The 2016 Congress for low impact fisheries organised by Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) toko place in Warsaw to celebrate LIFE’s work in support of the small scale, low impact fishing in Europe. The event was officially opened by Marek Gróbarczyk, Minister for Maritime Economy and Inland Waterways, who welcomed attendees to the event on behalf of the Polish Government.
Ian Gatt, the chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, has been elected as the new President of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) at its annual general meeting.
The establishment of the world’s largest MPA to date in the Ross Sea area of the Antarctic has been welcomed by both green organisations and fishing companies and organisations.
The co-operation between design company Naval Consult and shipyard Larsnes Mek Verksted continues with an order from Kristoffersen Fiskebåt for a newbuilding.
Fishing groups and individuals across Scotland will receive a share of £4.10 million funding to help boost the sector and make it more sustainable.
The Welsh Fishermen’s Association (WFA) has welcomed the Welsh Government’s ‘positive direction’ on the future of the scallop fishery industry in Cardigan Bay.
Five years ago managing the PNA fisheries was mostly done with a calculator and pencil, and with data sent by fax or email. Today, the fishery that is generating US$400 million a year to nine Pacific islands is managed by the Parties to the Nauru Agreement’s Fisheries Information Management System (FIMS) that allows managers to know what is taking place in their fishing zone with a tap of their computer keyboards.
Australian enforcement authorities have apprehended an Indonesian fishing vessel suspected of fishing illegally inside Australia’s waters.
Iceland’s early winter herring season is under way, with pelagic vessels fishing on Icelandic summer-spawning herring off the west coast.
Caught red-handed by fisheries officers with undersized lobsters, fisherman Richard Matthews had no choice but to plead guilty when his case came before magistrates at Norwich in England.
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