Iceland’s Fisheries Ministry in new hands
Iceland’s ministry responsible for fisheries is now in the hands of the Reform Party, now that new minister Hanna Katrín Friðriksson has formally taken over the department from the outgoing…
Iceland’s ministry responsible for fisheries is now in the hands of the Reform Party, now that new minister Hanna Katrín Friðriksson has formally taken over the department from the outgoing…
It’s an ambitious project, and the The Global Fishing Legislative Database launched by The Outlaw Ocean Project certainly goes a long way towards meeting a need as it attempts to…
Scotland’s whitefish sector has struggled during 2024 due primarily to the low price of small haddock, which was once a staple of the Scottish industry. However, the price of prime,…
Australian Border Force has seized a record illegal haul of sea cucumber and detained eleven fishermen after a successful interception of a suspected illegal fishing operation in waters off the…
A new coalition is set to form the new government in Iceland, setting out an ambitious list of policy aims. In an unusual election outcome in Iceland, where governments are…
The decision taken at this year’s December Council to further reduce days at sea for fishing activity in the Mediterranean is an ongoing cause of frustration for the Spanish fishing…
While the coastal states have for a number of years agreed on TACs for pelagic stocks on the North-East Atlantic, they have repeatedly failed to reach agreement on how these…
The latest crabber to be built for Russian Crab has been launched at the Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant, and named after the company’s former director, Alexander Sapozhnikov, who…
Smart buoys developed by Spanish technology company Satlink are being used for the first time in a groundbreaking project focused on beach regeneration. This innovative new OceanDepth buoy used an…
A landmark meeting of NAPA partners earlier this month brought together catching sector representatives and Coastal States’ negotiators, at which NAPA sought to reinforce its message that there is no space…