New research gives a deep dive on Scottish seafood’s performance
Like many other sectors, the seafood market across the UK has been hit hard by inflation and a resultant decline in volume sales. Despite this, frozen fish sales have shown…
Like many other sectors, the seafood market across the UK has been hit hard by inflation and a resultant decline in volume sales. Despite this, frozen fish sales have shown…
The UK government has announced a partial reversal of its policy on medical certification for fishermen. This follows an extensive campaign by the NFFO, and now anyone fishing for four…
MSC certification has been awarded to Orthongel, the association of French tuna purse seiners, for catches of yellowfin and skipjack tuna in Atlantic waters. This certification covers more than 90%…
The value of Iceland’s seafood exports totalled ISK29.30 billion last month, according to official figures. This represents a 5% increase compared to February last year, despite a reduction in the…
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur is alongside in Neskaupstaður after a 40-day trip for a green weight catch of 928 tonnes and a catch value of ISK413 million. Of the 40…
The pledge made by Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius at a gathering of ministers in Bruges to conduct a review of the Common Fisheries Policy to clear the way for his…
The decision by the UK authorities to implement marine protected areas is set to have far-reaching implcations for French fishing. The EU Commission was notified of these closures in the…
A collaboration between Cape Verde NGO Project Biodiversity and tech company Satlink aims to repurpose satellite buoys used in tropicla tuna fisheries in Atlantic waters to enhance shark monitoring, signal…
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has launched a major upgrade and development to their monitoring and surveillance efforts, with two new systems built for vessel registrations and Port…
A new scientific study on pollack is urgently needed so that accurate and up to date stock data can be collected to properly inform fisheries management, according to The Irish…