Stating that the sustainability of marine resources must necessarily go hand in hand with recognising the efforts of the fishing sector and guaranteeing its profitability, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries…
Following a meeting with representatives of fishing companies, associations and communities, Spain’s Secretary General of Fisheries Isabel Artime has indicated a willngness to open the fishery for bluefin tuna to…
The fishing sector in the Spanish port of Conil is warning that it is facing a serious decline, and has issued an appeal to the authorities for a bluefin tuna…
A venture to fatten wild-caught bluefin tuna in sea cages in the Bay of Biscay is being put into operation by Itsasbalfegó, a company established by the AZTI technology centre and the…
Coastal seiner Sjarmør has landed a catch of 168 bluefin tuna for a night’s fishing. It’s the first big catch of the year in Norwegian waters, and the first seine-caught bluefin…
Artisanal fishermen in the south of Spain who fish in the Strait of Gibraltar are demanding the government allocate them a quota for bluefin tuna, which would offset the hardship…
Spanish fishing industry federation Cepesca is pushing for definite legal action relating to the illegal import of bluefin tuna to the European Union and the handling of profits derived from…
More than seven years on from the initial court appearance to challenge the allocation by the French authorities of quotas for bluefin tuna, a group of organisations representing small-scale fisheries…
For some years, marine scientists have tried to keep alive captured bluefin, and the breakthrough came when researchers from the Institute of Marine Research, fishing vessel Vestbris and the Directorate…
A trial fishery for Atlantic bluefin, managed by DEFRA and the MMO, uses 39 tonnes of the UK’s 65 tonne quota for 2023, with licences issued to ten fishermen. The…
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