A new report shows that there is increasing competition between countries for access to seafood, which is leading to escalating fisheries disputes. The “mackerel war”—a bitter dispute between several European…
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Thai seafood linked to illegal fishing
Monday, January 14th, 2019The EU has been accused of sending out the wrong message after removing Thailand from a list of countries failing to tackle illegal fishing. Campaigners claim that the European commission’s…
MSPs demand tougher regulation for fish farming
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018
Fish Farm Image © SEPA Scotland’s fish farming industry must bow to tougher environmental regulation if wants to expand, a committee of MSPs has concluded. A new report from the...
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SEPA launch salmon farming sector shake-up plan
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Scottish Fish Farm Image © SEPA A press release announcing their new Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan and public consultation was published by SEPA on 7th November 2018, headlined: "Scottish salmon...
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Edible crabs won’t cope with climate change
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
Image © COAST by Nia Whiteley, Bangor University for The Conversation. We are only just beginning to learn how aquatic organisms will respond to climate change, and the effect...
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Revealed: the millionaires hoarding UK fishing rights
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
A painstaking five-month long Unearthed investigation shows that a small group of wealthy families control huge swathes of the country’s fishing quota, details this article from Greenpeace UK. More than...
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£1.5m put into new vessel tracking systems
Monday, October 8th, 2018
New technology will help ensure inshore fishermen are fishing in a sustainable way, following £1.5 million funding for vessel tracking devices, the Scottish government has said. The joint funding from...
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Sick salmon at Scottish fish farm revealed on film
Friday, September 7th, 2018
This recent article from The Ferret looks at the scandal caused by the release of underwater film from a fish farm off the coast of the Isle of Lewis. Scarred,...
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‘Scallop wars’ are just a pre-Brexit skirmish
Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
Scallop fishing attracts controversy. Dredgers scrape scallops out of the hollows they make for themselves in the seabed, and in the process disturb seaweed and other sea life that lives...
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Pollution and overfishing top seafood consumers’ concerns
Thursday, August 9th, 2018
A new study suggests seafood consumers across the globe are united in thinking that the biggest threat to the oceans is pollution, followed by overfishing. The study, the second of...
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