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From discarded fishing gear to plastic bags to cigarette butts, a growing tide of marine litter is harming oceans and beaches worldwide, says a new report.

Noordzee Vissers Consortium, a small scale Dutch fishery, has been certified Friend of the Sea for fishing Dover sole sustainably.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has launched a $30 million reimbursement program, designed in collaboration with the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), to assist the commercial fishing industry that suffered…

Over 70 human rights and environmental groups from around the world expressed outrage at the planned launch of the World Wildlife Funds Aquaculture Stewardship Council last month.

Aqua Nor is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and in connection with this anniversary the Nor-Fishing Foundation is organising a conference in cooperation with the International Salmon Farmers Association (ISFA) on…

The New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries has released the results from its annual stock assessment that show the western hoki stock has rebuilt to a healthy level.

Leigh Fisheries Ltd is the first fishery in New Zealand to be certified sustainable by Friend of the Sea.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has said that the ‘End of the Line’, documentary portrays an excessively gloomy and over-simplistic picture of global fish stocks – and that it fails to reflect the…

The Pew Environment Group has commended the Mid-Atlantic Council on its initial step toward implementing new federal requirements designed to end overfishing and rebuild depleted fish populations through the application of annual…