Deadlock over UN treaty for high seas
A ‘governance vacuum’ over the high seas means wealthy countries benefit from the ocean at the expense of developing countries, according to a leading aquatic food systems scientist. The livelihoods…
A ‘governance vacuum’ over the high seas means wealthy countries benefit from the ocean at the expense of developing countries, according to a leading aquatic food systems scientist. The livelihoods…
Australia’s South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) has welcomed the announcement in the federal budget of $24 million to support the structural adjustment of the fishery. This package has…
Pacific Island Forum Fisheries is building on its high tech response to illegal and unreported fishing with new tools being trialled to complement its existing suite of monitoring, control and…
Faroese Minister of Fisheries Árni Skaale has signed off a decision on the Faroese fleet’s quotas for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring on similar lines to previous years – and…
Permanent and temporary closures of oyster harvesting areas by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife (TDPW) have brought protests by oyster fishermen and contributing to the shortage of Gulf…
The Norwegian Fishermen's Association has strongly condemned the Russian Federation's military attack on Ukraine – but has also stressed the importance of maintaining co-operation with Russia on fisheries. ‘We want,…
Some groundbreaking FAO projects are seen as becoming a model for co-operation towards sustainable resource use and conservation. Romeo Mikičić has been fishing in the Adriatic Sea for more than…
Participation by fishermen, the authorities and others concerned, plus an EMFF grant has made it possible to achieve successful co-management of an area off the coast of western Sweden. In…
Participants in the APPG on Fisheries first event of 2022 heard from speakers from across the fisheries and conservation worlds discussing collaboration for effective management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).…
Icelandic Minister of Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has recommended that the Directorate of Fisheries strengthen its monitoring of the consolidation of fishing rights, with particular focus on examining the position of…