Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A network of underwater cameras is being deployed in England’s south-west to monitor habitats of key species such as sea bass and grey mullet.

24th July 2023

Underwater cameras monitor juvenile fish

24th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spain’s Freire Shipyard has signed a contract with the French national institute for ocean science IFREMER for the construction of a new vessel for the French Oceanographic Fleet. It will be operated by…

20th July 2023

Freire to build French research vessel

20th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new funding bill recently approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee will secure more than US$206 million for salmon recovery and marine habitat restoration.

19th July 2023

Funding boost for US Pacific salmon

19th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK Government has set out further post-Brexit steps which it says will deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry for the future.

18th July 2023

UK seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fisheries management

18th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has launched a scientific database on Black Sea fisheries. 

18th July 2023

Database built for Black Sea fisheries research

18th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Seafood Ethics Action (SEA) Alliance says it will ‘robustly’ investigate allegations made by the Financial Times about the mistreatment of migrant crew in the UK.

17th July 2023

Migrant labour abuses in UK fishing investigated

17th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK government has allocated the Scottish fishing industry £20.8 million from its £100 million Seafood Fund.

17th July 2023

Scottish seafood given £21m government boost

17th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet decreased by 1% or 428 tonnes in June 2023 to a total 34,837 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for the…

17th July 2023

Smaller whitefish catch impacts Iceland’s June landings

17th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Schmidt Marine Technology Partners has pledged US$3.5 million in funding to help improve the sustainability of fisheries worldwide.

14th July 2023

Sustainable fisheries funding boost

14th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Over the next ten weeks, Seafish researchers will be travelling to ports around the UK and and surveying financial performance of fishing businesses and crew makeup.

11th July 2023

UK fishers readied for Seafish financial survey

11th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Government of the Faroe Islands has imposed further restrictive measures against Russia by considerably limiting port access for Russian fishing vessels.

10th July 2023

Extended closures for Russian fishing vessels

10th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fish lovers in the UK may have to swap their cod and haddock for more Mediterranean fare like seabream and seabass as warming oceans force species northwards.

10th July 2023

Winners and losers of warming UK seas

10th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s decision to launch an impact assessment that measures the effectiveness and contribution of EU rules against the practice of shark finning whilst also improving data relating to the import and…

7th July 2023

EC praised for shark fin trade stance

7th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is considering legislating against the trade in loose shark fins in response to public pressure.

6th July 2023

Brussels heeds shark fin ban plea

6th July 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish shipbuilder Tersan Shipyard has launched newbuild NB1118 – to be named Froyanes – the 8th vessel it has built for long-term partner Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske AS. 

6th July 2023

Tersan launches 8th vessel for Ervik Havfiske

6th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fisheries ministers in the European Parliament have voted to overhaul fisheries control rules to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

5th July 2023

EU IUU fishing law changes a step closer

5th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Anglers around the UK are being urged to report any catches or sightings of a salmon species which is threatening native populations.

5th July 2023

UK on invasive pink salmon alert

5th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) has been signed by the European Union and Madagascar which will allow 65 tuna fishing vessels from EU member states to access Madagascar waters for…

4th July 2023

EU, Madagascar agree fisheries partnership

4th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The controversial proposal to implement highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) across 10% of Scotland’s seas by 2026 will not be progressed, the country’s Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan has confirmed.

3rd July 2023

Scotland scraps HPMA plans

3rd July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU is refusing to abandon environmentally destructive fishing practices, says climate activist Seas At Risk.

28th June 2023

EU refusing to abandon destructive fishing

28th June 2023