Fisheries

European Union countries will be guilty of vengeful behaviour if they pile pressure on UK fishermen as a result of Brexit, say Scottish fishermen’s leaders.

Recreational and commercial fishing is on the increase on the US west coast thanks to a halt in the near 30 year decline of groundfish.

More than 100 guests have come together at a public event to find out more about what climate change could mean for Scottish fisheries.

The European Commission has welcomed the agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on a multi-annual plan for fisheries in the Western waters. The agreement is expected to help restore…

The newly published UK Fisheries Bill focuses heavily on controlling who fishes in UK waters and revokes the automatic access rights of EU vessels.

Europêche has criticised a lack of ambition on the part of EU fisheries ministers in setting next year’s Baltic Sea quotas, stating that quotas for western cod could have been higher, while…

EU fisheries ministers will be urged to set fishing opportunities at sustainable levels at the AGRIFISH Council in Luxembourg on 15 and 16 October.

For the fifth year in a row, all Commonwealth fisheries solely managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have been independently assessed as not subject to overfishing.