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Reducing fishing capacity and limiting access to shrimp fisheries, is likely to mitigate overfishing, bycatch and seabed destruction, some of the major economic and environmental side-effects of shrimp fishing, according to a…

SeaZone is offering a ready-made information solution to help organisations affected by the UK government’s Marine and Coastal Access Bill.

The Global Aquaculture Alliance and GLOBALGAP have signed an agreement to work cooperatively to develop and harmonise certification systems for the aquaculture sector worldwide.

Seafish can now offer up-to-date advice on the status of 26 of the most popular fish species consumed in the UK.

Queensland is set to become a world leader in lobster aquaculture with the establishment of a major partnership in tropical rock lobster research and breeding between the Department of Primary Industries and…

A recent Friend of the Sea audit at the Indian bottom trawling fishery for Metapenaeus species (king, brown and pink prawns) has shown the fishery’s non compliance with Friend of the Sea…

Culling whales will not increase fisheries catches in tropical waters, according to a new paper supported by the Lenfest Ocean Program and published in the journal Science.

The official launch of this year’s World Fishing Exhibition-VIGO’09, which will take place from 16th to 19th of September, was held at the Maritime Station of Vigo last week.

Documents released by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) confirm the United States leadership in negotiations to undo the global moratorium on commercial whaling and extend unprecedented authorisation to the government of Japan…

Eitzen Maritime Services ASA has announced that the company’s offering on the North American continent is being significantly strengthened.

Almost £1.2 million in grants has been awarded to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund. This follows the £1m awarded in November 2008.

The UK Minister for the Natural & Marine Environment, Wildlife and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies opened Appledore’s new £3.6m fish dock facility on Monday 9 February in an opening ceremony attended by…

Southern Brittany’s purse seine sardine fishery has entered full assessment in order to obtain the Marine Stewardship Councils (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. It is the first French fishery to…

At 7pm tonight, Abel Caballero, Mayor of Vigo and President of the Organising Committee of the World Fishing Exhibition - Vigo09 and Alfonso Paz-Andrade, President of the Executive Committee, will launch the…

FindVessel.com aims to become a leading European marketplace for buying and selling professional vessels and larger leisure craft.

The Shark Alliance is celebrating todays release of the European Commissions Plan of Action for the Conservation of Sharks which sets the stage for sweeping improvements in European Union shark fishing and…

Steingrímur J. Sigfússon became Minister of Finance, Fisheries and Agriculture for Iceland on 1 February 2009.

Two “compromise packages” to end the deadlock on so-called scientific whaling are too much of a compromise, according to WWF.

The government has decided to present a fishing vessel to the people of Gaadhiffushi to develop fishing in the island. President Nasheed made the announcement last week during his meeting with the…