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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 […]
Mosquito nets devastating fish stocks. Mosquito nets designed to prevent malaria transmission are used for fishing which may devastate tropical coastal ecosystems, according to a new scientific study. The researchers […]
NZ catfish initiative scoops award. Winners of 10 awards were celebrated at the 2019 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards held in Auckland on Monday, 4 November 2019, with the supreme award […]
Old nets donated to charity’s good causes. Four lorry loads of old nets from Shetland’s pelagic fleet have been donated to a charity that helps to improve the lives of […]
New CEO for Russian Fishery Company. The Russian Fishery Company has a new CEO, with former chief Fedor Kirsanov being replaced by Viktor Litvinenko, who previously held the position of […]
Majority of fishmeal catches from ‘reasonably well managed’ fisheries. The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership has released their 2019 reduction fisheries report, revealing that 88 percent of the catch comes from fisheries […]
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