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An Auckland-based fishing company has had its fishing vessel, “Aramand Sea”, forfeited to the Crown after being convicted of charges of quota fraud in the Auckland District Court on March 8.

Canada’s New Government has announced a $17 million investment to reconstruct the van Steenburgh science building at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries…

The European Commission has welcomed the news of the ratification of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) by the Kingdom of Morocco.

Turtle and Seal Excluder Devices (TEDs and SEDs), and other ways to minimise and manage bycatch starred at yesterdays launch of Seaweek 2007 at Constitution Dock in Hobart.

Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has introduced a bill today to amend the Fisheries Act 1996 designed to safeguard the ongoing sustainability of New Zealand’s fisheries.

Although the proportion of the world’s marine fish stocks rated by FAO as overexploited or depleted has remained stable over the past 15 years, the status of certain highly migratory and high-seas…

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will tell a seminar in Brussels tomorrow (6 March) that the Scottish catching sector is fully committed to sustainability and has made huge strides in meeting its environmental…

The NAFC Marine Centre was pleased that staff members Leslie Tait and Chevonne Laurenson were part of a Scottish delegation that met with ASDA on Friday to discuss the recent ban that…

From March 5-9th, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy is holding the 27th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI).