GTA calls on WCPFC to keep tuna stocks in the green
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is warning that failure to make progress at the upcoming session of the WCPFC could damage the commercial credibility of tuna stocks in the Western-Central…
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is warning that failure to make progress at the upcoming session of the WCPFC could damage the commercial credibility of tuna stocks in the Western-Central…
ICFA president Javier Garat has spoken out against the proposal tabled by Panama at CITES to include all species of the Carcharhinidae family on the list of threatened species, stating…
UK-based fishing tech company SafetyNet Technologies (SNTech) are launching CatchCam, an underwater video camera designed for commercial fishing, at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle in November 2022. CatchCam allows mobile…
The merger of Síldarvinnslan with Grindavík fishing company Vísir has been given the green light by the Icelandic Competition Authority. Síldarvinnslan acquired Vísir in July this year, subject to approval…
After extensive trials involving catches from various vessels, Nofima scientists are in no doubt – cod weighing more than eight kilos caught using seine nets are more susceptible to catch-related…
At COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced the creation of the…
Fish exports from the Faroe Islands amounted to DKK11.2 billion between September 2021 and August 2022, breaking the DKK11 billion barrier for the first time. During the first eight months…
Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Italy, the EU Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund(EMFAF) Programme for Italy, to implement policy priorities outlined…
The future of the longstanding agreement between the Faroe Islands and Russia, which would under normal circumstances be due for renewal at the end of this year, appears to be…
One hundred states have now committed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). Angola, Eritrea, Morocco and Nigeria are the latest countries to back…