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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 […]
ICES workshop aims to map deepwater sharks in the north-east Atlantic. Experts in shark biology, data and mapping recently met at the Marine Institute’s headquarters in Oranmore, Co Galway to […]
European fish stocks on the move. Many European fish populations are on the move due to warming oceans and increasing numbers, according to new research from an international team of […]
Irish prepare for EC fish quota talks. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, T.D., has received the 2019 Marine Institute Annual Stock Book, which is […]
EC pushes for long term sustainability of Baltic stocks. Fisheries ministers are meeting at the AGRIFISH Council in Luxembourg on 14 and 15 October to reach a political agreement on […]
Marine Institute welcomes appointment of new CEO. Dr Paul Connolly has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Institute, Ireland’s state agency for marine research, technology […]
Mackerel stock in good shape. The publication on the 1st October of the scientific advice for the 2020 catch of North East Atlantic mackerel by the International Council for the […]
Healthy state of mackerel stock. Mackerel TAC advice up by 20%, underlining healthy state of the stock. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has set its […]
The MSC certificates for the North East Atlantic (NEA) mackerel fisheries will not be reinstated despite the latest scientific advice showing a healthy stock. The decision, which was determined by […]
Mackerel Group Gives Update on MSC Suspension ; The Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance (MINSA) has produced a fact sheet providing an update on the current mackerel MSC suspension. Here, […]
Shetland skippers urge common sense approach to North Sea cod quotas. Fishermen in Shetland are warning Scottish and UK government ministers against an ideological approach to setting next year’s catch […]
EC proposes significant cod catch restrictions in Baltic. The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2020 for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic […]
Europêche slams closure of eastern Baltic cod fishery. Europêche, the representative body for the European fishing industry, has hit back at the European Commission’s decision setting forth an immediate closure […]
Ireland’s Go Atlantic Blue goes global. More than 50 famous landmarks and buildings in Ireland and across Europe are lighting up blue this weekend (8-10 June) as part of the […]
Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey goes deeper. The Marine Institute’s annual Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey extended the depth of its survey area to 1,500m this year to obtain additional […]
Marine planners take on Board Game Challenge for ICES Working Group.The Marine Institute recently welcomed an international group of experts to Galway to discuss how marine spatial planning is used […]
MSC certificates suspended for Bay of Biscay sardine fisheries. The MSC certificates for the South of Brittany purse seine sardine fishery in France, and the Spanish Bay of Biscay purse […]
NFFO warning over post Brexit fish policy. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is warning that some key fisheries are at risk of closure if ‘a one dimensional view’ […]
Battle over Maximum Sustainable Yield. The dangers of one-dimensional fisheries management Within the corridors of Westminster, another battle is raging. This one is over how the principle of maximum sustainable […]
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