Ocean Choice expands European operations. Canadian fishing and processing company Ocean Choice International is expanding its European operations with the establishment of a newly formed company and the addition of […]
Europêche slams European Parliament onboard camera vote. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, has heavily criticised moves for the installation of onboard monitoring and compliance cameras on fishing vessels. […]
Ocean Choice hires new European MD. Ocean Choice International has announced that Rens Elderkamp is joining the Company’s sales team as the Managing Director of its European Operations. Rens brings […]
Nutreco invests in Kingfish Zeeland. Nutreco has announced that it has invested in Dutch company Kingfish Zeeland, which aims to bring supplies of yellowtail kingfish to the US and European […]
EU consults on eel conservation measures, evaluating the Eel Regulation designed to help conserve stocks of this threatened species. Main stakeholders interested in the implementation of the Eel Regulation are national […]
EC proposes fishing opportunities for 2025 in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak. The European Commission has published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for ten fish stocks in […]
EC proposes a first set of fishing opportunities for 2025 in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The European Commission has adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2025 for the Mediterranean and […]
MPAs don’t line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish. 62% of Marine Protected Areas designated to protect rare migratory fish species are outside of their core habitats, according […]
Sharks and mermaids of all shapes and sizes have appeared on beaches in Dublin, Donegal, Galway, and Waterford over the last couple of weeks, as part of the Marine Institute’s […]
Countries unite for a sustainable future: progress in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture management. More than 20 countries and the European Union have adopted 34 measures to ensure […]
£11m for conservation projects to help Wales’ endangered wildlife Minister for Climate Change Julie James has announced a pot of nearly £11m to help curb the decline of Wales’ wildlife today, […]
Poole Harbour oil spill could have serious consequences for threatened migratory fish, say GWCT experts. UK wide conservation organisation the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), has highlighted it’s serious […]
New multi-annual management plan for the Med. For the first time, the EU and neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean agreed on the establishment of five fully-fledged multiannual management plans (MAPs) based on […]
One third of freshwater fish threatened with extinction, new report warns. Latest count shows more fish species in rivers and lakes than oceans – but global populations are in freefall, […]
Quest to find native oysters in UK waters. Wildlife photographers across the UK are being challenged to capture underwater images of the rare European native oyster (Ostrea edulis), as international […]
Europêche – landing obligation overshadows fish agreement. Europêche has welcomed some elements of the deal reached at this week’s European Fish Council in Brussels but warns that the ill-conceived landing […]
Can offshore wind farms and the UK Fishing Industry co-exist effectively? PML-led research highlights urgent need for standardised compensation and improved collaboration between energy companies and fishermen. A new study, […]
Europêche spotlights fisheries Blue Tech as key to Oceans Pact MEP Isabelle Le Callennec, with Europêche’s collaboration, successfully hosted Competitive Blue Tech for Sustainable High Seas Fisheries at the European […]
Sustainably caught Disco Scallops™ are on the menu after British marine scientists made the dazzling discovery that the shellfish can be caught using pots equipped with flashing LED lights – […]