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Fishery improvement projects make progress. The first Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) in Japan, the Tokyo Bay Sea Perch FIP, and the first tuna FIP in Japan, the Nachi Katsuura Albacore Longline FIP, […]
Engineering our Future Generation through Games. The Marine Institute, SmartBay, Galway Atlantaquaria and Galway City Museum hosted a fun ‘Pasta Pressure’ workshop and showcased the world beneath the waves of […]
Coral reef parks contain less fish biomass. Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans […]
The European fisheries sector recognises work of CITES concerning marine species to ensure that the international trade does not threaten their survival. However, it is important to respect the work […]
Seafood Certification Bycatch Concerns – A new report reveals that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainable seafood certification scheme needs to do more to tackle bycatch of threatened species in […]
Europeche rejects EU Shark Trade Restrictions – The European fishing industry represented by Europêche opposes the inclusion of shortfin mako shark in Appendix II of CITES which would severely curtail […]
New measures adopted to avoid bycatches. Last week’s annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted an important and binding measure to reduce the risk of entanglement […]
Sustainable Seafood Christmas Urged Down Under – Australia’s peak marine NGO is calling on all ocean loving Australians who also love their seafood to shop sustainably this festive season. AMCS Sustainable […]
Taiwan accused of unethical fishery practices. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) claims to have found a catalogue of ‘cruel, wasteful and illegal practices’ aboard fishing vessels linked to Taiwan. In […]
Disappointment for Europêche as no consensus is reached on tuna. After nine days of intensive discussions on Atlantic tunas at the plenary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation […]
Rare shark nursery found off Ireland in July, during a “SeaRover” survey by the Marine Institute, using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Holland 1 deployed from Irish Lights ship Granuaile. […]
Milestone for Mediterranean and Black seas at the 42nd annual session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) as it drew to a ‘successful close’ on October 26th. […]
Adjudicator confirms recommendation to certify tuna fishery. The recommendation by conformity assessment body (CAB) Acoura Marine to certify the Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna fishery to the MSC Fisheries Standard has been […]
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