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Liberal Democrat Fisheries spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has demanded that the Scottish Government does more to support Scotlands west coast fishermen.

A meeting held in Edinburgh on 20 January of the Scottish Fisheries Council – the Scottish Government’s fisheries management and development forum – has heard of the massive challenges that lie ahead…

The Port Elizabeth-based fishing vessel Kingfisher, with 19 crew members on board, sunk on Monday 22 December 2008.

Friend of the Sea has announced that its Technical Committee has voted and approved changes to its criteria to include new and even more stringent requirements, which include a mandatory yearly reduction…

The National Federation of Fishermens Organisations (NFFO) is currently engaged in intensive discussions with Defra officials on the form that the effort control regime will take in 2009.

The first of a series of meetings on the shape and role of the new Marine Management Organisation was held recently in Reading, UK.

A total of 578 sharks were caught in shark control equipment in Queensland, Australia, in 2008 - 18 more than in the previous year.

From 16th to 19th of September 2009, and under the umbrella of the World Fishing Exhibition, Vigo will play host to the first Aqua Farming International, a professional aquaculture exhibition where companies…

The British Columbia First Nations Fisheries Council challenged Prime Minister Harper to address the fisheries crisis in First Nations communities in the First Ministers’ meeting and Budget last week.

The Barents Sea cod and haddock fisheries in cooperation with Ocean Trawlers Group have entered full assessment with a view to certification under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well-managed…

Parliament has adopted a report on the Commission communication The role of the Common Fisheries Policy in implementing an ecosystem approach to marine management.

Russias restrictions on fish imports from Scotland have been removed, delivering a significant boost for the Scottish economy.

The owners and skippers of six Newlyn fishing vessels who deliberately overfished protected fish stocks for financial gain and an auctioneer who sold their fish were ordered to pay a total of…

Commenting on the news that Russian officials have decided to lift restrictions placed on UK fish imports last April, Liberal Democrat Fisheries spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:

Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of Australian Blue Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) farmed by Spring Bay Seafoods in Tasmania.

The UKs Food Standards Agency has today launched a public consultation on proposals to review its advice to consumers on eating fish in the light of sustainability issues.

Young’s Seafood has today announced the lifting of its moratorium on purchases of cod from the North Sea. The change recognises recent efforts to improve fishing practice which were also acknowledged by…

Im delighted that Council has been able to reach an agreement on fishing possibilities for 2009 that respects the principles which the Commission followed in making its proposal.