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Two new protected sites in Orkney for vulnerable seabirds. An area larger than the size of Edinburgh and Glasgow combined has been designated as marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs). Scapa […]
EU leads efforts to designate new large-scale Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. On 29 September, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, hosted a ministerial meeting to build further support […]
Seamounts and other deep-sea ecosystems on the high seas get further protection from bottom trawling in the Northwest Atlantic. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) […]
Deep Sea Fishing Nations Must Make Progress on Protecting Sensitive Ecosystems at NAFO Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) is underway. The Deep Sea […]
Sustainable fisheries improve performance on ocean ecosystems Cornish sardines and clams and cockles from Poole Harbour are among a group of sustainable fisheries being celebrated for making vital improvements to protect ecosystems and vulnerable marine life, this World Ocean Day (June 8) New data released today […]
New action plans to save West coast USA marine species. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has released new action plans to promote the recovery of its high-priority ‘Species in the […]
Small fish play key role in supporting marine ecosystems – A slender little fish called the sand lance plays a big role as “a quintessential forage fish” for puffins, terns […]
Two decades ago, the GFCM established the first fisheries restricted area (FRA) in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in support of fisheries management. In spring 2025, the eleventh FRA […]
North-East Atlantic fisheries face significant challenges in conservation and control. The 43rd annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) – which includes the European Union, representatives from Denmark […]
Countries unite to bolster efforts for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Last week, 20 countries and the European Union made significant strides towards enhancing the […]
The Ocean Hope Expedition champions High Seas protection and calls for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Amid escalating climate and biodiversity crises, the ocean—the very heart of our planet—faces mounting […]
Deeper commitments needed to safeguard the ocean’s depths. As the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) comes to a close, the […]
ICES advises NEAFC on ecosystem approaches to fisheries management. The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) is the regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) responsible for managing fisheries resources in the Northeast Atlantic […]
Greenpeace report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management. A Greenpeace International report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management over the last 70 years. The report, Un-tangled: How the Global […]
New fishing zone for EU vessels in North Pacific. The EU was granted fishing opportunities for chub mackerel at the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) annual session, held from 15 to […]
Fisheries experts join forces as Fish Forum 2024 scales up science and innovation. More than 400 participants gathered this week in Antalya, Türkiye, with the common goal to scale up […]
Updated fisheries measures agreed for the North-East Atlantic. EU member states’ representatives greenlight an agreement reached between the Council’s and the Parliament’s negotiators on updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic […]
New Zealand threatens to undermine global biodiversity commitments. Government U-turn on protection of vulnerable ocean life. New Zealand looks set to abandon a proposal to improve ocean protection in the […]
Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea falls to lowest level in a decade. New FAO-GFCM report also includes for the first time data on the region’s marine aquaculture sector. […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority publishes updated Fisheries Information Notice. Deep sea species and vulnerable marine ecosystems. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published an update to the Fisheries Information Notice (FIN) […]
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