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Members of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries were guests of honour at the Europêche General Assembly meeting, discussing matters such as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, legislation and recent improvements…

Even the remotest parts of the ocean appear to offer migratory sharks little refuge from industrialised fishing fleets, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

Products rich in omega-3 from Norwegian company, Pharma Marine, have retained their sustainability certification from Friend of the Sea.

For the first time, California salmon reintroduced to their historical habitat as juveniles are returning to their home rivers to spawn demonstrating successful recovery for restored rivers and streams.

More than a thousand lobstermen came out to protest the current right whale regulations NOAA proposes to implement in Maine. According to the lobster fishermen, lines would be reduced by 50% and…

Europêche has hit back at the European Commissions decision to immediately close the eastern Baltic cod fishery.

Fishermen from across the UK are being offered funding to support their attendance at the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference in London on 8th-9th October 2019.

Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Member of Parliament for Miramichi-Grand Lake, Pat Finnigan, have announced a round of investment in New Brunswick fishing…

Aberdeenshire-based Lunar Freezing has become the first company in Scotland to take delivery of Carrier Transicold’s new flagship Vector® HE 19 MT (High Efficiency, Multi-Temperature) trailer refrigeration unit.

Parliamentarians and representatives from across the fisheries sector taken part in an all-party forum in Westminster to discuss marketing of UK seafood. Arranged by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries, discussion focused…

A collaborative project has launched aimed at developing and producing new bio-based thermoplastic composite materials in an effort to reduce ecological impact on the marine environment.

A new handbook detailing science-based best-practices for maximising catch value and also minimising the environmental impacts of these fisheries is jointly published by and the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) and…

The UK government does not know the extent of compliance with the EU landing obligation, the new rules appear to have had little impact and illegal discarding of fish may still be…

Danish industrial equipment supplier, InnospeXion, has developed an X-ray system that enables large fish blocks to be inspected for bones, saving time for fish processors.

The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) will host an Amendments to the Register Rules related to the fishing fleet conference within the third Global Fishery Forum and International Exhibition of Fish…

Thai Union’s global director of corporate affairs and sustainability has shared insights into tackling modern slavery in companies supply chains.

The 9th of July is European Fish Dependence Day, the point in the year at which the EU has used up all its own seafood resources and must rely entirely on imports…

According to the results of the auction held under Russia’s state programme of investment quotas, the Russian Fishing Company has secured fishing rights. The company will in addition build four new vessels…

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) 23rd Annual Meeting concluded with the ratification of a few modest management decisions, but the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) maintains that the sustainability agenda could…

An Indonesian fishing vessel suspected of illegally fishing in Australian waters has been apprehended off north-west Western Australia in an operation undertaken by the Australian Border Force (ABF) Maritime Border Command (MBC)…