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The EU has tabled three ambitious proposals at this years annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) which, if adopted, will represent a major leap forward…

More than £1 million in grants has been awarded to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund.

Despite a strong US proposal to conserve bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas failed yesterday to heed scientific advice and adopt…

Scottish fishermen have welcomed the new cod recovery plan agreed at the EC Fisheries Council in Brussels last week.

The Fisheries Council met in November to discuss a number of key fisheries issues.

Irish Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Killeen TD today welcomed EU Council agreement for the introduction of a new Cod Recovery Plan.

The Fifteen restaurant in Amsterdam was yesterday certified to serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable fish.

It is set to discuss the Cod Recovery Plan as well as the crucial EU-Norway fisheries negotiations, before turning to the Common Agriculture Policy Health Check on Wednesday and Thursday.

At its 27th Annual Meeting, held in London 10-14 November, NEAFC put in place the last elements of a series of measures to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems.