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Seafish is continuing its ongoing research into the UK squid fishery and is inviting tenders for charter vessels in North East Scotland and South West England for fishing trials.

The Faroe Islands queen scallop fishery has entered full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. If it is successful, scallops from the fishery will be allowed…

Last week the European Parliament adopted a consultative report on the proposal for a regulation establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF), at its meeting yesterday, intensified its demands for Irish government and EU action in relation to the fuel crisis.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has express bitter disappointment and anger at the rejection by UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw of immediate short-term aid to help the fishing industry survive the major crisis…

On Friday the European Commission published its annual policy statement on fishing opportunities for 2009, outlining the approach it intends to take when setting Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and fishing effort limitations…

Responding to the grave difficulties currently faced by the European fisheries sector as a result of massively increased fuel costs, Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg has renewed his call for the restructuring of…

A joint delegation from the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and the English based National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations will meet UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw today.