Fish Industry News By Category: Government and Regulatory
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Scottish Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill Passes Through Next Stage
SCOTLAND, UK - The Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill has successfully passed through Stage three of the Parliamentary process. The Bill will ensure that farmed and...
SCOTLAND, UK - The Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill has successfully passed through Stage three of the Parliamentary process. The Bill will ensure that farmed and...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Northern Ireland Fishermen to get Personal Flotation Device
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - A joint initiative by National Charity, the Fishermen's Mission, Seafish, DARD (Department for Agriculture and Rural Development) through...
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - A joint initiative by National Charity, the Fishermen's Mission, Seafish, DARD (Department for Agriculture and Rural Development) through...
Monday, May 13, 2013
Fisheries Secretary Praises New Fishing Safety Initiative
SCOTLAND, UK - During a visit to the Aberdeen fisheries expo, 10 May, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead saw at first hand the new Personal Flotation Devices (PFD)...
SCOTLAND, UK - During a visit to the Aberdeen fisheries expo, 10 May, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead saw at first hand the new Personal Flotation Devices (PFD)...
Call for Transitional Aid to Support Struggling Scottish Fishing Sector
SCOTLAND, UK - Large sections of the Scottish whitefish and prawn fleets are teetering on the brink of survival and there is urgent need for transitional aid to...
SCOTLAND, UK - Large sections of the Scottish whitefish and prawn fleets are teetering on the brink of survival and there is urgent need for transitional aid to...
New Corporate Plan for Seafish
UK - Seafish's new Corporate Plan has now been signed by the four UK fisheries administrations, demonstrating their support for the organisation's new strategic...
UK - Seafish's new Corporate Plan has now been signed by the four UK fisheries administrations, demonstrating their support for the organisation's new strategic...
Scottish Fishermen Call for Sanctions Against Iceland, Faroes for Unsustainable Fishing
UK - Scottish fishermen are urging the European Commission to impose sanctions against Iceland and the Faroes due to the over-fishing of mackerel....
UK - Scottish fishermen are urging the European Commission to impose sanctions against Iceland and the Faroes due to the over-fishing of mackerel....
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Researchers Calculate Global Highways of Invasive Marine Species
UK - New research has mapped the most detailed forecast to date for importing potentially harmful invasive species with the ballast water of cargo ships....
UK - New research has mapped the most detailed forecast to date for importing potentially harmful invasive species with the ballast water of cargo ships....
Friday, May 03, 2013
Undersized Scallop Catch Costs Vessel Owners Over £29,000
UK - Lewes Crown Court has ordered a fishing vessel owner to pay over £29,000 and the master £500 after finding them guilty of retaining 8.8 tonnes of undersized...
UK - Lewes Crown Court has ordered a fishing vessel owner to pay over £29,000 and the master £500 after finding them guilty of retaining 8.8 tonnes of undersized...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Greenpeace to Champion Small Boats in Fairer Quota Battle
UK - An unusual alliance of Greenpeace, the government, and small-scale fishermen is poised for an unprecedented court battle with Britain’s most powerful fishing...
UK - An unusual alliance of Greenpeace, the government, and small-scale fishermen is poised for an unprecedented court battle with Britain’s most powerful fishing...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Scottish Fishermen's Federation Focus on Fishing Vessel Safety
SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) will explain to a top-level meeting on fishing safety in London today (30 April) the various safety initiatives...
SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) will explain to a top-level meeting on fishing safety in London today (30 April) the various safety initiatives...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Euro MPs get Reality Check from Scottish Skippers
SCOTLAND, UK - Fishermen have to balance their dangerous profession with mounting costs and economic pressures against a background of regulations and controls often...
SCOTLAND, UK - Fishermen have to balance their dangerous profession with mounting costs and economic pressures against a background of regulations and controls often...
Friday, April 26, 2013
New £300,000 Fish Market Opens in Ardglass
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - A new £300,000 fish market and refurbished ice plant facility has opened in Ardglass....
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - A new £300,000 fish market and refurbished ice plant facility has opened in Ardglass....
Fall in Fishing Pressure Confirmed in Scientific Assessment
SCOTLAND, UK - With Scottish seafood suppliers enjoying a huge amount of interest from international customers at this week’s European Seafood Exposition in Brussels,...
SCOTLAND, UK - With Scottish seafood suppliers enjoying a huge amount of interest from international customers at this week’s European Seafood Exposition in Brussels,...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Scottish Fishermen to Receive High Quality Lifejackets
SCOTLAND, UK - All fishermen in Scotland are to receive a free Personal Flotation Device (PFD) through a Scottish Fishermen's Federation project, supported by the...
SCOTLAND, UK - All fishermen in Scotland are to receive a free Personal Flotation Device (PFD) through a Scottish Fishermen's Federation project, supported by the...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
SFF Represented at Marine Protected Areas Workshops
SCOTLAND, UK - Monday 22 April saw the commencement of a series of Regional Workshops in advance of the Public Consultation on the proposals for a Network of Marine...
SCOTLAND, UK - Monday 22 April saw the commencement of a series of Regional Workshops in advance of the Public Consultation on the proposals for a Network of Marine...
