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EC publishes sustainable fishing report. The European Commission has published its Communication “Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023” giving an annual review of EU’s […]
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has agreed to adopt a new Scottish-designed fishing technology as the new international standard for co-ordinated demersal fish population surveys in the […]
Working together to manage Scotland’s fish stocks. Scotland’s fishing industry will take a new hands-on role in collecting the data used to make yearly management decisions about herring, mackerel and […]
FAO’s Manuel Barange Keynote Speaker for Blue Food Innovation Summit. Professor Manuel Barange, Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, United Nations FAO will give the opening keynote address at the […]
Fisheries Agreement needs a complete shake-up states the SFA Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has responded to details of fisheries agreements for 2022 by demanding “a complete shake-up” of the scientific […]
UK agrees fishing catch limits with EU and Norway The UK, Norway and the European Union have signed a trilateral agreement on catch limits for 2022. Catch levels agreed […]
40th Annual Meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission. The 40th Annual Meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) was held in hybrid face-to-face/virtual format from 9 to 12 […]
EC publishes Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak catch proposals. The European Commission has published its proposal for the catches of fish stocks in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak. Based on this proposal, […]
Scottish Coastal Observatory celebrates 25 years. The Scottish Coastal Observatory (SCObs) is celebrating its 25th year of monitoring Scottish coastal seas. Operated by the Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government, […]
Rousing musical demand to end Baltic overfishing. As EU fisheries ministers arrived for the AGRIFISH Council meeting early today in Luxembourg, they received a musical exhortation from a quartet of […]
Good landings at Peterhead but quota issues loom for next year. Our picture shows the Golden Gain V coming into land at Peterhead last Thursday, where there was a healthy […]
Industry sustainability award for new app. App to help Scottish skippers reduce bycatch scoops Industry sustainability award. An innovative app being used by Scottish skippers to share real-time information with […]
ICES General Secretary resigns. After 10 years of service, Anne Christine Brusendorff, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) General Secretary, has informed ICES Bureau of her decision […]
Good level of compliance with landing obligation in the Baltic. An evaluation of compliance with the landing obligation (LO) in selected fisheries in the Baltic Sea carried out in 2017 […]
Annual health check for the Atlantic on the Ocean Climate Survey. Scientists from the Marine Institute, Maynooth University and the National University of Ireland Galway were recently aboard the RV […]
Rosemarie Butler To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11th February 2021, the Marine Institute is highlighting the many brilliant women who play transformative and ambitious […]
EU and Greenland reach fisheries agreement. On 8 January 2021, the EU and Greenland concluded negotiations for a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) and a new Protocol that will […]
Provisional fishing quota to be announced following UK-EU agreement The UK government has today (31 December) announced that provisional catch limits for fishermen in the UK will be set shortly […]
Conservation and enforcement measures agreed for 2021 The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) gathered, via video conference, for its annual meeting from 10 to 13 November 2020. During the meeting, […]
EC must stop France and Spain from killing thousands of dolphins – NGOs warn that thousands of common dolphins in the Bay of Biscay face horrific deaths in fishing nets […]
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