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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 […]
North Sea cod cut will choke other fish quotas. European fishing industry representative body Europêche says the introduction of the EU landing obligation is more complex than politicians have foreseen […]
UK industry reeling after North Sea cod cut proposal. North Sea cod is in line for a significant quota cut next year, with the International Council for the Exploration of […]
Ocean Climate research survey underway on RV Celtic Explorer. The Marine Institute’s annual ocean climate research survey is underway on the RV Celtic Explorer and will culminate when the ship […]
New Seafish regional manager. Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, is delighted to welcome a new member to its regional team. Dr Annika Clements joins […]
Marine Institute hosts international fisheries Working Group. The Marine Institute hosted a consortium of experts and scientists for the annual International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Working […]
New discoveries in deep sea coral habitats shown by NOAA Fisheries (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) of the USA with their recently released the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program […]
EU Fish Council to decide 2019 quotas gets underway today. EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella will present the Commission’s proposals for 2019 fishing opportunities for […]
Brussels Symposium to chart a way forward for ecosystem-based fisheries management. Co-convened by SEAwise alongside key partners including the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the General […]
PML scientist announced as new Chair of intergovernmental working group. Dr Sevrine Sailley, Ecosystem Modeller at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), has been appointed Chair for the International Council for the Exploration of […]
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