Wind power and MPAs threaten local seafood supply
Two key Australian fishing groups have said that trawl and shark fishing can survive if offshore wind is prioritised toward low-fishing areas. Four of Australia’s six offshore wind zones affect…
Iceland-Faroes fisheries agreement a rollover
The Faroe Islands and Iceland have struck a fisheries agreement for next year that rolls over the terms of the 2024 agreement. Faroese vessels maintain their quotas for 5600-tonne groundfish…
FFA members welcome WCPFC adoption of crew labour standards
Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have welcomed the landmark adoption of a Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) on Crew Labour Standards at the 21st Session of…
Supporting New Brunswick’s improvements to infrastructure, innovation and science partnerships
Reflecting rapid changes in the seafood sector, the Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick are pushing through funding through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF) for projects in…
Senegalese tuna fishery is first in West Africa to achieve MSC certification
The tuna fishery represented by fishing companies Compagnie Africaine de Pêche au Sénégal S.A. (CAPSEN), a division of Dongwon Industries, and Senegalese-founded Grand Bleu S.A. has become the first in…
Iceland’s outgoing government licences five-year whale hunt
With the remaining days of his administration numbered, Iceland’s Prime Minister (and temporary Minister of Fisheries) Bjarni Benediktsson has issued five-year licences for fin and minke whaling. Following the general…
Minister pledges to defend Spanish quotas
Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has sought to assure the industry that he will defend quotas to ensure the viability and profitability of the Spanish fleet at next…
Norway, EU and UK conclude 2025 fisheries deal
A tripartite agreement on quotas and management of joint North Sea stocks has been reached between Norway, the EU and the UK. ‘I am satisfied that we have a fisheries…
Royal Navy partners with Global Fishing Watch on IUU fishing
The UK Government, Global Fishing Watch and the Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) already work closely together to tackle IUU fishing through an innovative pilot project in the Philippines funded by…
West Africa task force backs fishing vessel white list
The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) successfully concluded the 17th West Africa Task Force (WATF) meeting in Ghana, during which TMT’s support, funded by the…
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