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Scottish wild salmon strategy launched. An ambitious strategy which aims to bring the wild salmon population in Scotland back from crisis point has been launched. Atlantic salmon is an iconic […]
Closure of Clyde fishing grounds – Statement from SFF in response to Scottish Government regarding the closure. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said: “Today’s announcement by Scottish Government […]
New bioinformatics tool will aid tilapia aquaculture. A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids, providing a novel resource to […]
Bleached coral reefs continue to supply nutritious seafood giving unexpected hope for millions. Researchers studying coral reefs damaged by rising sea temperatures have discovered an unexpected ‘bright spot’ of hope […]
Initiative seeks to revive fortunes of wild Atlantic salmon. An ambitious project is harnessing the power of technology to finally reveal the secret lives of wild Atlantic salmon – backed […]
Ambitious restoration programme for Aussie oyster reefs. Oyster reefs carpeted thousands of kilometres of Australian coastline 200 years ago, but were dredged to near extinction within a century of colonial […]
New Zealand gives public fisheries advice. Today’s rules protect tomorrow’s catch. That’s the message from Fisheries New Zealand as it kicks off a summer campaign to encourage fishers to know […]
AQUAChange project aims to focus on marine environment and aquaculture. University of Alicante (UA) PhD in Marine Sciences Carlos Valle, together with Sal Aquaculture Institute (IATS-CSIC) research lecturer Jaume Pérez, […]
More than 150 000 Europeans call on EU to ban bottom-trawling to protect ocean and climate. Environmental NGOs present Commissioner Sinkevičius with giant pop-up storybook on how bottom-trawling impacts our […]
Business backlash against deep-sea mining grows. Volkswagen Group, Triodos Bank, Scania, and Patagonia today joined growing calls for a moratorium on the emerging deep-sea mining industry. The world’s second-biggest car […]
Endangered mako sharks get a break. International fishery managers agree to historic yet potentially short-term North Atlantic ban. Conservationists are heralding a hard-fought ban on retention of North Atlantic shortfin […]
Irish move to gather more information of marine fish species. With World Fisheries Day (Nov 21st) having just passed, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), the Irish sea-fisheries regulator, is asking the public and particularly those in the fishing community to assist in efforts to gather more […]
Make or break for endangered Atlantic mako sharks. International tuna fishery managers resume negotiations that could result in overdue, historic protection. Conservationists are focused this week on the annual meeting […]
Another missed opportunity to protect Antarctica. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) – the body responsible for Antarctic marine conservation – concluded its 40th annual […]
Welsh Government supports expansion of Net Regeneration Scheme® to offer free recycling of fishing gear to the Welsh fishing community. Globally only 9% of plastic waste is recycled; 12% is […]
Rising sea surface temperatures driving loss of 14% of corals since 2009. The newly released report, ‘Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020’, documents the loss of approximately 14 per […]
Madrid protocol anniversary. On the 4th October, ministers, leading scientists and experts from around the world are meeting at the Archeological Museum of Madrid to commemorate the 30th anniversary of […]
Colombian authorities confiscate large shipment of shark fins. Colombian police say they confiscated thousands of shark fins that the smugglers wanted to smuggle into Hong Kong. Shark fin is a […]
New partnership to save endangered sawfish. The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has begun an exciting new partnership with the Northern Land Council’s Malak Malak Rangers, and Charles Darwin University (CDU) to support a long-running and unique […]
New Zealand updates fish stock rules. Fishing rules for 15 fish stocks around New Zealand have been updated as part of a twice-yearly review. The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, […]
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