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The National Federation of Fishermens Organisations (NFFO) is currently engaged in intensive discussions with Defra officials on the form that the effort control regime will take in 2009.

The first of a series of meetings on the shape and role of the new Marine Management Organisation was held recently in Reading, UK.

A total of 578 sharks were caught in shark control equipment in Queensland, Australia, in 2008 - 18 more than in the previous year.

From 16th to 19th of September 2009, and under the umbrella of the World Fishing Exhibition, Vigo will play host to the first Aqua Farming International, a professional aquaculture exhibition where companies…

The British Columbia First Nations Fisheries Council challenged Prime Minister Harper to address the fisheries crisis in First Nations communities in the First Ministers’ meeting and Budget last week.

The Barents Sea cod and haddock fisheries in cooperation with Ocean Trawlers Group have entered full assessment with a view to certification under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well-managed…

Parliament has adopted a report on the Commission communication The role of the Common Fisheries Policy in implementing an ecosystem approach to marine management.

Russias restrictions on fish imports from Scotland have been removed, delivering a significant boost for the Scottish economy.

The owners and skippers of six Newlyn fishing vessels who deliberately overfished protected fish stocks for financial gain and an auctioneer who sold their fish were ordered to pay a total of…