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Australia and the Republic of South Africa have signed a Letter of Intent on future cooperative surveillance and enforcement in fisheries in their respective exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the Southern Ocean.

With only one month to go before the 2007 fishing season for Mediterranean bluefin tuna starts, WWF is asking the European Union (EU) to hold back half its fishing quota or watch…

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is warning that the proposed introduction by the European Commission of a management system for reducing unwanted catches and discards must be implemented sensibly.

The marine conservation organisation considers that the first steps have been taken towards a serious debate that should hopefully lead to a total ban on discards.

The European Commission has adopted the rules on the implementation of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), the major fund through which the European Union will provide financial support to the fisheries sector…

A project that provides a specialist advisory and support service for fresh water fisheries in Dumfries and Galloway is to receive funding from Europe.

A document summarising key findings from a review of the issues facing the west of Scotland Nephrops fishery by Seafish economics is now available.

Oceana is calling for total prohibition of discards in the European fleet to protect fishing resources and marine ecosystems.

Flatfish, one of Europe’s largest suppliers of lemon sole, has announced a massive £1.35 million investment programme to extend its Grimsby based processing factory, which it hopes will be completed this month.