Land: UK

The NFFO has written to the Fisheries Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies,

At a meeting in London on 9th March 2010, the

From April 1 new Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will be launched to give effect to marine spatial planning.

At Newcastle Conference a formal system of marine spatial planning was on the move, says a press release.

Scotland’s leadership on the European stage was highlighted during two

A search is ongoing off the coast of Dover this

French stern trawler Maranello fished for six hours inside an

A formal system of marine spatial planning may still be

The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group’s (SPSG) Atlanto-Scandian herring fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard. Herring taken from this fishery are now eligible to bear the MSC eco label. The assessment was carried out by independent certifier Food Certification International.

Bertie Armstrong, the chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, will today (17 March) tell a major conference on the future management of marine resources in the North Sea that the primary and sustainable harvesting of seafood must be considered in balance with the activities of other stakeholders such a the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors.