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The Canadian total allowable catch (TAC) for the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization (NAFO) Division 0B Greenland halibut (turbot) fishery has been set at 7,000 tonnes. This is an increase of 1,500 tonnes…

The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Gulf Region, has announced the sentences imposed to five Gulf Nova Scotia area fish harvesters for violating the fisheries regulations.

In response to ICCATs recent meeting, where it set the catch limit for bluefin at 13,500, Susan Lieberman, Director of International Policy for the Pew Environment Group said:

WWF is renewing its calls for an international trade ban in Atlantic bluefin tuna, after it says the commission responsible for managing stocks, failed to agree on measures that will ensure the…

A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ago, reveals…

The news that the UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill has received Royal Assent has been welcomed by Net Gain, the new project that has been set up to identify Marine Conservation…

Up to now, Marine Protected Areas have covered only 9.43% of English waters, but the new legislation will enable far more of the sea to be protected, in part through new Marine…