Industry News

A five point action plan to help the Scottish fishing industry counter the effects of rising fuel costs was announced yesterday.

The government has allocated nearly US$52.6mn to improve the lives of coastal fishing communities in South Africa, Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday.

At the beginning of the fishing season, WWF says that its sources have already identified two pirate purse seine vessels operating in Mediterranean waters.

Seafish is exploring alternative ways to target monkfish and megrims in SW England and is inviting tenders for a charter vessel for fishing trials.

The Fisheries Committee has adopted a report on a proposal for a regulation on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears,…

The European Commission has tabled a proposal for a Council regulation on a multi-annual plan for the management of herring fisheries to the West of Scotland. The proposal will ensure the sustainability…

Irish Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, John Browne, T.D., has recently launched a consultation document proposing changes in the way in which…

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced that five foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during March 2008 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

Harry Winsor, a Newfoudlander was one of the founders of the FAO’s Fisheries Department.

Australian aquaculture pioneer Clean Seas Tuna Limited has become the first organisation in the world to create an artificial breeding regime for Southern Bluefin Tuna.

Five people were killed in the early hours of Thursday morning when their overcrowded boat collided with a fishing vessel.

A Canadian company has become one of the many to benefit from the Provincial Government’s efforts to support the development of the fishing and aquaculture industries through unprecedented funding and programming.

The 100th Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-labelled fish product in Japanese stores is announced this week. 80g packs of smoked salmon from the Alaska salmon fishery is now on sale at CO-OP…

Seafish, the UK Sea Fish Industry Authority, has announced the launch of the Seafood Information Network (SIN), the most comprehensive single database of information available to the global seafood industry at http://sin.seafish.org

Efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing for cod in the Barents Sea are paying off - with a 50% cut in illegal fishing since 2005, says WWF.