Read more about the article Europêche: Fishing industry losing grounds
Europêche warns that the expansion of windfarms is putting the marine environment and fish as a key food source at significant risk. Image: ©Frans Lemmens via Hollandse Hoogte

Europêche: Fishing industry losing grounds

With governments and emerging industries increasingly looking to the seas as sources of minerals and energy, the result is that the competition for maritime space is becoming increasingly tough. One…

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Read more about the article EMK: North Sea crisis
Dead porpoises are now often picked up in a trawl gear. This one is from the Silver Pit, the southwestern edge of the Dogger Bank and the northern tip of the Dutch part of the North Sea. The wind farm is in the UK part of the North Sea. Image: EMK

EMK: North Sea crisis

‘This is a alarm call for the North Sea. The windmills destroy everything. The piles themselves present a hazard to marine life – and so do the electromagnetic fields around…

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Read more about the article Spanish electronics company ERB becomes part of Satlink
Electrónica Rías Bajas (ERB) has a strong reputation for supplying a range of electronic systems for the marine sector

Spanish electronics company ERB becomes part of Satlink

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Engineering company Satlink, which specialises in technological systems and developments based on satellite communications, has acquired the company Electrónica Rías Bajas (ERB), a longstanding provider of services around maritime electronics…

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Read more about the article EU signs fishing agreement protocol with Senegal
The EU and Senegal have agreed to extend their longstanding fisheries partnership. Image: Marga Timon

EU signs fishing agreement protocol with Senegal

The EU and Senegal have signed a new implementing protocol to the existing sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, extending a long-standing fisheries partnership that goes back to 1980. The new five-year…

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Read more about the article French artisanal bluefin tuna fishery gets sustainability label
Sète fishing co-operative Sathoan has been awarded a Pêche Durable sustainability award for 15 boats fishing for bluefin tuna. Image: Stéphane Jacquot / agriculture.gouv.fr

French artisanal bluefin tuna fishery gets sustainability label

The award of the Pêche Durable sustainability label to the bluefin fishery pursued by a group of fishermen from Sète is a first and is the culmination of a long…

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Read more about the article German fishermen slam EU Commission’s Baltic cod measures
Fishermen in Germany have criticised both the Eastern Baltic cod fishery closure and the process behind the decision

German fishermen slam EU Commission’s Baltic cod measures

Fishermen in Germany are furious at the Eastern Baltic cod fishery closure until the end of the year, and their associations, under Deutscher Fischerei-Verband, have sharply criticised both the decision…

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Read more about the article An electric future
Moen Marine’s first electric newbuild for the aquaculture sector will be on display at Aqua-Nor. Image: Moen Marine

An electric future

Having already delivered hybrid fishing vessel Angelsen Senior earlier this year, Norwegian yard Moen Marine is set to build an all-electric aquaculture support vessel for a Norwegian customer. The 13.50…

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Read more about the article Positive talks with the new European Parliament
A positive first meeting has taken place between Europêche, DG MARE and the newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee

Positive talks with the new European Parliament

Industry representatives from across Europe showed a united front in highlighting the important role played by all fleets, both small and large, in providing healthy food to the consumers and…

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