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The European Commission has given permission to Icelands Marel Food Systems hf to buy Dutch company Stork Food Systems (SFS).

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation says it is delighted at the commissioning of the new fisheries research vessel, Alba na Mara, which will be officially named in Fraserburgh today at a ceremony presided…

Oceana reports that millions of euros have been allocated for the overexploitation of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and calls for the immediate closure of the Balearic fishing grounds.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council last week adopted the most restrictive salmon fisheries in the history for the West Coast, in response to the unprecedented collapse of Sacramento River fall Chinook and…

Today the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans heard testimony about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and considered efforts to reduce the worldwide shark catch.

The 2862nd Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting was held on Monday in Luxembourg. The main results of the meeting were:

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council upheld its vote on Monday to close federal waters around American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands (CNMI) to purse seine fishing.

Marine Harvest Chile has closed one of its three processing plats (Chinquihue) in Puerto Montt.

A decision to allow trawl fishing close to the shoreline in Greece risks endangering fragile marine life on the coastal seabed, says WWF. A coalition of national conservation organisations, including WWF Greece,…

At the end of March, the European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC) appointed Mr Jaakko Eskola, as President, replacing Mr Pim van Gulpen who has come to the end of his term.

A £500,000 two year observer programme that will deliver independent verification of ground-breaking fish conservation measures were announced last week.

The Scottish aquaculture industry is set to come under the spotlight next month at a major showcase exhibition and conference in Aviemore, Scotland.

A new range of innovative research projects to ensure the sustainable harvesting of fish stocks will be launched at Fishing 2008 in Glasgow tomorrow (4 April) under the second phase of a…

Responding to the release yesterday (3 April) of the first detail on the European Commission’s review of measures to hasten cod recovery, Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said:

Yesterday the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the cod recovery plan which has been in place since 2005. Recent scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the…