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Industry Initiative on North Sea Cod. According to an article on the NFFO website, one of the few bright spots in the depressing downturn of the North Sea cod stock […]
Western Australia octopus fishery gains MSC. The Western Australia octopus fishery has become the first octopus fishery in the southern hemisphere to be certified to the internationally recognised Marine Stewardship […]
Fish groups collaborate to enhance sustainability in SE Asia. In 2017, IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, and GAA, The Global Aquaculture Alliance, commissioned a study on South East Asian fisheries […]
SPSG urge swift action. Scottish mackerel catchers and processors call for swift international agreement to ensure sustainability of the stock. The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) is calling for swift […]
New appointment for Barrus. Barrus is pleased to welcome Sam Thorpe to the role of Dealer Auditor and Boat Technical Support for the Marine Leisure Division. Since completing a Marine […]
Scots welcome support in fisheries negotiations Speaking ahead of a parliamentary debate on the annual fisheries negotiations, which determine quotas and catch limits for the year ahead, Fisheries Secretary Fergus […]
NZ move towards new inshore fisheries plan. Fisheries New Zealand has begun public consultation on a new Draft National Inshore Finfish Fisheries Plan, which will guide the management of these […]
New deep sea fishing trawler for Namibia. The people of the town of Lüderitz welcomed the first brand new build deep sea fishing trawler since Namibia’s Independence, the Lalandii 1, […]
ASAP supplies UK Customer Satisfaction Awards finalists. Earlier this year, ASAP Supplies won the “Customer Focus Award – SME” at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards and it’s just been announced […]
Fishing industry seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit. The fishing industry is urging politicians to support its goal of exiting the Common Fisheries Policy within one year of the […]
New shellfish limit set in New Zealand. The recreational limit of pāua (a type of marine gastropod mollusc) is changing in Canterbury, Marlborough, and Nelson areas in New Zealand to […]
New general manager for Havyard Ship Technology AS. Lasse Stokkeland has decided to leave his position as general manager of Havyard Ship Technology AS (‘HST’), and the Board has appointed […]
Hook Marine appoints Tecmarine as southern England distributor. Hook Marine Ltd, the Ayrshire-based engineering specialist, has appointed Tecmarine Ltd of Brixham as its distributor for the south of England. Hook […]
Call for action on Atlantic tuna fisheries. The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the only non-profit association that is solely committed to promoting responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply […]
Key EU countries blamed for unsustainable fishing limits. Over the last five years key EU countries have actively pushed for unsustainable fishing limits in the North East Atlantic and other […]
Fatal man overboard from the creel boat Sea Mist. At approximately 1225 on 27 March 2019, the skipper/owner of the single-handed creel boat Sea Mist (BF918) became entangled in the […]
WWF – unclear EU fishing deals compromising sustainability. A lack of accountability and transparency around EU fishing activities outside EU waters is contributing to overfishing and endangering local food supply, […]
The TartaLife Project, which includes the “Turtle Safe” certification from Friend of the Sea, is producing impressive results as it heads into its sixth year of operation. The program has […]
ISSF announces new tuna conservation measures. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced the adoption of a new conservation measure requiring that fishing vessels have publicly available fish aggregation […]
New fisheries plan for Med and Black Sea. The 43rd General Fisheries Commission for Mediterranean (GFCM) Annual Session attended by 24 countries took place in Athens from 4 to 9 […]
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