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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 […]
Endangered mako sharks get a break. International fishery managers agree to historic yet potentially short-term North Atlantic ban. Conservationists are heralding a hard-fought ban on retention of North Atlantic shortfin […]
Make or break for endangered Atlantic mako sharks. International tuna fishery managers resume negotiations that could result in overdue, historic protection. Conservationists are focused this week on the annual meeting […]
GTA slams blocking of plans to rebuild mako shark population. The EU and US yet again blocked a proposal to rebuild endangered shortfin mako shark population, at an intersessional of […]
EU and US impede momentum toward vital mako shark protections. Decision on North Atlantic ICCAT ban – championed by Canada, Gabon, Senegal, and the UK – stalled again. Conservationists are […]
Make or break for endangered Atlantic mako sharks. What: Negotiations on a multi-national proposal to ban retention of shortfin mako sharks from the seriously overfished North Atlantic population. Scientists have […]
MEPs urge EU support for protecting endangered mako sharks. Cross party coalition calls on EU Commissioner to change course and accept scientific advice. 41 Members of European Parliament (MEPs) are […]
Impressive memory and navigation by mako sharks. The largest effort ever to tag and track shortfin mako sharks off the West Coast of the USA has found that they can […]
ISSF reviews ICCAT annual meeting outcomes in new article. Mixed results at ICCAT 2025: Skipjack management procedure adoption marks progress, other key reforms slip to 2026 and beyond. By Dr. Victor […]
Shark conservation advances at international Atlantic tuna conference. Fishing nations agree to protect basking and white sharks, cut mako quotas, and improve compliance process. After a record number of proposals […]
Building on progress: ISSF priorities for ICCAT 2025. As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) convenes its annual meeting from November 17-24, 2025, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is encouraged […]
Mexico fulfils international obligations to protect Atlantic sharks – better late than never. Shark League welcomes overdue bans on bigeye thresher, oceanic whitetip, shortfin mako, hammerhead & silky sharks. The Shark […]
Stand Sales Open for Scottish Skipper Expo 2026 Scotland’s Premier Commercial Fishing Event Returns to Aberdeen Scottish Skipper Expo 2026 has officially launched its stand sales campaign, with repeat exhibitors […]
IPNLF Position Statement following 29th IOTC Commission Meeting, 13-17 April, 2025, La Réunion. At this year’s Annual Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (S29), IPNLF urges the Commission to […]
Maintaining momentum for sustainable tuna fisheries: The need for science-based conservation and effective monitoring in the Indian Ocean. By Holly Koehler and Dr. Hilario Murua The April 2025 Indian Ocean Tuna […]
Unprecedented international effort to prevent shark finning blocked by Japan & China. ICCAT meeting ends in dramatic defeat of proposal to end at-sea fin removal while other shark safeguards advance […]
Naming ceremony for new Shetland pelagic trawler. On Saturday, July 6, at the Zamakona shipyard in the port of Bilbao, the naming ceremony took place of the new pelagic trawler […]
New state of the art well boat ordered by Aquaship / Intership. Aquaship / Intership has contracted a new battery-hybrid well boat, with high-tech solutions to cut emissions and ensure […]
FDO Commissions New Vessel For Oman Pelagic Fisheries Development Oman Commissions State-of-the-Art Fishing Vessel “ADAMAS” to Enhance Sustainable Fishing Practices “Advancing sustainable and safe fishing practices, the new vessel ensures […]
MEPs have updated the conservation and control measures in the ICCAT area as well as the multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The plenary gave […]
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