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Talks between the EU and Norway to finalise catching opportunities for shared fish stocks for 2016 have concluded with increased quotas for haddock, North Sea cod and herring.

16th December 2015

EU-Norway fish catch agreement

16th December 2015

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Fishermen across the UK will be able to apply for a share of €243m in the new European Maritime and Fisheries Funding (EMFF).

16th December 2015

EMFF to boost sustainable fishing in the UK

16th December 2015

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The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) says that some members and small island nations like Tuvalu stand to suffer at the hands of big fishers in the name of consensus.

16th December 2015

Tiny nations suffer at the hands of big fishers

16th December 2015

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UK fishermen will be able to continue fishing at 2015 quota levels next year, following talks on the fisheries agreement for 2016 between the UK Government, as part of an EU delegation,…

16th December 2015

UK-Faroe Islands deal agreed

16th December 2015

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Thai Union has announced that it will cease working with all external pre-processors and will bring all shrimp processing operations in-house.

16th December 2015

Thai Union to bring all shrimp processing in-house

16th December 2015

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Pew Charitable Trusts has responded to Europêche’s accusation of misleading information in the ‘Turning the Tide’ report which was released in March.

16th December 2015

Pew responds to Europêche

16th December 2015

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New investigations prove that violence, slavery, human trafficking and illegal pirate fishing still persist in the Thai seafood industry, says the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

16th December 2015

Thai illegal fishing persists

16th December 2015

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New funds are being released to producer organisations, trade organisations and public bodies to sponsor their products and promote the goodness of European fisheries products, both wild and farmed.

16th December 2015

Enjoy, it’s from Europe!

16th December 2015

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The Central American Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization (OSPESCA) has launched a new regional project to fight IUU fishing at ports under the jurisdiction of its eight member countries.

16th December 2015

Central American states work to fight IUU fishing at ports

16th December 2015

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A recent Associated Press investigation has found that Thai Union, owner of Chicken of the Sea in the US, has again been connected to forced labour and horrific working conditions in Thailand.

16th December 2015

Thai Union connected to forced labour again

16th December 2015

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EU talks to finalise fish catching opportunity for 2016 in the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea concluded in Brussels early on 16 December.

16th December 2015

Europe’s fish TACs agreed for 2016

16th December 2015

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The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says that its new research reveals that some EU ministers have consistently agreed to set fishing limits above scientific advice, leading to billions in lost economic potential.

15th December 2015

Landing the Blame

15th December 2015

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In a paper published online last week, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has for the first time quantified the amount of drag on entangled whales that…

15th December 2015

Research on whale fishing gear entanglement

15th December 2015

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The ATQs regulation for 2016-2018 has been published determining autonomous tariff quotas for key fish species for the supply of raw materials to the EU Fish processing sectors over the next three…

14th December 2015

ATQs Regulation for EU processors

14th December 2015

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The European Commission has proposed a new system to grant and manage fishing authorisations which will apply to all EU vessels, both inside and outside of union waters.

11th December 2015

EC proposes new rules to improve transparency and monitoring

11th December 2015

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Northeast Fishery Sector 12 and David Goethel, owner and operator of F/V Ellen Diane, have announced that they are suing the U.S Department of Commerce.

11th December 2015

Fishermen file lawsuit over at-sea monitoring mandate

11th December 2015

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More than €239 million will be made available to Ireland and roughly €774 million will be made available to France under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020.

10th December 2015

Investment packages for Ireland and France

10th December 2015

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The Ecoalf Foundation project ‘Upcycling the Oceans’ has been launched to help clean the oceans of debris through fishermen, with the ultimate goal of transforming the plastic debris found in the Mediterranean…

9th December 2015

Upcycling the Oceans

9th December 2015

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Fisheries researcher Dr Lachlan McLeay has developed an approach to gauging sardine abundance through looking at the diet, health and population dynamics of crested terns – by studying their vomit.

9th December 2015

Bird vomit to help gauge sardine abundance

9th December 2015

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Marcus joins Seafish from Compass Point Business Services where he was managing director.

9th December 2015

New Seafish CEO

9th December 2015