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MLA and NEFSA release V-NOTCHING awareness campaign. The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) and the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) has launched a season-long campaign to promote a key conservation […]
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Annual Report for 2024. The Annual Report includes statistics on accidents to UK ships and seafarers worldwide, and to foreign flag […]
Part of a four-part series of Case Study films, SEAwise’s film ‘Shifting Seas’ captures the SEAwise Western Waters story, told to you through the voices of SEAwise researchers and stakeholders, […]
After 75 years of outfitting commercial fishing crews across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, XTRATUF proudly expands its iconic women’s Legacy Boot line – now available in two striking new […]
Registration Now Open for GAPP’s Annual Event in September to Reveal Results of Critical Research in Sustainability, Economics, and Fishery Management SEATTLE, Wash. – The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock […]
Fishers, seafood farmers, fish buyers and suppliers, as well as retailers and restaurateurs keen to champion their sustainability credentials, have six weeks to enter the UK’s premier sustainable seafood awards. […]
New project ECO-CATCH to ready Baltic and North Sea Fisheries for a fully sustainable future. A new multi-stakeholder project has launched to transform the future of fishing in the Baltic […]
‘The Great Trawl Case’: BLOOM launches legal action against the French state to end the ecological damage caused by bottom trawling in metropolitan waters. As marine ecosystems continue to be destroyed […]
ISSF Annual Compliance Report highlights industry progress in tuna sustainability and new conservation requirements. Report shows 99.6% conformance by participating companies with 33 ISSF conservation measures and 77.5% conformance by […]
Fatal man overboard from the lone-operated creel fishing vessel Nista, north of Belnahua, north-west Scotland: Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Report. Report on the investigation of the fatal man overboard […]
Garware Technical Fibres agrees acquisition of leading Norwegian rope company. Garware Technical Fibres has agreed to acquire Offshore & Trawl Supply, a leading Norwegian rope company, as part of its […]
New digital hub becomes focal point for EU Social Dialogue in fisheries. The EU Social Partners in the fisheries sector have launched a new digital hub, a one-stop platform to […]
European Sea Bass Fishery in the Irish EEZ: SFPA publishes updated Fisheries Information Notice. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published an updated Fishery Information Notice (FIN) titled ‘European Sea Bass Fishery […]
Iberian sardine regains MSC certification: a milestone for sustainable fishing in Spain and Portugal. Purse seine fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal have jointly achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification for Iberian […]
National charity competition seeks best sea view. National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is once again on the lookout for photographers to submit their favourite images of the sea, for its […]
Europeche calls on the European Commission to address escalating marine spatial squeeze. Europeche, the voice of Europe’s fishing industry, welcomes the Implementation Dialogue on the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Directive, […]
Grounding and subsequent loss of prawn trawler Sustain (UL 45) on Rubha Camas a’ Mhaoraich, Loch Broom, Scotland: Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Report. Report on the investigation of the […]
Scientists recommend further reduction in cod quota. Marine scientists from the Institute of Marine Research are still concerned about the cod population in the Barents Sea. Author: Vibeke Lund Opdal. […]
Icelandic catch value in the first quarter 47 billion ISK. According to preliminary figures, the total catch in the first quarter of 2025 was just under 213 thousand tonnes, which is […]
Stronger industry action needed on reduction fisheries: SFP Report. SFP 2024 Reduction Fisheries Report highlights ongoing need for stronger industry engagement in and support for fisheries improvements. A new report […]
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