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Sonar innovation could single out sustainable tuna species from afar. Sustainability-driven new research could one day help tuna fisheries cast their nets more selectively, mitigating unintentional “bycatch” of undersized fish […]
Europêche criticises UN biodiversity report. A new report from the UN expert group on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has found that nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in […]
Western Rock Lobster bursary winners, 2019 WRL announced they have awarded ten bursaries to attend the 2019 Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Congress in Queenstown, New Zealand. The $3,000 bursaries provide professional […]
Grants awarded to Irish seafood enterprises. Irish Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. has announced the award of €2,369,801 in grants to 17 seafood enterprises in […]
New study highlights plastic damage to oceans. Marine litter and microplastics have become a huge global issue and their negative impact on marine animals causes great concern. A new study […]
Alaskan sea shells reveal arctic climate change impact. Climate change results in warmer ocean temperatures, melting glaciers and more extreme weather patterns. Scientists have also observed its effects on the […]
Canada moves to protect Fraser River chinook salmon. Recent assessments by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada for Chinook salmon from the Fraser River system have […]
Ask for Aussie seafood this Easter says SIA. In Australia, Easter and seafood go together like crispy beer battered fish and tartare sauce, chucking a couple of prawns on a […]
Majority of tuna catch from healthy stocks – Of the total tuna catch, 86% came from stocks at “healthy” levels an unchanged share since last reported in October 2018, according […]
Cooke refloats salmon processing plant proposal in Nova Scotia. Cooke Seafood is refloating its proposal to build a salmon processing plant in Nova Scotia, as the New Brunswick-based seafood farming […]
MCS appoints celebrity chef as Ocean Ambassador. Celebrated chef, restaurateur and media personality, Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL, has become an Ocean Ambassador for the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and will help promote […]
Deadline looms for NZ blue cod consultation. Fisheries New Zealand is well over halfway through the consultation period on proposed changes to the blue cod fishing regulations. Consultation will run […]
A new Marine Protected Area at Gaspé Peninsula. The health and protection of our oceans is essential for our environment and our economy. The Government of Canada has made significant […]
New drone technology for marine mammal surveys. A NOAA Fisheries partnership in the USA is developing imaging technology for drones that could significantly reduce cost, risk, and disturbance in marine […]
Irish anglers to participate in bluefin tuna data tagging. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced that he has secured approval at EU and […]
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 […]
Busy year for Shetland marine scientists. More than 55,000 fish and shellfish were measured at sea and on shore by scientists from the NAFC Marine Centre UHI during 2018. The […]
New measures adopted to avoid bycatches. Last week’s annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted an important and binding measure to reduce the risk of entanglement […]
At the University of Plymouth, Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, launched proposals to create a new SW England Marine Park, which will be the UK’s First National […]
Success for New Zealand trawl survey commissioned by Fisheries New Zealand and undertaken by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), completed on 2 December. The survey was […]
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