Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

National charity, the Fishermen’s Mission, has announced the locations and times for the very first National Fishing Remembrance Day services.

30th April 2024

UK’s first National Fishing Remembrance Day – 12 May 2024

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A tuna fishery has become the first in the world to be awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification for skipjack tuna from all four oceans.

29th April 2024

Skipjack tuna from all four oceans certified

29th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) said it has taken a significant step in the fight against illegal fishing by ratifying the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter…

26th April 2024

Marshall Islands step up fight against illegal fishing

26th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Set up in April last year with the aim of injecting more than $100 million into fisheries management by 2030, the Fisheries Improvement Fund has launched its first fishery improvement project.

25th April 2024

New fund launches first FIP in Chile

25th April 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is sounding the alarm about the sustainability of Northeast Atlantic blue whiting.

24th April 2024

Blue whiting ‘stalemate’ affecting aquaculture

24th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Environmental Justice Foundation has joined 75 other organisations to urge the European Parliament to adopt regulation prohibiting products made through forced labour entering the EU market.

22nd April 2024

Brussels urged to adopt forced labour law

22nd April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scottish mackerel has been boosted by a surge in sales to Japan, with demand anticipated to grow even more.

19th April 2024

Demand from Japan boosts Scottish mackerel

19th April 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has confirmed a contract has been awarded to Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo SA for the construction of a new research vessel contracted…

19th April 2024

New research vessel for Northern Ireland

19th April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has introduced a digital tool to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

18th April 2024

EC launches digital tool to help fight IUU fishing

18th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

African nations are pledging their commitment to combatting unsustainable fishing and the effects of climate change.

17th April 2024

Africa makes sustainability commitments

17th April 2024