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Blue Marine Foundation compiles Maldives’ first reef fishing code of conduct Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE), in partnership with the Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI) based in Six Senses Laamu, introduced the […]
Museum Makes a Splash on International Woman’s Day The Scottish Fisheries Museum brought together inspiring women of the fishing industry on International Woman’s Day. From the head of the Scottish […]
New dates set for Irish Skipper Expo 2020! 4th and 5th September Irish Skipper Expo 2020 has been rescheduled to take place on 4 and 5 September at the UL […]
Catching Crabs in Dry and Warm Fishing Gear Two years ago, a crab harvest fishing vessel was built by Tersan Shipyards for the leading Russian fishing company JSC Arcticservice, which […]
Pelagics prepare for UK adjustment. The UK’s new status as an independent coastal state was widely recognised at a recent seminar held at the North Atlantic Seafood Conference in Bergen. […]
Value of Icelandic catch increased by 13.4% in 2019. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 1,048 thousand tonnes in the year 2019 which, according to preliminary data, is 211 […]
New quota management being trialled in Scottish waters. New arrangements for managing quotas are being trialled in Scotland’s fisheries. The project, which will run until the end of 2021, will […]
Campaign to raise awareness of non-native lobster. Cefas has launched a campaign to raise awareness within the UK fishing community of the threat to native species from the non-native species […]
INFOFISH tuna conference to be rescheduled due to Coronavirus. Due to the serious and on-going Covid-19 outbreak, INFOFISH in consultation with the Thai Tuna Industry Association and the Chairman of […]
Seafarers Hospital Society appoints new CEO. The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Sandra Welch, formerly Chief Operating Officer at the Sailors’ […]
Irish Skipper Expo 2020 to be rescheduled due to coronavirus uncertainty. Mara Media, the organiser of Irish Skipper Expo 2020, has announced that the show originally scheduled for 13 and […]
Europêche welcomes new chair of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee. The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) Pierre Karleskind (Renew Europe, FR), was guest of […]
Argentina and Russia sign fisheries agreement. In Buenos Aires, the first session of the Russian-Argentine Fisheries Commission was recently held. The Commission was created to implement the Agreement between the Government […]
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 […]
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