Understanding ocean processes in the face of climate change
Scientists from the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea and the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia (UNSW) have rolled out a programme in Papua New Guinea to collect…
Scientists from the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea and the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia (UNSW) have rolled out a programme in Papua New Guinea to collect…
A survey carried out last week by two pelagic vessels off the east of Iceland has failed to return results that would support a quota for this winter’s capelin fishery.…
‘The decision to ban trawling in the Baltic is a death blow to small-scale fishing and Sweden's food security,’ warns Anton Paulrud, CEO of the Swedish Pelagic Federation. ‘If we…
The driver of a truck coming through Holyhead has been sentenced by a court in North Wales. Kevin Forbes was found to have 37 boxes of eels concealed in a…
France’s Minister responsible for fisheries, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, has stated that French proposals for compensation for those affected by the month-long closure of the Bay of Biscay has been accepted by…
The search for capelin in Icelandic waters is still in progress, but hope for a season this winter appears to be running low. In the meantime, the pelagic fleet has…
European industry body Europêche has held its first meeting with new Commissioner Kadis to address the future of the EU fisheries sector under the legislative term 2024-2029. ‘We are very…
Regional quotas have been allocated to 42 locations in 25 local authority districts for the 2024-25 quota year. The Minister has the discretion to allocate these quotas to dostricts that…
Speaking at the Fisheries Relations with Norway public hearing organised by the Fisheries Committee in the European Parliament, PFA president Tim Heddema outlined that despite the shared ambitions of sustainable…
The European Commission has opened a public consultation to gather evidence, insights, concerns, ideas, and feedback on the effectiveness of the common fisheries policy (CFP) regulation from a range of…