed a Memorandum of […]
Angry fishermen to fund proper scientific studies of North Sea stocks. Scottish fishermen are to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks as anger grows over the failure to tackle […]
Marine Institute fisheries research featured on Euronews. The fisheries research undertaken by Marine Institute scientists on board the RV Celtic Explorer features in a new short video documentary on Euronews.com – Europe’s […]