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The second round of the EU/Norway talks to discuss joint management issues and quota allocations for 2009 has not managed to cover all the ground necessary and will now go to a…

The pirate mothership destroyed by the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Aden last week was actually a Thai fishing boat that was itself being hijacked and whose crew was tied up…

The EU has tabled three ambitious proposals at this years annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) which, if adopted, will represent a major leap forward…

More than £1 million in grants has been awarded to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund.

Despite a strong US proposal to conserve bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas failed yesterday to heed scientific advice and adopt…

Scottish fishermen have welcomed the new cod recovery plan agreed at the EC Fisheries Council in Brussels last week.

The Fisheries Council met in November to discuss a number of key fisheries issues.

Irish Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Killeen TD today welcomed EU Council agreement for the introduction of a new Cod Recovery Plan.

The Fifteen restaurant in Amsterdam was yesterday certified to serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable fish.

It is set to discuss the Cod Recovery Plan as well as the crucial EU-Norway fisheries negotiations, before turning to the Common Agriculture Policy Health Check on Wednesday and Thursday.

At its 27th Annual Meeting, held in London 10-14 November, NEAFC put in place the last elements of a series of measures to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems.

The Dutch Fisheries Organisations gill and tangle net fishery for Dover sole has entered full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council certification.

Commenting on the European Commission’s proposals to cut fishing quotas by 25 per cent for cod, haddock, herring and whiting catches off the West of Scotland in 2009 and reducing fishermen’s days…

Responding to the release yesterday of a press statement from the EC outlining its proposals for quotas and fishing opportunities for 2009, Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said:

Jim Cane, Managing Director of the £300m Young’s Seafood business has announced that he will be retiring early next year after over 35 years in the UK grocery industry.

The Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation has entered the Atlanto-Scandian herring fishery and the North East Atlantic mackerel fishery for MSC full assessment.

The Minister of State at Irelands Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen TD, has welcomed the conclusions of the fisheries consultations between the Faroe Islands, Norway and the European Community…

Friend of the Sea certified aquaculture companies will soon have to only use certified fish feed to prove their sustainability to consumers.

Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, has questioned the stance taken by Norway at last week’s meeting to set the mackerel quota entitlement for 2009.