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A five point action plan to help the Scottish fishing industry counter the effects of rising fuel costs was announced yesterday.

The government has allocated nearly US$52.6mn to improve the lives of coastal fishing communities in South Africa, Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday.

At the beginning of the fishing season, WWF says that its sources have already identified two pirate purse seine vessels operating in Mediterranean waters.

Seafish is exploring alternative ways to target monkfish and megrims in SW England and is inviting tenders for a charter vessel for fishing trials.

The Fisheries Committee has adopted a report on a proposal for a regulation on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears,…

The European Commission has tabled a proposal for a Council regulation on a multi-annual plan for the management of herring fisheries to the West of Scotland. The proposal will ensure the sustainability…

Irish Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, John Browne, T.D., has recently launched a consultation document proposing changes in the way in which…