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Rosmorport, of the Russian Ministry of Transport, is to spend $19 million building three radio towers and other support structures in Temryuk (Azov Sea), Kaliningrad (Baltic Sea) and Murmansk (Barents Sea) to…

Irish fishermen are angry with their government for imposing grossly excessive punitive legislation while the fishermen have accepted already measures like decommissioning 25% of the whitefish fleet to conserve stocks.

The EU Commission says that “While the state of most Baltic fish stocks is fairly good, allowing for stable or even increased fishing possibilities to be proposed, the cod stocks continue to…

The EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands have reached an agreement on blue whiting quotas. The deal, struck in late November, signals the end to years of failed negotiations.

The European Commission has launched its proposal on fishing possibilities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2006.

Two Spanish trawlers and their crew are being held in Norway after allegedly being illegally fishing in waters of the archipelago of Svalbard in the Artic last weekend.

Oslo could become the trade center of the farmed fish industry if plans from Marine Harvest to be listed on the capital’s stock exchange next year go ahead.

A new report by WWF reveals that fish populations are increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change as temperatures rise in rivers, lakes and seas. The report claims that hotter water…

UKs fisheries minister Ben Bradshaw has condemned Japans decision to go ahead with its whaling programme in the Southern Ocean.

Commissioner Borg accompanied Marine Minister of Ireland Pat the Cope Gallagher to several venues around the country to gain a first hand view of the Irish Fishing Industry and meet the various…

Fishermen are being asked to help the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the UK (Defra) simplify fisheries legislation.

James Douglas Fraser has been appointed as Canadian Commissioners to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and Sam Elsworth will continue in the position.

Five men detained after a 7,000km (4,350 mile), 21-day chase across three oceans have been found not guilty of poaching rare fish in Australia, according to the BBC.

Norway, the EU and the Faroe Islands have concluded a three-party Coastal States Agreement on mackerel for 2006.