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Peter Cardy took over as Chief Executive at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency on Tuesday.

Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, will arrive today in Tokyo for a three-day visit to Japan.

Thousands of people in dozens of countries marched on Sunday to call for whale protection as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) started its annual meeting.

Young’s has continued the drive to increase the availability of sustainable seafood with the UK’s very first MSC scallops.

Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has paid tribute to those involved with the establishment of the Quota Management System (QMS). The quota system was not universally popular when it was introduced, but now…

Grants worth £3 million to modernise and enhance the competitiveness of Englands fishing industry have been awarded following an assessment panel.

Following a successful first year for the UK Responsible Fishing Scheme, Seafish is proud to announce that a dedicated website for the scheme is now available at www.seafish.org/rfs.

Seafish is making an Export Development Fund (EDF) available to the seafood industry. The fund is intended to develop the UK seafood industrys standing in the international seafood export market. The total…

The European Commission, on behalf of the Union, and the Republic of Guinea Bissau initialled a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement in Brussels earlier today.

The United States will host the 2007 annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Anchorage, AK, on May 28-31, 2007.