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Landing obligation exemption changes in English waters. Marine Management Organisation (MMO), is advising fishers of forthcoming changes to a number of exemptions to the Landing Obligation in English waters following a […]
Fishing Master Pleads Guilty to Landing Undersized Brown Crab. SFPA Reports Court Decision taken on the 9th January 2025 The Master of a fishing vessel, Brian Leonard, from Co. Dublin, pleaded […]
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and Irish Naval Service organised a seminar on the Landing Obligation, on the 15th March 2023, at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), Cork. The seminar was […]
Seamless shipment of mackerel from Scotland for Danish processor The BIP Centre in the Danish Port of Hirtshals has provided the gateway for a first shipment of Scottish mackerel to […]
Future-Proofing Pelagic Fishing: Priorities for 2025 By Phil Haslam, Managing Director, North Atlantic Fishing Company. Pelagic fishing accounts for 60% of UK landings, making it a vital part of the […]
Fishery Control Measures for European Lobster in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published an updated Fishery Information Notice (FIN) titled ‘Fishery Control Measures for […]
Increase in cod and saithe for auction in Norway due to trial ‘obligation’ scheme. After a two-year trial, it is now possible to conclude that the trial scheme in Norway […]
SFPA issues Information Notice on Sales Notes. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority reminds commercial buyers of fishery products of legal obligations with relation to Sales Notes. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) […]
Fishing industry partner with SFPA in education effort against illegal discarding of fish. New guide to be distributed to all offshore vessel owners to maximise compliance with Landing Obligation. The […]
EU fisheries control system gets a major revamp. New rules for a reinforced control system have come into force. The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled, for both […]
Atlantic manta ray and blue shark conservation advances under UK leadership. EU promotes whale shark protection and risky blue shark quotas as Japan blocks finning measure. The Shark League member groups […]
BLOOM urges Carrefour to take responsible steps on tuna sourcing. After months of research and ‘appalling revelations’ about the destructiveness and multi-dimensional abuses of tropical tuna fishing BLOOM says it is […]
New shark conservation report launched at Atlantic tuna meeting targets troublesome gaps. Analysis details problems and recommends remedies for aligning nations’ commitments and actions. A new Shark League gap analysis […]
European Parliament approves new EU fisheries control rules. All EU fishing vessels will be monitored and their catches reported electronically, to ensure full traceability, under a revamped EU fisheries control […]
During its meeting held in Vigo, European Fisheries Control Agency Administrative Board adopted the Annual Report reflecting all the activities undertaken by the EFCA last year. In 2022, the European […]
Irish final reminder on weigh permits. Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently issued a final reminder to all approved Demersal Operators, to submit their applications for the renewal of their Weigh […]
Call for better implementation of CFP. In Europe, fishing provides an important source of food, social cohesion, livelihoods and economic activity in coastal areas. Fishing thus provides a socio-economic and […]
Irish and EU meeting on fisheries conservation and control measures. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), Ireland’s competent authority for sea-fisheries and seafood production, recently hosted a delegation from the European […]
First international mako shark quota adopted. Fishery managers agree ground-breaking safeguards for CITES-listed, South Atlantic population. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) today agreed the world’s […]
EFCA issues recommendations for the next five years. The European Fisheries Control Agency Administrative Board has issued recommendations to guide the work of the Agency for the next five-year period. […]
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