The European Commission has completed a proposal for the 2023 fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, adding elements missing from the initial proposal, in particular, fishing opportunities…
Figures released by IFFO based on its membership’s activities, which account for 55% global marine ingredients production, indicate that production for the first nine months of this year has been…
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armón will build the new research vessel for the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), scheduled to be delivered in mid-2025. Anna Weber-van Bosse will replace…
The Jusanhama Gyokyo Youth Association – a group of 19 producers – has acquired the Aquaculture Stewardship Council-Marine Stewardship Council (ASC-MSC) seaweed certification for responsible and sustainable wakame and kelp…
Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey is fishing now on the Hali grounds and according to skipper Jón Frímann Eiríksson, they were a few days into the trip before the weather improved…
The UK government has announced a the latest round of funding to boost the UK fishing industry through projects to upgrade infrastructure and revive local docks. Winning projects set to…
Icelandic fishing gear group Hampiðjan has concluded an agreement to acquire Norwegian supplier Mørenot, subject to the approval of competition authorities in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. ‘Mørenot is…
A fisherman and his company in New Zealand have been handed fines and a three-year fishing ban after being found guilty of contravening a variety of regulations. A court in…
Scotland’s fishing industry will benefit from increased opportunities to access monkfish and other key demersal stocks, following the successful conclusion of UK-Norway bilateral negotiations. Agreement on access and quota exchanges…
The FISH Platform has been active and influential as an informal group of experts focusing their efforts on health and safety issues in the fishing industry. So far, it has…