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Russian Crab signs contracts for crab catching vessels construction. The “Russian Crab” group of companies has signed contracts with the Onego Shipyard (Petrozavodsk, Russia) and the Okskaya shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod […]
A new equilibrium. The tectonic plates of European and internal UK politics are shifting. One consequence of this is that fishing has been thrust into a political prominence not seen […]
Norwegian blue whiting fishery picks up. The blue whiting fishery for Norwegian vessels has finally picked up, according to an article on the Norges Sildesalgslag website. The article states: “The […]
Funding for US communities hit by fishery disasters. American Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has announced the allocation of $65 million to communities in Alaska, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, […]
Study indicates alarming fall in Indian Ocean dolphin numbers. A study of how many dolphins are caught in tuna fishing nets estimates the mammals may now be at just 13 […]
Russia and Uruguay meet to discuss fisheries. Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and Head of the Russian Fisheries Ilya Shestakov met with the Minister of Agriculture of […]
Maritime agenda for Black Sea launched. The Common maritime agenda for the Black Sea has officially been launched in Sofia. Based on the positive experience of sustainable development initiatives in […]
UK Brexit deal negotiators must ‘stand firm’ on fisheries. Shetland Fishermen’s Association has urged UK negotiators to “stand firm” when talks over the future relationship between the UK and EU […]
Industry will keep up pressure over key Brexit goals. Scottish fishermen’s leaders will maintain pressure on ministers to secure the industry’s top priority of control over access to UK waters […]
Illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least. More than 8 million to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate […]
Canada announces measures to protect right whales. The Government of Canada has announced new measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale – there are only roughly 400 left […]
UK Government outlines tough position on post-Brexit fishing. The UK Government has launched its official 30 page document on its position for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations, which includes the adoption […]
New report that marine litter is decreasing. The Green Deal approach in the Netherlands is an accessible way for companies, other stakeholder organizations, local and regional government and interest groups […]
Why all tuna fisheries can’t be pole and line. In a blog on the Marine Stewardship Council website, Bill Holden, MSC Senior Fisheries Manager for Oceania and South East Asia […]
Electronic monitoring for Scottish inshore management.. Electronic monitoring and tracking of vessels are part of a package of measures being taken to protect Scotland’s inshore fleet. The programme, which will […]
EC concern over bycatches of dolphins. EC Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, has written to the Fisheries and Environment Ministers of 22 European Union Member States about the issue of incidental catches […]
Expansion of Pacific MPAs did not harm tuna fleet. Expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands and Papahānaumokuākea marine national monuments (marine protected areas) did not cause economic harm to the Hawaiʻi-based […]
Catch App for Under-10s. The MMO is introducing a mobile phone-based catch app for recording catches from the under 10 metre fleet. The NFFO addresses questions that have arisen. Q. […]
Marathon blue whiting fishing trip. Brim’s Icelandic pelagic vessels Venus and Víkingur are fishing for blue whiting in waters west of the southern tip of Ireland, after steaming 800 nautical […]
Fish policies do not sufficiently protect monitoring officials Policies regulating fishing in international waters do not sufficiently protect officials who monitor illegal fishing, the prohibited dumping of equipment, or human […]
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