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Ava Ocean appoints Torstein Heggstad as new MD of Fisheries. Ava Ocean has appointed Torstein Heggstad as its Managing Director for Fisheries, expanding the management team and bringing extensive experience […]
Good abundance of mackerel for Scottish fishery this Autumn. The end-of-year Scottish mackerel fishery is progressing well with boats finding an abundance of fish that are well spread over a […]
King scallop closure 2026 & 2027. Fishers are being asked to respond to the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) consultation on proposals to close UK waters of ICES areas 7d & 7e […]
Don’t be caught out – Fish, Trace, Ship. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is advising the UK seafood industry to urgently check out the EU’s expanded definition of processing to […]
Hefring Marine receives the Icelandic Innovation Award 2025. Hefring Marine has been awarded the Icelandic Innovation Award 2025 for the development and commercialisation of its intelligent marine assistance system, IMAS®, which […]
First cargo of herring of the season for VSV. A good start and good quality on the first Icelandic herring landed by Gullberg VE at Vinnslustöðin. Gullberg docked on Monday […]
Putting fishers at the heart of the European fisheries agenda. Fishers took centre stage as Commissioner Costas Kadis met with the European Social Partners — ETF, Europêche, and Cogeca— to […]
Welsh fishing and aquaculture sectors encouraged to share carbon emissions data. New baseline research will support the seafood industry stay on-track to reach net-zero targets. Fishing vessel owners and aquaculture operators […]
NEFSA responds to ASMFC lobster stock report. Dustin Delano, Chairman and Chief Strategist of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) released the following statement in response to the recent ASMFC […]
Fisheries APPG to develop strategic plan for UK fishing and seafood. What should a long-term strategic plan for UK fisheries look like, and what could it mean for our fishing communities, […]
Fishing in the Future’s first-ever Women in Fisheries Resource Education Programme. Fishing Into The Future and UK Women in Fisheries join forces to help women share knowledge, build confidence, and shape […]
Fish landings in Scotland in September 2025. A note by Tony Mackay, Economist tony@tonymackay.co.uk The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have just published their monthly fish landings statistics for the UK […]
MSC’s new Fisheries Outreach Manager excited to support more fisheries gain ‘gold standard’ certification. The Marine Stewardship Council’s commitment to progress more fisheries towards certification has received a major boost following […]
Highly experienced fisheries scientist joins SFA team. Shetland Fishermen’s Association has appointed Dr Chevonne Angus to a new post of Scientific Officer. With more than 25 years of research experience on […]
Europêche welcomes ILO Guidelines promoting fair labour market services for migrant fishers. Europêche, the representative body of Europe’s fishing sector, welcomes the successful conclusion of the Meeting of Experts on […]
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 […]
Europêche strengthens its team to raise the voice of EU fishers in Brussels. Europêche, the representative body of Europe’s fishing sector, has appointed Margot Angibaud as senior policy advisor to […]
NEFSA Questions ASMFC’s Decision to Cut 2026 Menhaden Quota At its October meeting, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) approved a 20% reduction to the 2026 Atlantic menhaden quota, […]
Europêche welcomes Council agreement on 2026 Baltic catch limits. Europêche welcomes the political agreement by EU fisheries ministers on the 2026 catch limits for key Baltic Sea fish stocks. The […]
Scottish fish landings statistics 2024. Analysis by Tony Mackay, Economist, Inverness tony@tonymackay.co.uk 1. The Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government publish a series of very detailed statistics on the fishing industry […]
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