£2.6 million Boost for Scottish Fishing
SCOTLAND, UK - The latest round European Fisheries Fund (EFF) grants will give support to 78 projects across the sea fisheries, aquaculture and fish processing sectors....
SCOTLAND, UK - The latest round European Fisheries Fund (EFF) grants will give support to 78 projects across the sea fisheries, aquaculture and fish processing sectors....
Monday, April 22, 2013
SEAFARE Project Addresses the Future of European Smelt
UK - The SEAFARE project held a two-day workshop on the status of the European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) on 26 March 2013 in Bangor University, Wales. During the...
UK - The SEAFARE project held a two-day workshop on the status of the European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) on 26 March 2013 in Bangor University, Wales. During the...
Value Decline Shows Economic Pressures on Scottish Fleet
SCOTLAND, UK - The economic pressures faced by Scottish fishermen are clearly demonstrated by the overall quayside value of fish landed by the Scottish fleet in...
SCOTLAND, UK - The economic pressures faced by Scottish fishermen are clearly demonstrated by the overall quayside value of fish landed by the Scottish fleet in...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Scottish Fish Landings Volume Stable, Value Falls
SCOTLAND, UK - Provisional statistics show that the overall quayside value of fish landed by Scottish vessels in 2012 decreased by seven per cent, compared with...
SCOTLAND, UK - Provisional statistics show that the overall quayside value of fish landed by Scottish vessels in 2012 decreased by seven per cent, compared with...
More Economic Evidence to Influence Fisheries' Policy Makers Needed
UK - The Director-General of DG Mare, European Commission has revealed economists within the EC are finally winning the argument that policy decisions affecting...
UK - The Director-General of DG Mare, European Commission has revealed economists within the EC are finally winning the argument that policy decisions affecting...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Marine Report Tells Cautionary Tale for Scottish Government
SCOTLAND, UK - A parliamentary report highlighting a chronic “lack of clarity” with English marine protection plans sends a strong signal to the Scottish Government...
SCOTLAND, UK - A parliamentary report highlighting a chronic “lack of clarity” with English marine protection plans sends a strong signal to the Scottish Government...
Monday, April 15, 2013
New Opportunity to Manage England’s Inshore Fisheries
UK - People interested in influencing the management of inshore fisheries around Southern England are being encouraged to apply to join the regions’ inshore fisheries...
UK - People interested in influencing the management of inshore fisheries around Southern England are being encouraged to apply to join the regions’ inshore fisheries...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
New Seafish Resource shows UK Fleet Fuel Costs Rising
UK - Seafish has launched a new Excel-based dataset containing estimates of the financial and business performance of the UK fishing fleet and fleet segments. Seafish...
UK - Seafish has launched a new Excel-based dataset containing estimates of the financial and business performance of the UK fishing fleet and fleet segments. Seafish...
Thursday, April 04, 2013
New Report Assesses Bulk Outlets for Discards
UK - A new Seafish report shows that the food chain should be the first choice for discarded fish that could be landed under a future discard ban, but when that...
UK - A new Seafish report shows that the food chain should be the first choice for discarded fish that could be landed under a future discard ban, but when that...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Multi-year Fleet Economic Performance Dataset Published
UK - Seafish has published the multi-year fleet economic performance dataset. The dataset contains financial, economic and operational performance indicators for...
UK - Seafish has published the multi-year fleet economic performance dataset. The dataset contains financial, economic and operational performance indicators for...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Deep Water Trawl Ban will Harm Scottish Fishing Industry, says MEP
SCOTLAND, UK - Scots MEP Struan Stevenson has responded to a vote in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) last week to ban deep water trawling...
SCOTLAND, UK - Scots MEP Struan Stevenson has responded to a vote in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) last week to ban deep water trawling...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Environment Agency Tracks Fish Migration
UK - A sea trout originally tagged in the River Tyne has been caught off the Dutch coast, a rare occurrence that has given Environment Agency fisheries experts a...
UK - A sea trout originally tagged in the River Tyne has been caught off the Dutch coast, a rare occurrence that has given Environment Agency fisheries experts a...
Monday, March 18, 2013
Discards Ban Could Impact Seabird Populations
UK - The European Parliament recently voted to scrap the controversial discards policy, which has seen fishermen throwing thousands of edible fish and fish waste...
UK - The European Parliament recently voted to scrap the controversial discards policy, which has seen fishermen throwing thousands of edible fish and fish waste...
Monday, March 11, 2013
Almost £600,000 of Quota Secured for Under 10M Fishermen
UK - The Marine Management Organisation has gained almost £600,000 worth of valuable fish stocks quota to directly benefit fishermen in the under 10 metre (U10m)...
UK - The Marine Management Organisation has gained almost £600,000 worth of valuable fish stocks quota to directly benefit fishermen in the under 10 metre (U10m)...
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Scottish Fishermen Ready for Their Rewards
SCOTLAND, UK - With Scottish fishermen reporting huge quantities of cod and other fish on the fishing grounds, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) says it...
SCOTLAND, UK - With Scottish fishermen reporting huge quantities of cod and other fish on the fishing grounds, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) says it...
News By Advertiser
News By Country
News By Fish
News By Category
Our Sponsors
Partners
© 2000 - 2012. 5m Publishing, Benchmark House, 8 Smithy Wood Drive, Sheffield, S35 1QN, England.