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Canada’s New Government will provide $1.1 million in funding for major improvement projects at two fishing harbours in southern Nova Scotia. Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore - St. Margaret’s,…

The United States is leading the world in eco-labelled fish, pushing the UK into second and Switzerland into third places respectively.

The New Zealand Government has earmarked $2.9 million to help councils plan for aquaculture as part of its focus on economic transformation in the regions.

New Zealand’s Minister of Fisheries, Jim Anderton announced yesterday that he intends putting in place strong measures to address threat to seabirds, and in particular albatross, from the country’s long-line fisheries.

The European Commissions proposal for fishing opportunities in 2007 suggests too high quotas and, perhaps worse, denounces WWF, it reintroduces electric fishing, a method banned by the EU ten years ago for…

The European Commission has released the following statement detailing proposed fishing possibilities for 2007.

The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, and Norway have agreed on the levels of fishing possibilities, for next year, on the seven joint fish stocks in the North Sea.

The MSC is pleased to confirm that the Alaska salmon fishery re-assessment appears to be on track for completion in the first half of 2007.

The Pelagic RAC today expressed satisfaction with the North Sea herring TAC agreed as part of the EU Norway negotiations.

There has been major disappointment for the Scottish whitefish and pelagic fleets at the EU/Norway quota negotiations in Brussels following a significant cut in catching opportunities for cod and blue whiting.

The Commission has today proposed to renew the compensation scheme for additional costs incurred in marketing certain fishery products from the EU outermost regions for the period 2007-2013.

MEPs approved a fisheries partnership agreement with Cape Verde by a large majority today (374 to 67). The agreement only concerns tuna fishing, giving fishing rights to French, Portuguese and Spanish vessels.

Grants worth almost £4 million to modernise and improve the competitiveness of Englands fishing industry have been announced today.

A report highlighting just how far climate change has already impacted the United Kingdoms marine environment, and what might happen in the future, was published yesterday (www.mccip.org.uk/arc).

Minister of Fisheries Jim Anderton proposed emergency action in New Zealand’s developing swordfish fishery on 28 November, in response to unacceptable levels of bird deaths.

New evidence revealing a dramatic fall in illegal fishing in Scotland was presented on 28 November to the EU President Jose-Manuel Barrosso.

The European Commission has proposed to increase the amount of EU financial support that Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) receive.

The decisions taken yesterday at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) sounds the death knell for Mediterranean bluefin tuna, says WWF.

New Zealand is heartened by a significant advance in international efforts to regulate high seas bottom trawling at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), according to the Ministry of Fisheries.