Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Chinese Taipei has deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, advancing the tally of formal acceptances to 90, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed.

20th February 2025

Chinese Taipei accepts subsidies agreement

20th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish pelagic fleet has now commenced, with Peterhead-based vessels Pathway and Lunar Bow the first to head to the Atlantic grounds, with several other boats joining in the coming days.

19th February 2025

Scottish boats head off for blue whiting fishery

19th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Drops in the pelagic, flatfish and shellfish catches led the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in January 2025 to fall by 11% or more than 9,300 tonnes year-on-year…

19th February 2025

Icelandic landings down 11% in January

19th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A major GBP 4.25 million project will aim to understand and predict tipping points in marine ecosystems, and their consequences and opportunities for the UK, particularly for the fishing industry.

18th February 2025

Project to investigate climate tipping points

18th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marine conservation organisation Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and the Hilborn Lab at the University of Washington have launched the latest update of their Fishery Improvement Projects Database (FIP-DB).

18th February 2025

Updated FIP database launched

18th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A first ever harmonised system to collect catch data from recreational fisheries in marine coastal areas across the EU has been implemented, the European Commission has confirmed.

13th February 2025

Brussels presses for robust recreational fishing data

13th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fifty-six EU vessels will be able to fish tuna and related species for the next five years in Cabo Verde’s waters, under an updated fisheries deal approved by European Parliament.

13th February 2025

EU approves new Cabo Verde tuna fishing agreement

13th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

European leaders have received a fresh call to ban destructive fishing practices in marine protected areas (MPAs) and to simultaneously provide support for small-scale fishing sectors and marine ecosystems.

11th February 2025

Macron, EU urged to end fishing in MPAs

11th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Atlanto Scandian herring season for the Scottish fleet is now underway, with the quota this year marginally up by 3%, although the UK has only 2% of the overall total allowable…

10th February 2025

Atlanto Scandian herring season gets underway for Scottish fleet

10th February 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The DNG brand has been through a few changes over those years, but today this is in the hands of the Slippurinn shipyard, which is where the new DNG reels have been…

7th February 2025

Iconic DNG jigging reel revamped

7th February 2025