Beaking the rules nets fisherman hefty fine and ban
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…
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…
The Faroe Islands and Russia have concluded a fisheries agreement for 2023. The agreement includes some changes from the terms of this year’s agreement. The Faroese cod quota in the…
The long-term sustainability of the world’s most important tuna stocks – those in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) – will be at risk if governments fail to implement protective…
Even before falling ill, John Connelly had announced his retirement for February next year and had spent 2022 preparing for a smooth transition of leadership. During his years as president…
A new crabber for Aqua-Invest, a subsidiary of the TIGR Pacific Investment Group, has been floated off for completion at the Nobel Brothers Shipyard. New crabber Sergey Prikhodko is built…
Despite the serious efforts and sacrifices made by European purse seiner operators to restore the bigeye tuna stock, this week's discussions at ICCAT did not lead to the TAC increase…
Parkol Marine Engineering in Whitby has delivered multi-purpose trawler Green Isle to Greencastle skipper/owner Michael Cavanagh. This new trawler, like the older vessel it replaces, is intended to alternate seasonal…
Iceland’s minister of fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has presented draft legislation concerning protection of vulnerable seabed areas from demersal fishing. The proposals are based on a 2021 report by the Marine…