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Responding to the publication of a report from WWF UK putting forward the case for a network of marine protected areas in the North Sea (http://www.worldfishing.net/news/news_story.ehtml?o=1933), Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the…

The Sveriges Pelagiska Producent Organisation (Swedish Pelagic Producers Organisation or SPPO) North Sea and Baltic herring and sprat fisheries have entered full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and…

A network of marine reserves, that cover at least 30 per cent of the North Sea, is needed to help rebuild populations of many fish species, and protect the habitats upon which…

The beginning of March saw the biggest trawl landings in the history of the Beta company from Runavik, Faroes.

The European Commission has announced the launch of a major EU control campaign aimed at preventing a repeat of last years overfishing of Mediterranean bluefin tuna by a number of EU Member…

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council regulation to adapt the cod fishing quotas allocated to Poland in the eastern Baltic over the period 2008-2011.

The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have just agreed a new protocol setting the fishing possibilities and the financial compensation provided for under the…

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is calling for the urgent introduction of measures to help alleviate the crippling price of fuel.

The European Court of Justice has refused to grant French driftnetters a temporary exemption to permit the use of driftnets. Oceana has reported the French fleet on numerous occasions for using this…

The first fishermen in the UK have recently achieved a new Seafish skipper’s ticket for vessels less than 16.5 metres.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released its statewide forecast of the Alaskan commercial salmon harvest for the 2008 season.

Marine Harvest has launched its new website, www.marineharvest.com.

The New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries has started a consultation on a suite of proposals aimed at the halting the decline of blue cod numbers in the Marlborough Sounds.

The FAO-established General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has approved a new region-wide scheme for stronger port State controls targeting illegal, unreported and underreported (IUU) fishing.

Seafish is commencing the 2008 Survey of the UK Fish Processing Sector this month to update the information gathered in the last survey, which was carried out in 2004.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) assisted in the rescue of 11 crew members of a Republic of Korea (ROK) fishing vessel off the Korean Peninsula, on 10…

Japan would do better whale research by not killing whales, said WWF yesterday, on the eve of a key International Whaling Commission planning meeting.

Seafish is urging fisheries stakeholders to become involved in the consultation and implementation process for the forthcoming Water Framework Directive (WFD) so as to safeguard their interests.