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ICES signs agreement with EC. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has signed an agreement with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG Environment). With this, ICES […]
ICES postpones annual science conference and meetings. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea has postponed all face-to-face meetings with external participants until 30 June due to coronavirus. […]
ICES assessing how Covid-19 is affecting fishing industries. With the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding, ICES Working Group on SOCIAL indicators (WGSOCIAL) held an online meeting in the first week of April […]
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 […]
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 moving northwards. Many European fish populations are on the move due to warming oceans and increasing numbers, according to new research from an international team of scientists […]
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 […]
Industry Initiative on North Sea Cod. According to an article on the NFFO website, one of the few bright spots in the depressing downturn of the North Sea cod stock […]
Key EU whitefish stocks face cuts for 2020. Ahead of the 16-17 December Council meeting on Fisheries, the Commission has adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities in 2020 for 72 […]
Deal reached on NE Atlantic pelagic stocks. Meeting in London over the past two weeks, delegations of the European Union, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Russian Federation, […]
Important milestone in the use of fishermen’s information. A report, recently published by ICES, marks an important milestone in the incorporation of information generated by the fishing industry itself into […]
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 […]
Fishers have key role to play in science research. By Dr Steven Mackinson, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association. One of the biggest breakthroughs for fisheries in recent times […]
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 […]
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 […]
North Sea cod cut will choke other fish quotas. European fishing industry representative body Europêche says the introduction of the EU landing obligation is more complex than politicians have foreseen […]
North Sea cod cut will prove challenging. The UK’s National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation says managing the proposed 63% cut in the North Sea cod quota for 2020 will prove […]
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