Skipper and EMK director Cor Vonk is certain that a poor outcome of the current Brexit negotiations could mean the end for the fishing business his family runs, as well…
European fishing industry associations representing 2000 fishing vessels from Portugal to Sweden have written to MEPs to make clear their concerns about the future of the North Sea and wider…
A new collaboration between the offshore wind industry and the nature-inclusive seaweed sector could be a stepping stone towards making multi-use sea farms a reality. Windfarm operator Ørsted and Stichting…
The friction between the expansion of windfarms and the fishing industry continues to become increasingly acute as more fishing grounds are lost to windmill parks, particularly in the North Sea,…
Heavy reductions in quotas for cod and other key species present major challenges for the Danish fishing industry next year. ‘With these Danish fishing quotas, there is a prospect of…
European fishermen’s organisations have banded together to brand the decision to drastically reduce the 2020 North Sea cod TAC as a truly disappointing outcome, predicting this to be disastrous for…
‘We are delighted with the positive news of the increase of the plaice and sole stock due to strong year classes, and the recent investments in new building vessels,’ said…
The Marine Stewardship Council certification for North Sea cod – which was finally achieved in 2017 after a long process and a tough set of measures implemented by the fishing…
With governments and emerging industries increasingly looking to the seas as sources of minerals and energy, the result is that the competition for maritime space is becoming increasingly tough. One…
‘This is a alarm call for the North Sea. The windmills destroy everything. The piles themselves present a hazard to marine life – and so do the electromagnetic fields around…