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The top four sustainable fish and chip shops in the UK have been announced as part of the 2019 National Fish & Chip Awards. Seafish, the public body that supports […]
EU fisheries failures jeopardise small fishing communities.Traditional fishing has been harmed by EU fishing policies that favour big businesses and ignore sustainable approaches to conserving fish stocks – new research […]
There have been doubts thrown on mackerel catch cut advice. Following the news that the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is advising a cut in the […]
The fifth Scottish Inshore Fisheries Conference will be held at Eden Court, Inverness on Friday 5th October 2018. Leaving the EU presents the Scottish Government with an opportunity to develop a […]
A southwest fishery adds responsible fishing scheme to its bow. Poole Harbour clam and cockle fishery has reaped the benefits of an industry certification project and now boasts both Seafish […]
Stronger government links called for with resurgence of whitefish stocks. Key whitefish stocks in Scotland’s waters have expanded dramatically over the past decade, according to a major new analysis. At […]
French bluefin tuna fishery enters MSC assesment. The artisanal longline and handline fishery representing small Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) boats, entered assessment against the MSC Fisheries […]
The UN GC Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business, launched in June, has made a three year plan for its work on the role of the ocean in achieving the […]
GSSI recognises ASC Salmon Standard, a seafood certification industry benchmark. As well as meeting all of the essential components of the benchmark, the ASC standard achieved 52 ‘supplementary components’ – […]
Scientists see evidence of major progress in European fisheries with Europêche welcoming the clear message from the scientific community and DG MARE Director General, Mr Aguiar Machado, at Friday’s “Scientific […]
New fisheries research appointment for pioneering fishing industry sampling scheme Dr Katie Brigden has been appointed as Fisheries Scientist to work on a pioneering fish industry ‘self-sampling’ scheme for pelagic […]
The successful re-accreditation of sustainable shellfish fisheries by the international sustainability watchdog, has been hailed by the Board of the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO). Shetland has the only blue […]
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