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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 […]
NZ fishery officers on compliance operation New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery officers released 650 illegally caught pāua (a type of mollusc) back into the sea after a […]
Call for UK sea anglers to help in fisheries management A new call is being made for sea anglers to contribute to an important project that will help the management […]
Coronavirus impact sparks NZ rock lobster industry call for quota carry-over A request by the New Zealand Rock Lobster Industry Council for approval to carry over uncaught quota into the […]
Icelandic catches fall The landed catch of Icelandic vessels in January 2020 was 35.8 thousand tonnes which is a 23% decrease from January last year. Demersal catch decreased by 37% […]
EU moves to ban unregulated fisheries in Central Arctic Ocean The EU organised and hosted a three-day meeting for scientists from the 10 signatories to the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated […]
Management change in Norwegian Electric System AS (NES) Odd Gunnar Kleppe has worked for NES since March 2018, and has been EVP since March 2019. In his time at NES, […]
New MOU for Maldivian tuna fishers Current and future generations of Maldivian fishermen will receive unprecedented levels of visibility and support through a new Memorandum of Understanding, signed by IPNLF […]
Efficiently Drying All Types of Fishermen’s Workwear Pronomar is looking forward to the first edition of the Skipper Expo in Limerick. With their innovative drying systems, Pronomar is witnessing an […]
Profitable and sustainable future for UK fishing industry Flagship Fisheries Bill moves forward as the Lords Minister leads Second Reading in Parliament For the first time since 1973, UK to […]
Canadian Gear Innovation Summit This week, Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Gear Innovation Summit was held, a two-day event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to explore options for whale-safe fishing gear, and […]
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