Industry News

As numbers of cormorant seabirds continue to rise, The Angling Trust, the representative body for game, coarse and sea anglers in England, has urged the UK government to review the current licensing…

Bidding is due to begin for the construction of one of Oman’s largest fishing harbours.

A new report into Chilean fisheries has found that out of the 33 fisheries analysed, three are exhausted, 10 are overfished, and 15 are in full operation.

Norway’s Sølvtrans has signed a new contract with the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new 3,200 m3 wellboat.

An EU pelagic industry delegation met with European Commissioner Maria Damanaki on 26 March to express concern about the lack of progress in the mackerel dispute.

Global ocean advocacy group, Oceana, has applauded the High Public Prosecutor of the Balearic Islands decision to stop dredging works at Mahón harbour, Menorca, until non-compliance issues are addressed.

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark.

In December 2012 the Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel ‘Falkor’ discovered the ‘Katmai’ which had been missing for 40 years.

Seafish has compared the Total Allowable TACs agreed by the EU for 2013 with the scientific recommendations made the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in a new document,…

Scotland’s St Andrews University has launched a new company, Xelect, in a bid to improve the health and quality of fish with support from local law firm, Murray Donald.

Following a new study about how the recent EU ban on fish discards could have a significant short term impact on some seabirds, conservationists are calling for urgent marine protection in European…

Catch limits in New Zealand have been increased for rock lobster (crayfish), scallops and surf clams.

FoodChain Europe, the company which advises the food industry on meeting its legal obligations and a leading authority on food authenticity, is hosting its second food fraud conference on 21 May in…

The Argentine Patagonian toothfish fishery operating in Argentine Federal Continental Shelf waters has entered into full MSC assessment.

The latest results of the MSC’s DNA testing program have been published and have found that the overall mislabelling rate for MSC certified products was 1%, or just three mislabelled samples.

The UK’s first “community supported fishery” is to be launched in two UK towns this month – the Catchbox scheme will sell local fish at a fair price to fishermen and consumers…

The UK shellfish industry prepares to gather at the 44th Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) Conference, taking place at Fishmongers’ Hall in London on 21 and 22 May 2013.