Fisheries

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Spanish fleet has been working on evaluating the feasibility of biodegradable fish aggregation devices (FADs) for some years, and the latest stage brings this research to Atlantic waters.

14th February 2022

Planning ahead for bioFADs

14th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Conservation measures to protect six areas defined under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and five Natura 2000 sites in the Danish and Swedish parts of the Kattegat have been adopted by…

11th February 2022

N-Sea fisheries protection

11th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Atlantic deepsea red crab quota has been set at 2,000 tonnes for the 2022 fishing year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed. This is the same quota…

10th February 2022

Red crab catch limits

10th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new bilateral fisheries agreement between the United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands will give the UK fishing fleet access to 1,000 tonnes of cod and haddock and 1,250 tonnes of Atlantic…

9th February 2022

UK-Faroes quota deal

9th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Enquiries have been launched into how Dutch-owned supertrawler FV Margiris deposited more than 100,000 dead fish off the French coast this month.

7th February 2022

Supertrawler mass fish spill

7th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Putting an end to a 10-year dispute, the trade of live, raw and processed molluscan shellfish – including oysters, mussels, scallops and clams – can resume between the EU and the United…

7th February 2022

EU-US shellfish return

7th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The investments made in next generation onboard processing and handling solutions have enabled shrimp and factory trawler Olympic Prawn to elevate the sustainability of its operations whilst also delivering higher quality products,…

7th February 2022

Win for Olympic Prawn

7th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Kochi-headquartered Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is to mark its 75th year with a year-long celebration campaign.

7th February 2022

India’s CMFRI turns 75

7th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A government-led investigation into the deaths of crabs and lobsters in the northeast of England between October and December 2021 has determined that the likely cause of the mortality event was a…

4th February 2022

Crab, lobster death findings

4th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new membership network has been launched to recognise and connect women working across the UK fisheries sector.

4th February 2022

Women in fisheries

4th February 2022