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An unlikely alliance of conservationists and fishing industry representatives took the podium under the banner of Marine Reserves for Sustainable Sushi, at the International Marine Environment Symposium in Tokyo in October.

Representatives from the European fish processing industry association AIPCE came together on 20 October at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) hosted General Assembly in Edinburgh to discuss key issues affecting the…

The Tosakatsuo Suisan Japan pole and line skipjack tuna fishery has entered full assessment for certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard.

The new Chief Executive of Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) had his first taste of Shetland recently where he met representatives from the islands’ major salmon farming companies.

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, welcomes the publication of ‘Silent Seas’ for its emphasis on the effects of pollution and climate change, underlining that all human activity has an impact on…

Key fishing state Spain and key tuna market Japan joined with a majority of other countries to back closing the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery until it can be brought under control and…

An extension of Scotlands hugely successful Real Time Closures (RTC) programme has been announced.

The fisheries jury is now in and quota systems are the model world fisheries need to adopt, says MFish Chief Executive, Wayne McNee.

At a meeting in Brussels last week of scientists, administrators and control experts from the EU and Norway there was general agreement on the urgent need to consider concrete measures at the…

The portion of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) fishery in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean fished by Norwegian company Aker BioMarine Co Ltd has entered the full assessment process for…