Fixing the scientific shortfall lifts monk quota
A substantial increase in the monkfish quota for 2025 demonstrates clearly the value of improved scientific efforts in assessing marine stocks, as monkfish is no longer a data deficient species.…
Zero TAC outlook for Barents Sea capelin season
For the first time since 2021, scientists are recommending a zero quota for the Barents Sea capelin fishery. The joint Norwegian-Russian ecosystem survey in the Barents Sea provides key data…
View of the nature of Scotland, United Kingdom. Bay with blue water and fish farms
DNA modelling drives seabed sampling evolution
A new environmental-DNA (e-DNA) approach for monitoring the seabed conditions around marine fish farms could significantly speed up the assessment of sediment samples, enabling salmon producers and the Scottish Environment…
Aquaculture researchers secure funding to explore next-generation tech
The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced its support for three innovation projects aimed at enhancing finfish health and welfare in response to a changing climate and other emerging…
Explosion in salmon lice
Researcher Anne Sandvik of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research reports an explosion in salmon lice in the northern part of Norway. ‘We have seen an explosive increase, doubling of…
Russia’s Great African Expedition sets off
An international initiative by Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries, the decision to embark on the Great African Expedition was taken at a Russia-Africa Forum Summit in 2023. Last week saw…
Data Collection Programme paves way for further collaboration
It’s remarkable how quickly the Scottish Pelagic Industry-Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP) has progressed since the initial feasibility study in 2018, which has now led to data being used in…
Taking action on lobster stock fluctuation
There’s increasing concern about unexplained structural decline of European lobster in the Netherlands’ Eastern Scheldt lobster fishery. Accurate stock assessment is essential for understanding these declines and implementing sustainable management,…
Mackerel distribution in Icelandic waters hits low point
Icelandic marine research vessel Árni Friðriksson earlier this month concluded its role in this year’s North Atlantic pelagic survey, alongside Norwegian, Faroese and Danish research institutes. Árni Friðriksson covered 6000…
Grand Banks halibut survey underway
Spanish research vessel Vizconde de Eza has sailed from the port of St. John's (Canada) today to begin this year’s 3L Greenland halibut survey, the last one this year in…
