Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Sunday 12 May marked the UK’s inaugural National Fishing Remembrance Day, a new annual event honouring those who have lost their lives while working in the fishing industry.

15th May 2024

New day to mark lives lost at sea

15th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The sustainability of UK fish stocks will be better safeguarded through the use of remote technology to monitor and manage fishing activity in English waters, the UK government says.

14th May 2024

Safeguarding UK fish stocks using remote monitoring

14th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishers in Cornwall are set to be the first to benefit from additional post-Brexit fishing quota as part of a new trial, says the UK government.

10th May 2024

Quota trial begins in Cornwall

10th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is calling on new First Minister, John Swinney, to ‘right the wrongs’ of the Bute House Agreement and commit to supporting the country’s fishing industry.

9th May 2024

Scotland’s FM urged to support fishing sector

9th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of the annual Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting, taking place in Bangkok 13-17 May 2024, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has called on the commission to improve the management of…

9th May 2024

IOTC pressed to adopt FAD management best-practices

9th May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With the net-zero commitments of 2045 for Scotland and 2050 for England on the horizon, alternative fuel sources for the UK fishing fleet are explored in a new report from Fisheries Innovation…

9th May 2024

Hydrogen power – the future of UK fishing?

9th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has launched an awareness campaign to help fishers in India manage the effects of climate change.

8th May 2024

Climate change awareness promoted in India

8th May 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

US aquaculture tech company Innovasea has introduced HydroAI, a new solution that combines high-resolution video cameras with AI-powered, cloud-based software to automatically provide accurate real-time fish counts and species identification in and around hydro-power…

3rd May 2024

Tech launched to improve hydro dam efficiency, environmental compliance

3rd May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

“Sustainable fisheries management is not just about preserving fish stocks for future generations, it’s also about keeping our oceans healthy, especially for those whose livelihoods depend on them,” Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner…

2nd May 2024

There’s more to it than price – reconnecting people and fish

2nd May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

After nearly a century of dams being built on most of the world’s major rivers, artificial reservoirs now represent an immense freshwater footprint across the landscape. Yet, these reservoirs are understudied and…

1st May 2024

Study: US reservoirs hold billions of pounds of fish

1st May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing crews are being encouraged to attend a course designed to save their lives at sea, after one man expressed his shock at “just how serious” trawling can be when someone falls…

30th April 2024

‘Shocked how little time I would have survived’

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An independent adjudicator has accepted the formal objection of three British Columbia, Canada, -based conservation organisations to the certification of Alaskan salmon as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

30th April 2024

MSC to review objections to Alaskan salmon certification

30th April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Fishing footwear brand Xtratuf has been chosen as the recipients of the Fishermen’s Mission Partnership Award, in recognition of its support for the work of the UK charity – donating GBP 1…

30th April 2024

Xtratuf receives Fishermen’s Mission award

30th April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced 29 states will receive just over US$70 million to support 43 projects that will address outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers…

30th April 2024

Washington gives $70m support to fish passage projects

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

National charity, the Fishermen’s Mission, has announced the locations and times for the very first National Fishing Remembrance Day services.

30th April 2024

UK’s first National Fishing Remembrance Day – 12 May 2024

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A tuna fishery has become the first in the world to be awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification for skipjack tuna from all four oceans.

29th April 2024

Skipjack tuna from all four oceans certified

29th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) said it has taken a significant step in the fight against illegal fishing by ratifying the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter…

26th April 2024

Marshall Islands step up fight against illegal fishing

26th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Set up in April last year with the aim of injecting more than $100 million into fisheries management by 2030, the Fisheries Improvement Fund has launched its first fishery improvement project.

25th April 2024

New fund launches first FIP in Chile

25th April 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is sounding the alarm about the sustainability of Northeast Atlantic blue whiting.

24th April 2024

Blue whiting ‘stalemate’ affecting aquaculture

24th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Environmental Justice Foundation has joined 75 other organisations to urge the European Parliament to adopt regulation prohibiting products made through forced labour entering the EU market.

22nd April 2024

Brussels urged to adopt forced labour law

22nd April 2024