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New UK small-scale tuna fishery trial. For 2023 the UK has 65 tonnes of bluefin tuna quota, an increase on the quota in 2021 and 2022. The UK will use […]
Blue NGOs call for ambitious targets towards carbon-neutral fisheries in new Energy Transition Partnership. European Commission kick-starts multi-stakeholder cooperation to decarbonise sector and achieve 2050 climate goals Brussels, 16 June […]
After 5 years of difficult and complex negotiations, the EU co-legislators have finally reached a political agreement on the revision of the fisheries control system. European fishing group Europêche says […]
Blake Lee-Harwood to Leave Sustainable Fisheries Partnership. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announced today the departure of Blake Lee-Harwood, chief programmes officer, recognizing his more than ten years of service and […]
Better rules on caging and fair distribution of bluefin tuna quotas among fleet segments are part of the new plan to manage bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. […]
Supporting socially and environmentally sustainable fisheries. Our Fish is calling on all EU Member States, particularly those with important small-scale fishing fleets, such as Spain, France and Germany, to support […]
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 […]
Fishing communities should be involved in fisheries management. The European Commission should provide adequate funding for fisheries co-management and involve the fishing community more closely in the decision-making process, say […]
Ireland will receive €142 million from EU fisheries fund. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Ireland, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme for […]
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, […]
EU and Morocco fisheries committee meet. The fourth Joint Committee of the sustainable fisheries partnership agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco met on 9 and 10 […]
EU-Mauritius fisheries protocol extended for six months. EU vessels will be allowed to continue fishing in the Mauritian waters for tuna for additional six months under the same conditions. European […]
Researchers gauge willingness of small-scale fishers to adopt vessel tracking systems. By Sonia Fernandez Roughly half of all global seafood is caught by artisanal fishers — individuals who operate on […]
Over 80% of fish landings come from sustainable fisheries. 82.5% of the fish landed globally in 2019 came from populations at levels of biological sustainability, which represents an increase of […]
Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with France, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for France, to implement the EU common fisheries policy […]
The use of environmentally friendly fishing practices or contribution to local economy should be taken into account when distributing fishing quotas in EU countries, fisheries MEPs say. Although Common Fisheries […]
Conserving marine biodiversity, avoiding species extinction and maintaining food security from wild capture fisheries can all be achieved simultaneously if a global, non-regionalised approach to marine spatial management is undertaken […]
Fisheries APPG discuss Marine Protected Areas. At last month’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fisheries, “Fisheries and Protected Areas” event, the group heard from speakers from a range of organisations, […]
Collaborative fisheries research. The newly formed Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) Network, led by the Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust, Fishing into the Future and the Fishing Animateurs, is encouraging […]
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