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End to bottom fishing on protected deep-sea ecosystems in EU waters In line with the ambition to protect nature and restore biodiversity, as stated in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission has acted […]
EU protects 16,000 KM² of vulnerable deep-sea life. Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, has announced the closure of over 16,000 square kilometres of the […]
Marine Institute awarded research grant to study evolutionary potential of Atlantic Salmon. A research award targeted at early-career researchers has been granted to Dr Joshka Kaufmann of the Marine Institute […]
Scottish seas reveal their natural riches By Keith Broomfield Pictured here a few days ago is a creel vessel off Melvaig in the Scottish north-west Highlands. The sea here in […]
Deep-sea mining negotiations demonstrate that the destructive industry cannot go ahead. This week, deep-sea mining negotiations in Jamaica enter their third week as backlash surrounding the nascent industry grows. Concerns […]
Civil society urges immediate action to protect fragile deep-sea ecosystems. Six years after the adoption of the EU deep-sea fishing Regulation that prohibited bottom trawling below 800 meters in EU […]
New Marine Research MoU Signed in Lisbon- The Marine Institute (MI – Ireland) and the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA – Portugal) have signed a Memorandum of […]
Angry fishermen to fund proper scientific studies of North Sea stocks. Scottish fishermen are to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks as anger grows over the failure to tackle […]
Marine Institute fisheries research featured on Euronews. The fisheries research undertaken by Marine Institute scientists on board the RV Celtic Explorer features in a new short video documentary on Euronews.com – Europe’s […]
Business calls for sea-change in pelagics management. Gisli Gislason, Programme Director for the North Atlantic at global certification body, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), shares his view on the difficulties […]
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 […]
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 […]
The European Commission has today published the results of its evaluation of the 2016 EU deep-sea fisheries Regulation, concluding that the Regulation is ‘fit for purpose’ but nonetheless highlighting the […]
Environmental groups say no to deep-sea mining. Environmental groups in the Pacific call on Lord Zac Goldsmith to say ‘yes’ to marine protection and human rights and ‘no’ to deep-sea […]
Fish in warming Scottish seas grow faster but reach a smaller size. Researchers have found new evidence that global warming is affecting the size of commercial fish species, documenting for […]
Protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems in deep-sea waters. ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) releases advice on areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known to occur or are […]
Herring fishermen embrace scientific research By Dr Steven Mackinson, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association One of the greatest recent changes of significance to how our fisheries are managed […]
EC SETS OUT CATCH PROPOSALS FOR ATLANTIC AND NORTH SEA The European Commission has published its proposal setting out catch limits for fish stocks in the Atlantic and the North […]
EC proposes TACs on three deep-sea stocks The European Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TAC), based on scientific advice, on three deep-sea stocks for 2021 and 2022 to allow […]
Fishers have key role to play in science research. By Dr Steven Mackinson, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association. One of the biggest breakthroughs for fisheries in recent times […]
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