Demersal shutdown pushed through
Western Australia’s fisheries minister Jackie Jarvis has confirmed that the closure of commercial demersal fishing in the West Coast Bioregion will go ahead. This is taking place despite the significant…
Western Australia’s fisheries minister Jackie Jarvis has confirmed that the closure of commercial demersal fishing in the West Coast Bioregion will go ahead. This is taking place despite the significant…
Westman Islands groundfish trawlers Vestmannaey and Bergey have started 2026 with a bang, delivering two landings each in the space of a week. The sister vessels landed in Neskaupstaður on…
With the new year almost here, the Faroe Islands and Russia have completed negotiations that took place either side of Christmas, to strike a fisheries agreement for 2026 – with…
The UK has secured access to more than 2000 tonnes of fishing opportunities Faroese waters, worth approximately £5 million based on historic landing prices, following annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands…
Warning that a blanket phase-out of bottom fishing in MPAs by 2030 is policy that is incompatible with both science-based management and food security objectives, the European Bottom Fishing Alliance…
The Spanish government is filing an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the General Court's ruling to uphold a prohibition on demersal fishing in…
Despite the repeated criticism of commercial fishing, fisheries in the European Union are showing clear signs of improving sustainability, as the European Commission’s Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of…
Iceland’s overall catch in 2024 totalled 994,000 tonnes – 28% down compared to the 2023 figure. The prime reason for the shortfall is last winter’s zero-catch capelin season, according to…
Data made available by the European Commission’s Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) indicates that 20% of Western Mediterranean stocks are being harvested sustainably – at maximum sustainable yield,…
At a Renew Europe event held this week, the message to the European Commission was that it needs to take a hard look at the way it protects vulnerable marine…