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Western Waters crab effort limits set. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has revealed that days at sea limits will be set for vessels catching edible and spider crabs operating in […]
Irish and French discuss no deal Brexit fishing fears. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., met earlier this week with Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister […]
Climate change affecting North Carolina fishing fleet. As the oceans warm in response to climate change, fishing boats in the Mid-Atlantic that focus on only one or two species of […]
Ireland and EU discuss implications of No Deal Brexit. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., met in Brussels this week with Fisheries Commissioner, Karmenu Vella, […]
MSC certificates suspended for Bay of Biscay sardine fisheries. The MSC certificates for the South of Brittany purse seine sardine fishery in France, and the Spanish Bay of Biscay purse […]
Blue innovation investment driving Irish maritime sector. Robotics, Internet of Things and Data Analytics are set to play a key role in Ireland’s blue economy. The Marine Institute who is […]
Two new cargo vessels from Havyard. Havyard Design & Solutions will deliver ship design for a further two cargo vessels for Royal Arctic Line A/S. The vessels will be built […]
OXE Diesel Portfolio at Galway Expo – Proteum, UK & Ireland distributor for OXE Diesel, is announcing at Skipper Expo International Galway 2019 that the new OXE 125 and 175 additions […]
Clearwater Welcomes MSC Audit of Offshore Lobster Fishery. Following a request from Clearwater to advance the timing of the annual audit of the fishery, today the conformity assessment body Lloyd’s […]
European fishing body, Europêche, urges politicians to recognise importance of fishing. In light of the upcoming European Parliament elections in May 2019, the fishing industry represented by Europêche is reminding political […]
Ocean Outcomes Japan merges with Seafood Legacy. To most effectively lead the sustainable seafood movement in Japan, Ocean Outcomes have joined forces with Seafood Legacy by merging Ocean Outcomes’ Japan […]
Tasmania and Nova Scotia fisheries collaboration. The Governments of Tasmania and Nova Scotia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of strengthening collaboration on fisheries and aquaculture matters. […]
Investment plan for Canadian fishing harbours. The Canadian Government is investing over $2.76 million for infrastructure improvements at three Ontario small craft harbours in the communities of Rondeau (Erieau), Wheatley, […]
The World Bank and the European Commission have launched the Blue Economy Development Framework (BEDF). The Framework is a novelty in the area of international ocean governance. It helps (developing) […]
EC welcomes provisional agreement on new technical conservation measures. The European Parliament and the Council agreed on the Commission’s proposal for decentralised and simplified technical rules, giving fishermen a stronger […]
Mixed reaction from Europêche over new technical measures. In Strasbourg on Wednesday night (13 February), the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission struck a deal on a new […]
NFFO warning over post Brexit fish policy. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is warning that some key fisheries are at risk of closure if ‘a one dimensional view’ […]
West African joint fisheries surveillance – In the framework of the EU cooperation PESCAO project, a joint fisheries surveillance operation to detect illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has just been […]
Brexit pulse fishing ban – EU vessels will no longer be able to carry out electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit, Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced. Pulse […]
Concern over accidental sea lion captures by NZ fishermen. Five New Zealand sea lions have been captured so far this season in the squid fishery around the Auckland Islands. The […]
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