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 and their status has been ...
Extension to fishing catch limits to provide certainty to industry The Government has today (1 April 2021) announced that it intends to set provisional catch limits for UK-EU shared fish stocks for the remainder of ...
Cross Channel partnership to improve fish stock data A cross Channel partnership will use innovative underwater acoustic tracking technology to identify the environmental conditions a range of important marine species need in order to thrive. ...
Call to make small pelagic fisheries more sustainable As an MSC briefing underlines the need to protect small pelagic populations, two stakeholders in Mexico tell how they put their differences to one side to chart ...
Scientists assess Baltic fishing opportunities. Experts are preparing justifications for the allowable catch in the Baltic Sea, Curonian and Kaliningrad (Vistula) bays for the next year, reports Fishnews. The stock of East Baltic cod is at ...
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 overview of scientific assessments and ...
Baltic Sea: EC adopts report on multiannual plan. Ahead of this autumn’s negotiations on fishing opportunities for 2021, the Commission has adopted a report taking stock of the multiannual plan (MAP) for the Baltic Sea. ...
Cod and monkfish could disappear from British menus, due to climate change, warns study. Families may have to change their diets to protect threatened fish according to an article published in The Telegraph. Cod and ...
Doomster eNGOs slammed as science shows fish stock recovery – The European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) annual report on the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) brings excellent news for ...
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 to reach an agreement, according ...
NOAA Fisheries updates Fish Stock Sustainability Index. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has made updates to the Fish Stock Sustainability Index used to measure fishery performance. The Fish Stock Sustainability Index is a quarterly index ...
Explorers Super Hero Pop Art & Creative Writing Competition – The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme yesterday (Monday 27th January) launched the Explorers Super Hero Pop Art & Creative Writing competition, where all primary school ...
Fisheries management is actually working, global analysis shows. Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the ...
EC fish quota talks get underway. On 16 and 17 December, the Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius will discuss with EU ministers the Commission’s proposal for the 2020 fishing opportunities for the ...
Researchers assess whether halibut are increasing. For nearly three centuries Atlantic halibut off New England and Atlantic Canada were taken for food and sometimes discarded as a nuisance, reports an article on the NOAA website. ...
Mosquito nets devastating fish stocks. Mosquito nets designed to prevent malaria transmission are used for fishing which may devastate tropical coastal ecosystems, according to a new scientific study. The researchers found that most of the ...
Med and Black Sea fishing proposal. The European Commission has adopted its first ever proposal on fishing opportunities covering both the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. With this proposal, the Commission is delivering on the ...
SIA asks for snapper ban review. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has called on the South Australian Government to review its four year state wide ban on snapper, ...
Technological advances threaten fish stocks. Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure on dwindling fish stocks, new research has found. Researchers from ...