Industry News

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2020 for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic Sea.

Satellite comms company, Inmarsat, together with the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, its Department of Fisheries, the UK Space Agency and other partners have successfully completed a three-year fisheries innovation…

Omega Proteins Atlantic menhaden fishery has now been officially certified as sustainable against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards. The certification comes after a  final approval by an independent adjudicator, who had ruled against challenges…

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced the first public posting of a new industry-led fishery improvement project (FIP) covering octopus fishing off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.

The European fishmeal and fish oil industry is in the lead in terms of sustainability, traceability, production processes and high-quality products, and EUfishmeal, the association representing the European producers of fishmeal and…

The UK fishing fleet has seen a turnover of £1 billion for a second year, although external factors such as fuel cost, weather and the political landscape mean its profits have fallen…

Icelandic fish processing company, Valka, has appointed a new sales manager for the Nordic countries.

The 2019 annual economic report on the EU fishing fleet shows that the high levels of economic performance in 2016 have continued into 2017, thanks to the use of sustainable fishing methods.

Four Indonesian fishermen who pleaded guilty to fishing offences in Australian waters have been fined and will spend time in prison due to outstanding warrants from unpaid fines due to previous offences.

The Russian Fishery Company (RFC) and the Agama Group have signed a co-operation agreement as part of the project to build the Russian Haddock onshore processing plant for cod and haddock in…

The UN Food and Agriculture Organizaton’s new Director-General vows to build on UN agencys strengths, making it more dynamic, transparent and inclusive.

The growing trend for local and sustainable produce could be the key to UK consumers adopting a penchant for herring, the chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association has suggested.

Thai Union has reported a 13.1% increase in gross profit in the second quarter of the year, with stronger performances from the frozen seafood and PetCare and value-added product businesses.

Sufficient safety training is “essential” for those working in the Irish fishing industry, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has stressed.

Each year as many as 35,000 adult female lobsters caught by Irish inshore fishermen have a V-shaped notch removed from their tails.

Silver Bay Seafoods and San Pedro plant owner, Tri Marine Fish Company, have mutually agreed to cease further discussions regarding Silver Bay’s acquisition of the coastal pelagic processing plant in San Pedro,…

Seals are notorious for eating catches from fishing gear in areas throughout English waters, resulting in costs to the industry in terms of loss of catch and damaged gear, and impacts on…

Representatives from the fishing sector have warned against using the sea as a source of energy, claiming the marine environment is being put at risk.

Following a biomass survey of stocks earlier this year, a total allowable catch (TAC) of 3,897 tonnes of commercial scallops has been set for the 2019 Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery…

The European Union and Senegal have signed a new implementing protocol to the existing sustainable fisheries partnership agreement.