Convictions for shark finning
The five Indonesian crew of a boat caught fishing illegally in Australian waters have been convicted and deported. The boat was intercepted near New Year Island. The vessel along with 50kg…
The five Indonesian crew of a boat caught fishing illegally in Australian waters have been convicted and deported. The boat was intercepted near New Year Island. The vessel along with 50kg…
Despite the region’s susceptibility to climate change and other impacts, the Mediterranean and Black Sea remain one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, rich in species variety and with a high…
The EK80 echo sounder family is part of Kongsberg Discovery’s portfolio of monitoring and measuring tools and is used for all types of ocean research. This has historically been used…
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced a new scheme in place specifically to support and enable the economic development of the inshore fishing fleet.…
Norwegian fishing company Sæbjørn AS has placed an order for a new 69.99-metre combined purse seiner/ pelagic trawler to be built at the Karstensen yard in Skagen, with a September…
Fishing began in July, and the first catch of the commercial whelk fishery has been landed. Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Minister of Fisheries Diane Lebouthillier met with harvesters…
A Southern Bluefin Tuna donated by South Seas Tuna has raised over $100,000 at a charity auction event in Sydney. The Wet Cold + Delicious: A Deep Dive into Tuna…
Data made available by the European Commission’s Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) indicates that 20% of Western Mediterranean stocks are being harvested sustainably – at maximum sustainable yield,…
Eleven of the major commercial tuna stocks are clear of overfishing and maintaining stock biomass levels, while twelve continue to fail to meet criteria for the MSC Fisheries Standard. A…
New trawler Ecofive, under construction for Norwegian fishing company BlueWild, promises to attract plenty of attention this summer when it starts fishing. The 72-metre trawler is packed with innovation and…