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Safety equipment for Shetland inshore fleet – The Shetland Fishermen’s Association has begun distributing safety equipment to its members in the inshore fleet. It follows the award of a European […]
Thai Union and WWF UK win sustainability award. Thai Union and WWF-UK have been recognised as leaders in ‘Sustainable Supply Chains’ at this year’s prestigious edie Sustainability Leaders Awards. A key […]
Icelandic catch values rise. The value of catch from Icelandic vessels in October 2018 was 12.1 billion ISK, 8.9% more than in October 2017, according to the latest landing figures […]
Shetland fishers call for caution over Yell Sound proposals. Shetland fishermen’s leaders are urging Shetland Islands Council to acknowledge the importance of the Sullom Voe harbour area to inshore fishermen […]
New Contracts for Marine Supplies International. Marine Supplies (International) Ltd have had a busy start to 2019 with the new contracts to supply Sonihull anti fouling systems and with the […]
Battle over Maximum Sustainable Yield. The dangers of one-dimensional fisheries management Within the corridors of Westminster, another battle is raging. This one is over how the principle of maximum sustainable […]
MSC launches three consultations. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened three consultations offering stakeholders 60 days to comment on proposals to improve confidence that the MSC Fisheries Standard is […]
Western Mediterranean fisheries plan agreed. The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a multi-annual plan for fish stocks in the western Mediterranean […]
Undersized fish crackdown in New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) fishery officers have had a busy time in the Coromandel region with a number of patrols leading […]
US pelagic trawler to get TMC compressors. Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C. in Louisiana, USA, has awarded TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) a contract to deliver a complete marine compressed […]
Training for Thai Union fishers. Thai Union Group PCL and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) co-hosted a health and safety training workshop for more than 70 fishers recently in […]
Praise for improvement in global squid sustainability. There has been a significant jump in the volume of squid produced globally—nearly one fifth—that can now be classified as sustainable or improving […]
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has been presented by the Chair of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum with the new Strategy for the […]
Disappointment over MSC mackerel suspension, but work in progress to evaluate and improve scientific assessment process. A grouping of northern European mackerel fishing organisations has expressed disappointment that Marine Stewardship […]
Fishing and footfall boosts activity at Lerwick Harbour. Strong performances by the fishing industry and passenger services boosted activity at Lerwick Harbour in 2018, with encouraging trends in these sectors […]
Failure of throw bag rescue line during a capsize drill on an unnamed rowing boat Widnes, UK. On the evening of 24 March 2018, the Warrington Rowing Club was carrying […]
The 3rd edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Conference, will be the Fish Waste for Profit conference 2019 and for the first time it will run separately to the IceFish Exhibition. […]
Good progress against IUU fishing in South Pacific. The 7th annual meeting of the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), hosted by the European Union in […]
New investment for Irish fishing harbours. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced details of a €35.7m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing […]
Wild weather for Icelandic fishing boat. The Icelandic fishing vessel Akurey has docked in Reykjavík after a five-day trip which started with a few hauls on the Reykjanesgrunn and ended […]
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