Fisheries

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.

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.