Fisheries

Scottish fishermen’s leaders welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Peterhead last week, while the Chair of the European Parliaments Fisheries Committee has branded the PM’s fisheries policies as hypocritical and out of…

On 20 September the European Commission is organising the annual Seminar on Fisheries Science aimed at exploring the research needs and priorities in the field of fisheries for the next decade.

The Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development’s (MFMRD) has selected Satlink, a Spanish engineering company specialising in sustainable fishing solutions, to assist in modernising its Fisheries Management Platform.

With the The European Commission launching its annual consultation on the state of fish stocks and the preparation for setting fish quotas for next year marked by the objective to fish all…

A new five-year strategic plan has been endorsed by fisheries ministers from across the Pacific region that will help protect Australia’s interests and directly support profitable tuna fisheries in the country”s waters.

Fishermen from across the UK are set to come together with policy makers, regulators and researchers to discuss issues around the management of inshore fisheries and to establish a blueprint for their…

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) have entered into a new co-management deal including the creation of a Seine and Trawl Advisory Group…

Observer training, maritime boundaries and new training initiatives were on the agenda of a high-level meeting in Honiara between the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and senior representatives of the Overseas Fisheries Cooperation…

The chief executive of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) has welcomed the Australian government”s decision to revise a proposed lobster reform.

The next phase of reform of New Zealand’s fisheries management system has been launched with a call for public input into new rules for the commercial industry designed to improve fishing practices.

Europêche has welcomed news that the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries has adopted a European Commission proposal to establish a multiannual management plan for demersal fisheries in the western Mediterranean.