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Senator Susan Collins and fishing association leaders survey storm damage. Senator Susan Collins joined officers of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) and the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) […]
Groundbreaking report on social-ecological transition of fisheries. “Time for a U-Turn: for a social-ecological transition of fisheries.” Faced with the environmental and social emergency and the lack of concrete scenarios […]
Inshore cod stocks strong in Shetland waters. Survey catches of cod in the inshore waters around Shetland last year were at their best for five years. And the record squid catch rate observed in inshore […]
Russia ready to terminate UK Barents Sea fishing access. Russia is ready to terminate the agreement with the UK, which allows the country’s vessels to fish in the waters of […]
European fishing industry criticises ‘urgent’ closure of Bay of Biscay by French authority and calls for fair treatment and compensation. After a decision by the French court to close fishing […]
2024 Wild Alaska Pollock A season starts. This week, the intrepid men and women of the Bering Sea Wild Alaska Pollock fishery will once again begin catching and processing Wild […]
Bilateral Norway agreement brings additional fishing opportunities. Consultations with Norway on exchanges of fishing opportunities with the UK in 2024, including quotas and access, concluded with the signing of an […]
ISSF welcomes new fisheries experts, appoints new vice chair to scientific and environmental committees. Dr. Ana Parma Joins as New Member on the ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee; Daniel Suddaby Joins […]
MEPs rebuke EC for plan to ban fisheries in marine protected areas (MPAs). MEPs have criticised the Commission’s proposal to ban mobile bottom fisheries in marine protected areas and want […]
Winners of the 2024 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards announced. The winners of the 2024 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the Brúin in the Iceland […]
SFPA Represent Ireland and North Western Waters Control Expert Group at Joint Workshops hosted by Denmark and facilitated by EFCA. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) represented Ireland and North Western […]
Wirons Ltd marks 100 export loads out of Hull and Grimsby. 5,000 tonnes of frozen pelagic fish successfully delivered into Hull and Grimsby. Fishing Company Wirons Ltd, part of North […]
Celebrating 50 years of drivetrain expertise. MIT, the UK’s leading drivetrain systems provider, is excited to announce its 50th anniversary milestone this year. Founded in 1974, the company has grown […]
WTO members endorse draft text as basis for work towards MC13 Supplied by Amod Ashok Salgaonkar At the 15 January opening of “Fish Month”, WTO members agreed to use the […]
Scottish Fisheries Museum unveiled as part of vibrant Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) 2024 programme. Dates: 19th – 25th February 2024. Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) is gearing […]
Pelagic fishermen urge Coastal States to focus on more equitable quota shares. Scotland’s pelagic fishermen have urged the Coastal States fishing mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the north-east […]
Port of Hirtshals on cusp of new expansion. Port of Hirtshals in Denmark has been intensely preparing for the largest expansion in its 100-year history, and now it is one […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to exhibit at the Skipper Expo. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), Ireland’s competent regulatory authority for the regulation of sea-fisheries and seafood safety, will be exhibiting at […]
New funding available for fisheries projects across England. A total of £730,000 is available through the Environment Agency’s Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) to help create sustainable and resilient fisheries. Projects […]
UK fishing community shares its views on offshore wind. Preliminary results from a survey on the impacts of offshore wind farms on commercial fishing in the UK. There is still […]
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