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MEPs quiz EC about bottom-contact fishing ban. Last week, MEPs quizzed Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli about Commission´s implementing act that entered into force on 9 October and established deep-sea fishing areas as well […]
Shetland Fishermen take steps to improve monkfish data. Shetland Fishermen’s Association has commissioned a new study to shed light on the abundance of monkfish. The work, already being undertaken by […]
NAPA and the MSC unite. “This overfishing can’t go on” – NAPA and the MSC unite in calling for tangible action on sustainable management of pelagic stocks at the 2022 […]
Newly published ICES advice reveals further reductions in catch are required. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) recently published advice on Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks. The […]
ICES presents scientific advice for pelagic stocks. On 30 September the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) published the scientific advice on fishing opportunities, catch and effort […]
Sustainable fishing supporting global food security. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has published its most recent advice for various pelagic fish. The recommendation is a […]
Urgent government action needed to protect vital pelagic fish stocks in the North-East Atlantic. New scientific advice shows herring, blue whiting and mackerel stocks over-exploited in 2021. The Marine Stewardship […]
Ireland hosts ICES annual conference. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed delegates to the annual conference of the International Council for the Exploration of […]
Barents Sea cod quota down 20 per cent for 2023. Published: 06.09.2022 Author: Erlend Astad Lorentzen. Earlier this week, the Norwegian-Russian research group for fish stocks in the Barents Sea […]
EC adopts proposal for fishing opportunities in the Baltic for 2023. The European Commission adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Baltic Sea. Based on this proposal, […]
Civil society urges immediate action to protect fragile deep-sea ecosystems. Six years after the adoption of the EU deep-sea fishing Regulation that prohibited bottom trawling below 800 meters in EU […]
Developments Within ICES – The annual meeting between ICES and fisheries stakeholders (MIACO) was held recently in Copenhagen, with many joining the event online, including the NFFO. The event provided […]
The 2022 edition of the annual Seminar on Fisheries Science of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) will focus on the implementation of an ecosystem approach to […]
UK and EU and Norway agree sprat TAC. A European Union Delegation, headed by Thomas Bregeon, a Norwegian Delegation, headed by Ms Ann Kristin Westberg, and a United Kingdom Delegation, headed by […]
Atlantic salmon group welcomes new MoU. The Missing Salmon Alliance strongly supports the New Memorandum of Understanding that has been signed by both the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) […]
ICES suspends Russian participation due to Ukraine war. The Council of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has placed a temporary suspension of Russian participation in […]
New measures to protect Baltic porpoises. From 26 February, new measures to protect Baltic Proper harbour porpoises from being caught in fishing operations come into effect. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans […]
Marine Institute fisheries research featured on Euronews. The fisheries research undertaken by Marine Institute scientists on board the RV Celtic Explorer features in a new short video documentary on Euronews.com – Europe’s […]
Irish welcome EU/UK quota agreement for shared stocks. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., has welcomed the agreement between the EU and the UK on […]
UK and EU reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2022. The UK and EU reach bilateral agreement on catch limits for 2022. The catch limits provide around 140,000 tonnes of […]
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