Industry News

The Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) has launched the GFCM SSF University Programme for 2021, an initiative brought about by the ‘Friends of Small-Scale Fisheries’ (Friends of SSF) network in the…

The EU and Greenland have signed a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement and protocol that will strengthen their bond over the next four years with the possibility of a two year extension.

Norwegian skrei is making waves across Europe despite the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions with Norway exporting prime product worth €16.5m during the first quarter of 2021.

The efforts of the UK government to secure fisheries agreements have done little to give Hull-based UK Fisheries confidence for the future of their operations.

Planned changes to the MSC certification of sone of Norway’s groundfish stocks are taking place, with a temporary certificate extension to 3rd May for inshore and offshore cod.

The administrative board of the European Fisheries Control Agency has appointed Dr Susan Steele as executive director with effect from 1 September 2021.

The Russian Fishery Company has signed the first contracts for the supply of Pollock surimi to the Russian market.

Thai Union Ingredients has launched a new tuna oil range, continuing the focus of parent company Thai Union Group on ‘Healthy Living, Healthy Oceans’ and building on the success of the UniQTMBONE…

Australian technology company, GoMicro, has created technology based on artificial intelligence which will help prevent spoiled tuna from reaching retail shelves in Sri Lanka.

A new man overboard prevention campaign has been launched in response to data showing that 85% of fatalities in the fishing industry involve people ending up in the water.

Fishing vessels operated by the Russian Crab Company landed 2400 tonnes in the first quarter of 2021, 19% up on the figures for the same period a year ago.

Fishermen in the Hauts-de-France region are threatening a series of actions on 22nd and 23rd April which could paralyse ports.

Cost-effective stabilisation technology is enabling the upgrade of fish side-streams into food ingredients.

The eighth World Fisheries Congress, scheduled for September this year, will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, injecting AUS$2.7 million into the local economy

The Marine Institute has collaborated with ten partners on a research project into developing a marine toxin warning network in European waters.

Brim’s fresher trawler ‘Helga María’ is currently on the Eldey Bank and fishing well, according to skipper Friðleifur Einarsson.

A coalition that brings together more than a hundred leading seafood companies has congratulated the Japanese government on the introduction of new fisheries legislation designed to prevent distribution in Japan of seafood from IUU…

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is launching a new online regional repository for fisheries and aquaculture legislation in the region.

Russia may ?see significantly reduced volumes of salmon catches within the next decade, mainly due to the ongoing migration of fish to the north due to climate change, according to recent statements…

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has announced that vessel monitoring system (VMS) compliance from Commonwealth fisheries reached a peak of 99.4% as a result of the recent AFMA zero-tolerance campaign.