Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s newly released guidelines aimed at helping strengthen support for small-scale fishers in the Union represent a crucial opportunity for member states to make the national allocation of fishing quotas…

18th November 2025

Seas At Risk: New small-scale fisher guidelines can make quota allocations fairer

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following the annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Málaga, Spain, the Med Sea Alliance, together with its members Oceana and The Nature Conservancy, has welcomed progress…

18th November 2025

Med Sea Alliance: GFCM delivered only partial progress

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has released new guidelines aimed at helping EU countries strengthen support for small-scale fishers and improve transparency in how national fishing opportunities are allocated.

18th November 2025

EU issues new guidelines to boost small-scale fishers and bring transparency to quota allocation

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has confirmed the adoption of detailed rules on fisheries control and enforcement, with the aim to harmonise procedures, simplify and reduce administrative burden for EU countries and operators. 

17th November 2025

Brussels simplifies, harmonises fisheries control rules

17th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Lower whitefish and pelagic landings led the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet to fall by 8% or more than 7,500 tonnes year-on-year in October 2025 to 88,481 tonnes,…

17th November 2025

Icelandic fishing fleet’s October catch slips 8%

17th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Málaga has delivered progress on vessel transparency but leaves major enforcement gaps, according to the Med Sea Alliance and…

14th November 2025

Mediterranean fisheries transparency gains stalled

14th November 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Scottish Government has outlined £14 million worth of investments to support jobs and reduce emissions in marine sectors. A total of 60 projects focusing on innovation and sustainable development will receive grants…

13th November 2025

Scotland unveils latest wave of industry, coastal investments

13th November 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

European fishing industry body Europêche has welcomed the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/1444, setting strict brine-freezing conditions for tuna purse seiners, saying it “rightly recognises and values” the high sanitary and technological…

13th November 2025

New EU freezing-in-brine regulation scores industry praise

13th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK seafood industry is enjoying a period of robust growth, with both imports and exports showing healthy increases, according to the latest UK Seafood in Numbers 2024 report from Seafish, the…

12th November 2025

UK seafood industry shows growth

12th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishers are being put at the heart of a renewed push to make European fisheries more sustainable, fair and future-focused.

11th November 2025

EU moves to put fishers first in sustainability agenda

11th November 2025