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Osprey trawl doors prove popular in the Mediterranean Osprey trawl doors from Morgère are proving popular with fishermen in the Mediterranean, with skippers delighted by their performance. Trials with Osprey […]
Fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered from seabed The wreck of sunken fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27 January, has been raised […]
Marine Institute calls on fishers to participate in development of fish mapping app Oceans of Learning Focus on Research Researchers at the Marine Institute are calling on fishers from around […]
Groundfish Vessel Modified to Bring Live Catch Ashore – Vessel Oddeyrin modified to catch, conserve and transport live fish ashore Construction of and installation of new equipment is currently underway […]
Management measures proposed to aid tuna conservation. Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) and the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) hereby confirm their support for the following two conservation and management […]
Baltic Sea Landing Obligation Evaluation – EFCA: Landing obligation evaluation shows overall compliance in the Baltic Sea An evaluation of compliance with the landing obligation (LO) in selected fisheries in […]
Ireland slams Norway’s unilateral mackerel quota increase. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, T.D. has described Norway’s unilaterally announced 55% increase in its share of […]
EU pelagic fishers slam Norwegian mackerel quota increase. The EU pelagic fishing industry, organised under the banners of EAPO and Europêche, has strongly rejected the decision by the Norwegian government […]
Norway Mackerel Unilateral Quota – The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is the unified voice of the marketplace for sustainable seafood. Created to advocate for long-term, sustainable management of […]
PSMA Meeting Hosted by EU – EU hosts meeting on the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) to reinforce the global fight against illegal fishing From 31 May to 4 June […]
Major modification contract for HAV Design More than 120 vessels have been built using a HAV design. Now, HAV Design has been awarded its biggest redesign contract to date for […]
A-IFCA Celebrates 10 years on World Ocean Day with Conference and Survey Findings The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (A-IFCA) is marking World Ocean Day this year (June […]
Radical Measures Called for Baltic Sea – EU Must Respond to Baltic Sea Ecosystem and Fisheries Crash With Urgent, Radical Measures Responding to last week’s publication of annual scientific advice […]
Hill Dickinson strengthens team in Greece – Maritime legal specialist Hill Dickinson has strengthened its position in Greece with significant development and new appointments in Piraeus. Responding to market support […]
Port and primary school team up. Lerwick Port Authority has scaled up its annual tree planting efforts to compensate for the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact which forced suspension of the initiative […]
Fishing into the Future encourages co-management. Following their relaunch event, the industry-led charity Fishing into the Future (FITF) has published an event summary that encourages a commitment to the language of co-management […]
North’s diversification strategy rises to unprecedented challenges. Following a challenging period for the global economy and shipping in a year which saw a record level of International Group (IG) pool […]
Maritime charity shares learning about seafarer mental health and wellbeing training with IMarEST conference delegates. Today the Maritime Charities Group (MCG) will be sharing lessons learnt about mental health and […]
The prohibition of trawling activities in the Hong Kong marine environment for two and a half years has significantly improved biodiversity, an inter-university study led by City University of Hong […]
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Bernadette Jordan, has announced a 4,000-tonne total allowable catch (TAC) for the commercial Atlantic mackerel fishery in Atlantic Canada and Quebec, a 50% reduction from last […]
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