Fishing for Litter is a voluntary initiative, led by KIMO UK and supported through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). The project engages with fishers, facilitating collection of litter at sea to be disposed of appropriately at participating ports and harbours. Simultaneously, there is ongoing work to raise awareness surrounding the economic and environmental impact […]
The inshore waters of North West England support a thriving and diverse shellfish industry but in the last few days it has emerged that there are potentially huge impacts on the industry arising from the UK’s exit from the European Union. The majority of our shellfish stocks are sold to Europe as live stock. Live […]
OSPAR has published a scoping study on best practices for the design and recycling of fishing gear as a means to reduce quantities of fishing gear found as marine litter in the North East Atlantic. Both unintentional and intentional loss of fishing gear at sea result in marine litter and negative environmental impacts. The study […]
As part of Commercial fishing and Maritime Safety Week 2020 The Fishing Industry Safety Group has launched a commercial fishing safety campaign – Home and Dry (#HOMEANDDRY). The campaign includes a new website bringing together information on: ILO 188 (Work in Fishing Convention) – which applies to all fishermen working on fishing vessels of any size, with […]
The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (AIFCA) has produced an update for fishing communities dealing with Covid-19 and its impact on fishing communities and businesses as well as the work of the IFCAs and other regulatory authorities. The Update includes a lot of useful information on support for fishing businesses including links to […]
The newsletter from the Maritime Affairs & Fisheries for December has been published and covers the following topics: News Ministers agree on fishing catch limits for 2017 Commission launches call worth €1.5m to promote coastal and maritime tourism The EU engages in the third round of negotiations to prevent unregulated fishing in the Arctic high […]
The newsletter from the Maritime Affairs & Fisheries for October has been published and covers the following topics: News Baltic Sea: sustainable fishing quotas set for 2017 Commission proposes deep-sea fishing opportunities ensuring the sustainable exploitation of vulnerable species 3rd Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference: Commissioner Vella hands over awards for best Atlantic projects European Maritime Day 2017 […]
The newsletter from the Maritime Affairs & Fisheries for July has been published and covers the following topics: News Your holiday guide to eating F.I.S.H. Commission proposes to lift ‘red card’ from Republic of Guinea after it steps up fight against illegal fishing New, simplified EU programme for fisheries data collection: a milestone towards more robust […]
The newsletter from the Maritime Affairs & Fisheries for June has been published and covers the following topics: News Sustainable fishing levels by 2020 A smooth bluefin tuna fishing campaign in 2016 Blue Economy Business Awards 2016 40th Annual Session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean: the start of “a new era in fish stock […]
The third annual Fishackathon challenge was launched on the 22nd April 2016 which is a competition that encouraged coders and scientific enthusiasts to address sustainable fishery challenges by creating applications (apps) for mobile phones and other devices. One of nine tasks set this year was to create an app to identify the species of fish […]