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A preliminary study on Australia’s mysterious snubfin dolphin has given researchers new insight into the mammal’s habits and behaviour, including that it uses an extraordinary spitting technique to catch prey.

In an effort to conserve critical natural and cultural marine resources, the US Departments of Interior and Commerce are partnering with federal, state and territorial agencies to form a National System of…

Ocean Conservancy is applauding yesterdays introduction of the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 by Senator John Kerry. The bill aims to end shark finning in the US.

The European Commission has welcomed the support provided by the European Parliament to its proposal for a new fisheries control system designed to ensure compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries…

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced that two new directors joined its board from 14 April for a three-year term.

Uta Bellion, director of the Pew Environment Group’s EU Marine Programme, issued the following statement in response to the European Parliament’s vote this week in favour of stronger control of the EU…

The Ocean Conservancy has launched a new online platform to track the major steps in the progression of wild-caught seafood from the ocean to the consumer - from fishery to fork.

International aquaculture history was made when the South Australian Clean Seas Tuna Company, with support from the Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), successfully achieved a high degree of spawning in captive…

Fishing 2009 is to feature a variety of new attractions this year including a boat display area, live cooking events and interactive daily competitions.

The European Commission has adopted a Green Paper on the future of the EUs Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

International associations representing a wide variety of ocean industries will meet together in the first Roundtable of Ocean Industry Association Leaders, which is being held as part of the Sustainable Ocean Summit…

Greenpeace yesterday met the returning Japanese whaling fleet factory ship, the Nisshin Maru, with placards reading “Southern Ocean Whaling: Cover-ups, lies, 1.2 billion yen in taxes”.

Published annually in December for the past 28 years, Ports of Scotland is a comprehensive reference book for all ports users.

A concession holder and skipper in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) have paid a heavy price for breaching fishing permit conditions by retaining shark fins and failing to complete fishing…

New aquatic animal health regulations came into force on 27 March in England, Wales and Scotland, which will affect all aquaculture production businesses (APB’s) in the UK, warns Seafish.

Proposals from the European Community (EC) and Australia that threatened to create new loopholes in the Indian Ocean ban on shark finning were defeated recently at the annual meeting of the Indian…