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New technologies may help skippers avoid unwanted catches – Scientists at the Marine Institute are investigating how new technologies could be used to share real-time information and help skippers avoid […]
Fishing always comes with a certain degree of unpredictability and uncertainty. This is equally true for professional fishers as it is for enthusiasts. When they cast their nets or fishing […]
Irish call for fishers and processors to utilise investment schemes. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D has called on fishers and seafood processors to directly […]
Europêche meets Member States to prepare for next legislative term. Europêche shared the frustration voiced by farmers regarding imbalanced and unworkable EU policies strangling fishing companies across the EU Europêche […]
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 […]
SFPA publishes new online guide on landing obligation exemptions in co-operation with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Consultative Committee, recording discards, de minimis and high survivability. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), in […]
Fisheries management: Artificial intelligence makes a difference. With the help of EU funding, Dutch researchers and fishing industry have developed an AI-based tool for the Fully Documented Fisheries (FDF) project. […]
Hugely successful SFO learning trip to Pacific North-West. A delegation from the Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation (SFO) visited the Pacific North-West area of the United States to learn how fisheries managers […]
UK Government seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fishing industry. The UK Government has set out further steps to deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry and healthy marine environment for generations to […]
Deal reached on new rules to improve compliance and traceability. New technologies, such as on-board cameras, and improvements in traceability should help ensuring better compliance and increased consumer protection. Negotiators […]
SFPA launches training video on Landing Obligation Compliance for the fishing industry. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is pleased to announce the release of a new, comprehensive training video focusing […]
Welsh Fishing Industry Support Announced Fishers and vessel owners in Wales will be able to apply to a £400,000 fund from 3 April to adapt to the rapidly changing market […]
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 […]
Irish inshore fishermen’s group recognised as an EU producer organisation Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced the recognition of the National Inshore Fishermen’s Association […]
EC adopts €38 million fisheries programme for Cyprus Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Cyprus, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for […]
Future Common Fisheries Policy must correct failed policies. Last week, the European Commission organised a stakeholder event to take stock of the current EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The President […]
EC publishes sustainable fishing report. The European Commission has published its Communication “Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023” giving an annual review of EU’s […]
Dutch researchers developing fully documented fisheries tool. Dutch researchers and fishers are developing a digital tool to implement fully documented fisheries (FDF), with support from the EU. When you go out […]
New projects to develop automatic catch information system. The EU-funded Teknofisk and Autocatch projects are developing an automatic catch information system that will provide detailed data on the catch entering […]
EU landing obligation study of implementation and impact on discards. A new EU study provides a first overview of the implementation of the landing obligation (LO). The study also looks […]
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