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A ban on fishermen removing fins from sharks whilst their vessels are at sea will come into force in Scotland within weeks. Earlier this year Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced plans to…

Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Eva Kjer Hansen and her British, Scottish and German colleagues last week agreed on new principles that they believe should form the foundation for Europe’s…

Scotlands fishermen should be suitably rewarded for adopting conservation methods, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has said.

Last week in Kiel, the EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Joe Borg, received the Elisabeth Mann Borgese award from the Government of Schleswig-Holstein for outstanding achievements for the seas. This…

The European Commission recently adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for the Black Sea for 2010. The Commission proposes a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 76 tonnes for turbot, a 25% reduction…