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EU and UK conclude fisheries negotiations The EU and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations on an agreement in principle setting out catch limits for jointly managed fish stocks for […]
Fishermen call for review panel to assess scientific catch advice. Scotland’s two largest fishing associations are urging Scottish ministers to create a special panel to review stock assessments after wild […]
Scottish herring fishermen pioneer new science work. By Dr Steven Mackinson, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association. The importance of scientific sampling to assess the composition of fish stocks […]
UK agrees fishing catch limits with EU and Norway. The UK has yesterday (16 March 2021) reached agreement with Norway and the European Union on catch limits in 2021 for […]
Western waters crab and scallop limits managing your fishing effort. All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing […]
Marine Institute’s 2020 Stock Book now available. The Marine Institute’s 2020 Stock Book is now available online and via an interactive online application. Every year the Marine Institute produces an […]
ICES aim to fill knowledge gap on cephalopods. Cephalopod molluscs are attracting more attention these days, reports an article on the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) […]
UK signs agreement with ICES demonstrating commitment to international marine science collaboration. The government has set out its commitment to international marine and fisheries science by signing an agreement which […]
Appointment of two Directors at the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of two Directors to the state agency’s Senior Leadership Team. Dr Ciaran Kelly […]
North-East Atlantic coastal states reach agreement on blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring quotas for 2021 Meeting via video-conference over the past two weeks, delegations of the European Union, the Faroe […]
Dr Paul Connolly, CEO of the Marine Institute, has been elected to the Bureau of The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) at the annual meeting of […]
The European Commission and the Member States have reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2021. The agreement comes at a difficult time for the […]
Four MSC-certified Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries operating in the Northeast Atlantic are at a high risk of losing their MSC certificates on 30 December 2020, due to lack of an international […]
Mission Atlantic launched. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has joined forces with ocean experts from Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Canada, and the USA to map […]
New Chair of ICES Science Committee. Jörn Schmidt will be charting the course of ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) science for the next three years as […]
Ireland in the Goldilocks zone for rich marine resources. When Dr Kathy Sullivan (68) climbed out of a tiny submersible which had returned from the bottom of the Mariana Trench, […]
A changing ocean climate. How we monitor, analyse and understand the changes in our ocean climate is the focus of Oceans of Learning this week. This ocean climate work is […]
Fish stock could collapse if there is no Brexit deal. Fish stocks in British waters could suffer or even collapse if forthcoming negotiations between the UK and the EU fail […]
UK Government outlines tough position on post-Brexit fishing. The UK Government has launched its official 30 page document on its position for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations, which includes the adoption […]
EC concern over bycatches of dolphins. EC Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, has written to the Fisheries and Environment Ministers of 22 European Union Member States about the issue of incidental catches […]
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