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Food Certification Scotland Ltd (FCS) – a third party food sector inspection and certification body - has successfully completed a management buyout that will provide the company with a strong platform for…

Peter Cardy took over as Chief Executive at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency on Tuesday.

Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, will arrive today in Tokyo for a three-day visit to Japan.

Thousands of people in dozens of countries marched on Sunday to call for whale protection as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) started its annual meeting.

Young’s has continued the drive to increase the availability of sustainable seafood with the UK’s very first MSC scallops.

Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has paid tribute to those involved with the establishment of the Quota Management System (QMS). The quota system was not universally popular when it was introduced, but now…

Grants worth £3 million to modernise and enhance the competitiveness of Englands fishing industry have been awarded following an assessment panel.

Following a successful first year for the UK Responsible Fishing Scheme, Seafish is proud to announce that a dedicated website for the scheme is now available at www.seafish.org/rfs.

Seafish is making an Export Development Fund (EDF) available to the seafood industry. The fund is intended to develop the UK seafood industrys standing in the international seafood export market. The total…

The European Commission, on behalf of the Union, and the Republic of Guinea Bissau initialled a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement in Brussels earlier today.

The United States will host the 2007 annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Anchorage, AK, on May 28-31, 2007.

As a result of the merger between Marine Harvest and Fjord Seafood the merged company has two processing plants at Helgeland; Halsa and Herøy.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will tomorrow officially welcome Richard Lochhead as he makes his first public engagement as Fisheries Minister.

A seminar on Scottish fishing will hear later this week that the industry still faces a number of challenges.

According to a statement from Oceana, the Oceana Ranger catamaran was surrounded and immobilised by seven French fishing boats, who demanded the cameras with which their driftnetting activities had been photographed.

The European Parliament (EP) today adopted (by 570 votes in favour, 9 against and 11 abstentions) a report on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and Russia on cooperation…

The European Commission has expressed its deep concern at the lack of agreement, at a meeting held last week in Mauritius, on a move that would have given the Indian Ocean Tuna…