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Today the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the December 2006 Council Regulation on quotas for 2007, so as to include the recovery plan for bluefin tuna recommended by the International…

Today, the Commission tabled a Communication on rights-based management tools in fisheries aimed at launching a debate on fishing management systems.

Co-operation and care from a commercial fishing crew and a Ministry of Fisheries observer led to the best specimen of an adult colossal squid arriving in New Zealand, the Fisheries Minister Jim…

Scientists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference yesterday warned that fuel subsidies that allow deep-sea trawling fleets to destroy fish stocks must be banned.

Canada’s government is investing an additional $375,000 for maintenance and planning projects at three fishing harbours in Quebec.

Noel Dempsey T.D., Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources has launched two new major initiatives for the Irish Marine Sector. These are a €365 million National Marine Research and Innovation Strategy…

The European Parliament adopted today an own-initiative report on the implementation of the EU action plan against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. MEPs point out that the Green Paper on a new…

The European Commission today adopted a Commission Regulation which provides for the reduction of certain fishing quotas for the UK and Ireland over the period 2007 to 2012.

Sarawak in Borneo, Malaysia, is poised to develop its deep sea fishing and aquaculture industries with the completion of the RM330 million integrated deep sea fishing port in Tanjung Manis in January.

The failing EU Cod Recovery Programme has prompted the North Western Waters and the North Sea Regional Advisory Councils to host a joint Symposium on Cod Recovery on 9 and 10 March…