Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New United Arab Emirates (UAE) oceanographic research vessel Jaywun has been launched by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) to strengthen marine scientific research capabilities nationally and globally.

10th February 2023

UAE researcher launched

10th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The tuna purse-seine fishery’s existence in the Indian Ocean is now at stake following the decision taken by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to phase out drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs),…

9th February 2023

Europêche: Fleets at risk

9th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) recent Special Session to adopt a conservation and management measure on fish aggregating devices (FADs) in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries concluded with some enhanced management provisions…

7th February 2023

IOTC ‘lacked compromise’

7th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental campaigners, fishing groups and retailers are urging the European Union to take action on harmful drifting fish aggregating devices (FAD) used by the EU tuna fleet in the Indian Ocean.

3rd February 2023

EU pressed for tuna action

3rd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

There are many potential paths to achieve the EU’s ambition of reducing the fishing sector’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 and of becoming climate neutral by 2050,…

3rd February 2023

‘Decarbon EU fleet quicker’

3rd February 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has signed a contract with Leinebris AS to build the Norwegian fishing company’s new longliner factory fishing vessel.

3rd February 2023

Longliner order for Tersan

3rd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Conservation group, Oceana, has helped safeguard an abundant ecosystem off the coast of northern Chile.

2nd February 2023

New MPA for Chile

2nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Final Determination has been issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act to help protect Bristol Bay, regarded as the world’s most productive wild salmon ecosystem.

1st February 2023

President protects salmon

1st February 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built to operate under the Danish flag for its Swedish owners, pelagic vessel Astrid is the latest step in a strategy by the Johansson family to take a long-term view of the…

1st February 2023

New-gen pelagic catcher

1st February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With talks set to take place in London over new quota sharing arrangements for Northeast Atlantic blue whiting, Skretting, Cargill and BioMar, some of the main global buyers of the species, are calling for…

31st January 2023

Don’t blow whiting op

31st January 2023