Increase recommended for Barents Sea shrimp quota
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research has advised that the 2025 Barents Sea shrimp quota could be set at 150,000 tonnes, a 7000 tonne increase in the Institute’s advice for…
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research has advised that the 2025 Barents Sea shrimp quota could be set at 150,000 tonnes, a 7000 tonne increase in the Institute’s advice for…
Tuna industry body ISSF is urging delegates at the upcoming Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Ccommission’s annual meeting in Fiji to improve their control over fisheries by strengthening vessel oversight…
Russian fishing giant Norebo has taken delivery of Orion, a 61-metre, 14-metre breadth factory trawler that started life at the Pella shipyard as Skorpion. Originally ordered by the FEST group,…
The decision at the recent ICCAT extraordinary meeting to reduce the moratorium on FAD usage from 72 to 45 days has been welcomed by Orthongel, representing the French tuna sector…
The prohibition on fishing around FADs in Atlantic waters has been cut from 72 days to 45 at ICCAT’s 24th special meeting, held in Limassol earlier this month. ICCAT’s Standing…
The ITF will join representatives from civil society, academia and the UN at a Geneva event at the Palais des Nations today – 21st November – on World Fisheries Day…
France’s minister responsible for fisheries has signalled his intention to approve a quota exchance request for blue whiting to Poland, with the proviso that exchanges of this nature generate appreciable…
Ahead of upcoming the AgriFish meeting, the Fisheries Ministers of France, Spain and Italy are together pushing for a moratorium on further restrictions on fisheries in the Mediterranean. Spanish minister…
Fishermen’s organisations in France, The Netherlands and Belgium have confirmed that a gentlemen’s agreement to regulate seine netting activity in the eastern part of the English Channel has been reached.…
Norwegian operator aker BioMarine’s krill harvesting and production operation has been rebranded as QRILL Aqua – part of Aker QRILL Company. This new entity’s ownership is held by American Industrial…