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The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is holding its annual meeting from 6-15 November in Brazil. The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada recently issued…

AEW Delford Systems joins with Marel, pooling resources to serve the UK and Ireland.

AKVA group has signed a contract for the delivery of Fishtalk software to Norway Royal Salmon. This includes the software for production control, Fishtalk Control, as well as the biological and economic…

• Monday 23 November, Billingsgate, London• Wednesday 25 November, Humber Seafood Institute, Grimsby• Friday 27 November, Thistle Hotel, Aberdeen Airport

Preliminary findings of a new scientific report published this week warn that the wide scale and systematic mismanagement of deep-sea fisheries on the high seas is likely to result in the depletion…

The European Commission has welcomed the positive outcome of the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which has now concluded its deliberations in Tasmania,…

WWF is urging countries meeting in Brazil this week to agree on a temporary fishing ban for the beleaguered Atlantic bluefin tuna, as an essential measure to avoid imminent stock collapse.

A new era for Scotlands seas came a step closer last week when the Marine Bill passed its first parliamentary stage.

The Conservation and Protection Intelligence and Investigation Services Unit from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) successfully concluded a three-year multi-country, multi-agency operation involving the illegal sale and possession of Northern abalone, a…

The Japanese Tosakatsuo Suisan Group pole and line skipjack tuna fishery has been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. Following a rigorous 12 months independent assessment,…

First announced in October, DNV’s new optional notation for vessels seeking to reduce vessel noise is scheduled to be available 1 January 2010.

AFMA Commission Chairman, the Honourable Michael Egan has announced the decision of the AFMA Commission for the 2009-2011 arrangements for the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). The Commission…