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The UK fishing industry has been misled about Brexit independence and quota setting plans are unclear, The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has said.

The Taiwan Fisheries Agency said the Taiwan government is safeguarding the rights and benefits of foreign crew members, following the release of a video exposing human rights abuses of migrant fisherman on…

That’s the message sent by Hampiðjan fishing gear designer Einar Skaftason at the Innovation Norway conference held in Bergen 6-8th March. At the conference he described pioneering fisheries for pearlside and lantern…

An investigative film has revealed beatings at gunpoint, slavery, dangerous working conditions and squalid living conditions are all faced by migrant fishermen working aboard Taiwanese-owned fishing vessels.

The Maine Department of Marine Resources has appointed two new scientists to support existing and new research priorities.

Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan’s fresher trawlers Bergey and Vestmannaey have been fishing well so far this month, with both landing full capacity trips after only a few days at sea.

Russia and South Korea agreed positions on co-operation over fisheries in the open part of the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as agreeing to facilitate joint activities on technology and aquaculture with…