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Governments urged to agree quota-sharing deal as new data shows Atlanto-Scandian herring and mackerel stocks plummet. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is calling on coastal states and fishing nations of […]
International support for Norway’s efforts to combat pink salmon. The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the EU, Iceland and Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland) have […]
Meeting to help conserve Atlantic salmon. Canada hosted the 40th Annual Meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) in Moncton, New Brunswick from June 5-8, 2023. Delegates from […]
New series, North Atlantic – The Dark Ocean to air on Sunday on RTÉ. A new three part natural history series, North Atlantic – The Dark Ocean, produced by Sea […]
Research on limiting blue whiting catches in pelagic trawls. In the fishing for blue whiting, it is at times a problem that the catches become too large, and that there […]
IPNLF Closing Statement ICCAT Annual Session 2022. What does progress at ICCAT Annual Session 2022 mean for Atlantic tuna and fishing communities? After 9 days of negotiations, the Annual Session […]
Climate change causing planktonic change in N. Atlantic. Scientists have discovered that the heating up of the North Atlantic is causing plankton to shift and change in abundance, indicating a […]
Ocean Brands launches new line of canned fish. Ocean Brands, a leading brand of sustainably caught fish for over half a century in Canada, is launching its Ocean’s line of […]
Canada agrees fish catch deal with France. Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, announced that an agreement has been reached with France […]
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) […]
EU violates UN Fish Stock Agreement: Legal opinion. A few days before the start of the annual meeting of the regional fishery management organisation ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation […]
Business calls for sea-change in pelagics management. Gisli Gislason, Programme Director for the North Atlantic at global certification body, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), shares his view on the difficulties […]
Study reveals abundance of microscopic paint flakes in the North Atlantic. Flakes of paint could be one of the most abundant type of microplastic particles in the ocean, new research […]
Covid tests and superbugs: why the deep sea is key to fighting pandemics, according to a recent article by Helen Scales in the Guardian newspaper. As scientists explore how life […]
Scientists discover 400 year-old Greenland shark likely born around 1620. Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, according to scientists. Researchers used radiocarbon dating of eye proteins […]
Make or break for endangered Atlantic mako sharks. What: Negotiations on a multi-national proposal to ban retention of shortfin mako sharks from the seriously overfished North Atlantic population. Scientists have […]
New study reveals the migration route of Atlantic salmon. A new study published in the NATURE Journal, Scientific Reports, reveals the marine migration route of Atlantic salmon in the North Atlantic, including […]
North Atlantic right whales have gotten smaller since the 1980s. Whales are largely protected from direct catch, but many populations’ numbers still remain far below what they once were. A […]
Canada and France reach cod stock agreement. Since 1994, Canada and France (in respect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon) have co-managed fish stocks, including cod in the 3Ps zone off […]
NE Atlantic fish stocks recovering. A new study shows that the majority of fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic have recovered as a result of improved fisheries management. “If you […]
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