More controls needed
The special report by the European Court of Auditors on the effectiveness of the EU fisheries control system has been welcomed by the European Commission.
The special report by the European Court of Auditors on the effectiveness of the EU fisheries control system has been welcomed by the European Commission.
Solent Engineering has added to its range with a 1.25 tonne hauler that the company’s Dave Middleton says bridges a gap in the company’s already extensive range. Based in southern England, Solent Engineering has built up a solid reputation for the quality of its fishing hardware.
The Faroese fleet yesterday sailed en masse to dock in Tórshavn where fishermen came together to protest against the government’s plans to drop the longstanding days-at-sea system for most of the fleet, to replace it with quotas.
A delegation of fishermen representing the EMK (Eendracht Maakt Kracht, Strength through Unity) group opposed to the discard ban have today present a petition to Elisa Roller, Director of DG Mare, the EU department responsible for implementing the landing obligation.
Two north Atlantic fisheries have been awarded MSC certification following long assessment processes, with West Greenland’s offshore Greenland halibut fishery and Canada’s Division 3LN redfish certified as meeting MSC standards.
The first Meeting of the Parties to FAO's bold new international treaty aimed at cracking down on illicit fishing opened today in Oslo, as delegates began hammering out ways to make the agreement a success, with the attention on implementation.
Australia’s 2017-18 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) fishing season started at the beginning of this month and all trawl boats taking part met the deadline for fitting seabird mitigation arrangements.
The first working version of the Information System of the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels (Global Record) has been released to member countries in order to collect their data.
The Chantier Glehen yard at Douarnenez in Brittany has completed a new coastal trawler, built to a Coprexma design.
The Estonian Presidency of the EU and the European Commission are jointly organising a conference on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to be held in Tallinn in October.