Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The monsoon trawl ban implemented in southwest India is not detrimental to kiddi (karikadi) prawn resources, finds a new study conducted by the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

8th February 2024

CMFRI: Monsoon trawl ban not detrimental to prawn resources

8th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 12th annual meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) concluded on 2 February 2024 with a consensual agreement on a new allocation for Chilean jack mackerel.

8th February 2024

EU secures more Chilean jack mackerel

8th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Vulnerable workers are still being dangerously exploited, says a union boss on the twentieth anniversary of the Morecambe Bay cockling disaster.

7th February 2024

Workers still ‘dangerously exploited’ says union

7th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing for sandeel in English waters of the North Sea will be banned from April if UK government plans get the go-ahead.

1st February 2024

Sandeel fishing banned in UK waters

1st February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A UK satellite company has been urged to stop providing GPS data to fisheries that puts vulnerable ocean species at risk.

1st February 2024

Satellite company warned its contributing to overfishing

1st February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet last year fell by 3% or more than 39,000 tonnes compared to 2022 to 1,378,768 tonnes, according to preliminary…

1st February 2024

Iceland’s 2023 catch decreases

1st February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Rebuilding trust in English fisheries governance will be vital in creating a sustainable industry post-Brexit, according to a new study.

31st January 2024

English fisheries lack trust, says study

31st January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Cabo Verde has officially deposited its instrument of acceptance of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, with the West African country’s instrument of acceptance bringing the total number of…

31st January 2024

Cabo Verde accepts WTO fisheries subsidies agreement

31st January 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

More than 30 major seafood companies, industry associations and pre-competitive coalitions have expressed their support for addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and human rights violations to the South Pacific Regional…

30th January 2024

Seafood buyers urge South Pacific action

30th January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European fishers are ‘astonished’ at France’s unilateral decision to close the Bay of Biscay to fishing for a month, and are urging the European Commission to act

25th January 2024

Fishers slam Bay of Biscay closure

25th January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation has made a number of appointments to its Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and Environmental Stakeholder Committee (ESC).

24th January 2024

ISSF makes committee appointments

24th January 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

There’s growing global acceptance that many of the traditional and still current uses of commercially-produced fish only capture a small fraction of the full potential value and that continuing on this wasteful…

23rd January 2024

Waste not, want not

23rd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The winners of the 2024 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards have been announced at a special ceremony, held at the Brúin in the Iceland Ocean Cluster, Reykjavik.

23rd January 2024

2024 Iceland fisheries bursary award winners named

23rd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Irish government must seriously “up its game” at the European Union talks on Iceland’s bid to access Irish fishing waters, insist Irish fishing leaders, with Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) CEO…

23rd January 2024

IFPO: Freeze Iceland’s bid for Irish blue whiting

23rd January 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A pod system for retrieving longline catches developed by engineer Omar Sørvik has been a key part of the fishing strategy of Norwegian-operated, Montevideo-registered longliner Ocean Azul from the outset of an…

22nd January 2024

No more free lunch – eliminating whale depredation

22nd January 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The lines of new Christina S FR-224 are unmistakeably those of the Karstensen yard in Skagen, which has in recent years delivered a series of highly advanced pelagic vessels to fishing owners…

22nd January 2024

Christina S cuts a dash

22nd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In a bid to address the looming threat of climate change on fisheries, India has proposed for substantial reduction of carbon footprint as a significant step towards climate resilient fisheries.

22nd January 2024

India’s top tips to build climate-resilient fisheries

22nd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Parliament and Commission are at odds over plans to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas.

19th January 2024

MEPs slam Brussels bottom trawler ban

19th January 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Owners of Atlantic Enterprise, delivered in late 2023 to the joint-venture between Canadian seafood group Clearwater and Danish fishing company Ocean Prawns, weren’t interested in half-measures when the design of the new…

17th January 2024

New shrimp catcher built to Polar Code standards

17th January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Preliminary results from a new survey on the impacts of offshore wind farms on commercial fishing in the UK have found widespread drops in catch levels and profitability.

16th January 2024

Survey: UK fishers heavily impacted by offshore wind farms

16th January 2024