The decision by the UK government to shut down the sandeel fishery in the British part of the North Sea is being challenged in court as the Danish fishing sector…
Speaking at the Our Ocean Conference taking place this week in Athens, ICFA chair Javier Garat made the point that without a balanced approach, people starve – and stated that…
The fishing industry in Western Australia is facing a hostile environment – as government decisions concerning the future of fisheries look to be based on dogma instead of science as…
An agreement reached between the Faroe Islands and the UK for this year allows the Faroese fleet 850 tonnes of Greenland halibut in UK waters, plus haddock, ling and blue…
Following the success of a previous Fisheries Resource Education Programme (F-REP) event in November 2023, Fishing into the Future is reprising its industry-driven residential event this week. This time it’s in Yorkshire, centred…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is concerned that Russian vessels are fishing for small fish in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea – which would constitute a serious violation…
The owners of three trawlers from Bulgaria that have been detained in Romania are taking their grievance to Brussels in an effort to get the situation resolved, as there seems…
As the fishing sector in South Australia enters the later stages of the Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) reform, licence holders are set top beenefit from a relief fee. The MSF…
The EU Commission has a track record of rushing deals through just before holiday periods, according to Aodh O Donnell – and it seems it’s ready to strike an agreement…
The first five Fisheries Management Plans set out how the UK government aims to work with the fishing industry and other stakeholders to support the long-term future and sustainable management…