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British public policy leaders highlighted the role seafood plays in health says the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) in the USA.

A landmark scheme that rewards fishermen who help conserve cod stocks withextra days at sea started last Monday.

The ‘Gebr. de Boer’ North Sea plaice twinrig fishery managed by Gebr. De Boer Holding BV has applied for assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries.…

WWF is calling on retailers to follow the example ofseveral major European supermarket chains and stop selling Mediterranean bluefin tuna until the imperilled species is out of the danger zone.

Japans vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Toshiro Shirasu told reporters that the whaling fleet has not resumed hunting because Greenpeace is following their fleet in the SouthernOcean Whale Sanctuary.

Lamlash Bay on the Isle of Arran is set to become Scotlands first Community Marine Conservation Area, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead announced today.

A new group is to be tasked with developing a new approach to the siting of fish farms around Scotland, says the Scottish Government.

Plans for new legislation to protect Scotlands marine and coastal environment took a further step forward today.

NZs Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton congratulated fishery officers on their dedicated efforts which have provided a real deterrent to fishers breaking the rules.

Nearly 10,000 square kilometres (4,000 square miles) of sea around Britain could get special status to extend protection for marine life under new proposals unveiled today.