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Bakkafrost Scotland head of health picks role model of the year. Bakkafrost Scotland’s Head of Health, Kimberley McKinnell, has been named ‘Role Model of the Year’ at the Women in Scottish […]
UN Environmental Assembly adopts a resolution to strengthen action for the ocean. The United Nations Environmental Assembly adopted a resolution on ‘Strengthening Ocean efforts to tackle climate change, marine biodiversity […]
MSC continues to be recognised by UN FAO partner. The MSC continues to be recognised by UN FAO partner, the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), whose updated Global Benchmark Tool […]
New Mediterranean and Black Sea fishing gear catalogue: a milestone for fisheries management. The Mediterranean and the Black Sea are home to a very diverse fishing sector and host a […]
Conference on sustainable fisheries training charts international milestone. The ‘From Waves to Wisdom: Empowering Fishers through Sustainable Fisheries Training’ Conference, held on September 21, 2023, was a resounding success in fostering […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority publishes Reference Map. Dundalk Bay Specified Zone from Fisheries Natura Declaration. The Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, recently published Fisheries Natura Declaration […]
Underwater camera network to monitor the habitat needs of juvenile fish. Scientists, managers and fishing organisations in the South West of England will work together to create a network of […]
International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture closes with many concrete results. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) recently marked the close of a global year-long […]
€28 million for the first Blue Economy instrument in Portugal. The Growth Blue I fund has been signed in Portugal – the first fund signed under the new InvestEU Blue […]
EU-funded study on the underwater noise Re-routing shipping lanes is one way to reduce the effects of underwater noise on the marine environment. However, large-scale diversions of this kind happen […]
AquaFuture Spain’23 offers an ambitious programme with sixty recognised experts from the national and international aquaculture sector. […]
January Icelandic fish catch down on previous year. The total fish catch of Icelandic vessels in January 2023 was 110 thousand tonnes, but was 220 thousand tonnes in January last […]
The Market Advisory Council (MAC) delivered recommendations to the European Commission and to the EU Member States on the disturbances in the market of fisheries and aquaculture products due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The entire […]
Europêche promotes social dialogue, health and safety in Southeast Asia. ‘A fisher’s life, a fisher’s future’ has been the motto of the international conference organised by the Fishing Industry Safety […]
Putting the science into fisheries management. Sustainable fisheries management starts with scientific research – and an enormous amount of it is taking place across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, […]
Health of coral reefs written in the sand – and visible via satellite. How healthy are coral reefs? And how are they responding to climate change? After more than 10 […]
GFCM-LEX project takes stock of important achievements with a region-wide legal framework established. The project ‘Towards a region-wide legal framework for the management and conservation of Mediterranean living marine resources […]
Estonian project develops autonomous fish survey platform. Vessel-based surveys are important in assessing and managing fishery stocks. However, vessel surveys are usually a very time-consuming, expensive affair. Moreover, working conditions […]
Our Shared Ocean, a collaboration between Irish Aid -Department of Foreign Affairs and the Marine Institute, was launched in Lisbon yesterday by Irish Ambassador to Portugal, Ralph Victory, on board […]
Ocean plastic is creating new communities of life on the high seas. Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean—by colonising plastic pollution. […]
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