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Irish fishers welcome Brexit blueprint. The Killybegs Fisheries Organisation (KFO) in Ireland has welcomed this week’s EU’s draft negotiating blueprint for Brexit trade talks stating that insofar as fisheries is […]
Spanish gear manufacturer joins IPNLF. Efectos Navales del Atlántico S.L. has become the latest Member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the only non-profit association that is solely committed to promoting […]
New tuna FIP aims to pass MSC standard by 2025. Key Traceability – a UK based company specialising in auditing and advising seafood supply chains – has announced that the […]
Project to promote sustainable tuna fishery in Canaries. Grupo Calvo made a presentation in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) recently on the “Sustainable Canary Tuna” project. The initiative seeks to promote the MSC […]
NOAA Fisheries updates Fish Stock Sustainability Index. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has made updates to the Fish Stock Sustainability Index used to measure fishery performance. The Fish Stock Sustainability […]
Icelandic cod, haddock and saithe fisheries re-certified. An independent certification committee of Global Trust/SAI Global has re-certificated the Icelandic cod, haddock and saithe fisheries. The certification demonstrates that the fisheries […]
IPNLF scales up commitment to rid seas of ghost fishing gear The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the only non-profit association that is solely committed to promoting responsible one-by-one […]
Record sales figures for Ibercisa. Ibercisa Deck Machinery, specialising in deck machinery for the fishing and maritime industries, has achieved the important milestone whilst celebrating its 50th anniversary, in which during […]
First oyster FIP launches in Japan The Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU), fishing and processing company Kurahashijima Kaisan, and the organizations Seafood Legacy and Ocean Outcomes (O2) have announced the launch of a new fishery […]
Incredible level of support across parliament An “incredible level of support” for the fishing industry, was expressed at an event in Westminster organised jointly by the National Federation of Fishermen’s […]
Overfishing of the world’s major tuna stocks going down A five-year, $50-million Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded programme rolled out by FAO and partners has made remarkable progress in protecting international waters’ biodiversity […]
Reports reveal non compliance with discards ban. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has published three compliance evaluation reports on the implementation of the landing obligation. These reports confirm that […]
Spanish fishing federation joins Europêche. Currently representing around 198 fishermen’s associations (also known as “cofradías”), 30,000 affiliates and 8,000 small-scale fishing vessel-owners, the Spanish National Federation of Cofradías (FNCP, according […]
New certification scheme to compete with MSC. In order to gain entry into key markets, Norwegian fisheries must provide sustainability certification. As an alternative to the dominant MSC certification, a […]
Fish quota allocations out of date. In the European Union the share of the catch, or fish quotas as they are better known, are based on where – and how […]
Linkage between access and trade essential – Irish fisheries leader. The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) of Ireland has expressed its bemusement at the UK Fisheries Bill published this week. The […]
New EU Seychelles fisheries agreement expected soon. A new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement and protocol between Seychelles and the European Union (EU) is expected to be signed during the second half of February, reports […]
Scots Govt seeks devolved fisheries commitment. Commenting on the reintroduction yesterday of the UK Government’s Fisheries Bill, Scottish Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing said it disappointing that it didn’t extend enough […]
5 things you need to know about the Fisheries Bill. The Fisheries Bill introduced by the UK Government yesterday (29 January) is the first piece of primary fisheries legislation in […]
Sussex trawler ban to help kelp forest revival. A campaign to restore a large underwater kelp forest has been helped by an agreement to ban trawler fishing off the West […]
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