Fisheries

A delegation of representatives from the international fishing sector have met with the new European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, to discuss pressing issues affecting the industry.

Plymouth Fisheries, England’s second largest fresh fish market based at Sutton Harbour, reported record landings for October, with the unseasonably warm weather late into the year thought to be one reason behind…

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched its updated standard for sustainable fishing which comes into effect from April 2015.

A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) says that measures to support sustainable aquaculture up to 2013 were not well designed or implemented at EU Member State level.

New European Commission President-elect, Jean-Claude Juncker, has announced his new Commissioners and a new combined Environment and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries division, to be overseen by Dr Karmenu Vella.

European Commissioner Maria Damanaki has reassured the Council and the European Parliament that the European Commission stands ready to support the European fisheries sector, following Russia’s trade ban on certain fisheries products.