Sustainable Fishing

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following European Council’s agreement on 2024’s fishing opportunities for fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius has…

13th December 2023

EU tallies new Atlantic, Med, Black Sea fishing quotas

13th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following three days of negotiations in Brussels, European fisheries ministers have agreed on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, and in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas for 2024.

12th December 2023

2024 fishing quotas approved for EU, non-EU waters

12th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total 1,116,281 tonnes of fisheries products were caught by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the first three quarters of this year, representing a decrease of 4% on the corresponding period of 2022,…

4th December 2023

Iceland catching less fish this year but its value increases

4th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet fell by 5% or 6,368 tonnes year-on-year in October 2023 to a total 129,473 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

16th November 2023

Iceland’s October catch decreases

16th November 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The decision by Mediterranean states to create a sanction system that will empower the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to take action against countries which continue overfishing or illegal fishing…

13th November 2023

NGOs welcome Mediterranean fisheries sanctions system

13th November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Government department Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been unable to collect the dependable and timely information about fish catches that it needs to sustainably manage commercial marine fisheries and protect Canada’s fish…

9th November 2023

Report: Canadian authorities doing a poor job of managing fisheries

9th November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total 1,414,598 tonnes of fisheries products were caught by Iceland’s fishing fleet in 2022, representing an increase of 23% on the previous year, new industry figures from Statistics Iceland confirm. These…

17th October 2023

Iceland increases fisheries and export earnings

17th October 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Fishing companies could soon receive upfront investment in return for a temporary reduction in fishing pressure through a new financial product developed by Planet Tracker.

16th October 2023

Finance to be offered in return for less fishing effort

16th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet decreased by 1% or 1,706 tonnes year-on-year in September 2023 to a total 119,346 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

16th October 2023

Less Icelandic cod caught in September

16th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Transformative, science-based responses are needed to ensure a sustainable future for the Mediterranean’s fisheries and aquaculture ventures, identified the high-level MedFish4Ever conference in Malta (3-4 October 2023).

5th October 2023

MedFish4Ever scales up fisheries, aquaculture commitments

5th October 2023