Fisheries

European Union countries will be guilty of vengeful behaviour if they pile pressure on UK fishermen as a result of Brexit, say Scottish fishermen’s leaders.

Recreational and commercial fishing is on the increase on the US west coast thanks to a halt in the near 30 year decline of groundfish.

More than 100 guests have come together at a public event to find out more about what climate change could mean for Scottish fisheries.

The European Commission has welcomed the agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on a multi-annual plan for fisheries in the Western waters. The agreement is expected to help restore…

The newly published UK Fisheries Bill focuses heavily on controlling who fishes in UK waters and revokes the automatic access rights of EU vessels.

Europêche has criticised a lack of ambition on the part of EU fisheries ministers in setting next year’s Baltic Sea quotas, stating that quotas for western cod could have been higher, while…

EU fisheries ministers will be urged to set fishing opportunities at sustainable levels at the AGRIFISH Council in Luxembourg on 15 and 16 October.

For the fifth year in a row, all Commonwealth fisheries solely managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have been independently assessed as not subject to overfishing.

Southeastern Fisheries Association (SFA) executive director Bob Jones will retire after at the end of the year after more than five decades of serving at the helm of the Florida-based not-for-profit trade…

A new online consultation aims to gather industry expertise to help develop a strategy for the Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector for the remainder of the current EMFF Operational Programme 2018-2023.

The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), in partnership with the African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank (AfDB), recently held a capacity development workshop to support coastal African countries in…

The UK Government has announced its ‘Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations’ White Paper ahead of the forthcoming Fisheries Bill, which is expected to establish the blueprint for a sustainable and profitable industry…

The NSW and Australian Governments are merging the NSW managed Southern Fish Trawl and the Commonwealth managed South East Trawl fisheries to resolve management inefficiencies.

A European Commission (EC) proposal for a new set of rules to revise the Union Fisheries Control System will be at the expense of the sector, claims Europêche.

A diverse, global group of 118 commercial and non-profit organisations have joined together to call for immediate action by tuna regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) to address critical tuna sustainability priorities.

Ecuadorian fisheries association Cooperativa Cañeros de Manta has become the latest Member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).