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A new smartphone app has been launched enabling the fishing industry to report bycatch including that of important or threatened species such as dolphins and porpoises, seals, seabirds, sharks, skates and rays.

Following Baaders acquisition of a majority stake in Skaginn 3X, the companys service division has been significantly strengthened.

NOAA scientists have been trialling active acoustics to see whether the method can be used to monitor snapper in the bottomfish fishing grounds off Hawaii.

Europêche and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) are calling on the European Commission to encourage member states to prioritise access to a Covid-19 vaccine for those working in the fishing sector.

The Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) has launched the GFCM SSF University Programme for 2021, an initiative brought about by the ‘Friends of Small-Scale Fisheries’ (Friends of SSF) network in the…