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US President Barrack Obama has established an Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force in order to better meet the US stewardship responsibilities for the oceans, coasts and Great Lakes.

Greenpeace has reported that the whaling boat Hvalur 9 dragged two massive fin whales up to the ancient whaling station ramp at Hvalförður in the early hours of 19 June.

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced that Paul W Kerr has been appointed as the new Independent member on the Board representing Northern Ireland.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government that it is to launch a new economic study to assess the impact the recession and new fishing regulations are…

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced the appointment of Faith Scattolon as a Canadian Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

The Friend of the Sea project further expands to South America, as mussels from market leader Toralla achieve sustainability certification.

Greenpeace United Kingdom recently announced that several UK retailers made the commitment to switch their tuna supply from net-caught to pole-and-line tuna – what atuna.com is calling an admirable and noble decision,…

From discarded fishing gear to plastic bags to cigarette butts, a growing tide of marine litter is harming oceans and beaches worldwide, says a new report.

Noordzee Vissers Consortium, a small scale Dutch fishery, has been certified Friend of the Sea for fishing Dover sole sustainably.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has launched a $30 million reimbursement program, designed in collaboration with the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), to assist the commercial fishing industry that suffered…

Over 70 human rights and environmental groups from around the world expressed outrage at the planned launch of the World Wildlife Funds Aquaculture Stewardship Council last month.

Aqua Nor is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and in connection with this anniversary the Nor-Fishing Foundation is organising a conference in cooperation with the International Salmon Farmers Association (ISFA) on…

The New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries has released the results from its annual stock assessment that show the western hoki stock has rebuilt to a healthy level.

Leigh Fisheries Ltd is the first fishery in New Zealand to be certified sustainable by Friend of the Sea.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has said that the ‘End of the Line’, documentary portrays an excessively gloomy and over-simplistic picture of global fish stocks – and that it fails to reflect the…