'I'd like to see them [the boats and permits] stay in my city. It supports the infrastructure and other businesses' -- Eric Hansen, president of the Fisheries Survival Fund Continue reading
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Canadian scientists deliver dire report on Gulf of Saint Lawrence shrimp, add to redfish pressure
'I would say the very best-case scenario, based on our proposals, would be a 2/3 reduction from last year's TAC. And it could be even more dire than that' - Jason Spingle, FFAW Continue reading
Names, more details released from Atlantic Canada’s latest fishing vessel tragedy
The Quebec-based crew was returning home from a redfish harvesting trip Continue reading
Carbon emissions reduction ‘key’ for Thai Union’s 2030 strategy
Reducing carbon emissions is 'absolutely key' to Thai Union's 2030 strategy as it looks to increase the sustainability of its seafood products across its supply chain, Adam Brennan, director of group sustainability at Thai Union, told Undercurrent News
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Controversial fishing ban ends in South China Sea
China's controversial annual summer fishing moratorium in the South China Sea ended Wednesday, allowing thousands of Chinese boats to head back to the disputed waters
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US pollock sector dodges $400m bullet as American Seafoods settles Bayside railway litigation
American Seafoods has reached a 'global settlement' of just under $10m with US government over its use of the 100-foot Bayside Canadian Railway
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World’s largest fishing country tests catch quotas as alternative to annual ban
China, the world's largest fishing nation, is exploring new approaches to fisheries management that may one day consign its controversial annual fishing ban to the scrapheap
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UK marine heatwave puts CEFAS, Seafish on ‘high alert’
The UK's top marine science and public fisheries bodies are on high alert for signs a record-breaking marine heatwave around the British Isles is impacting fisheries Continue reading
Snow crab harvesters hold protest at union offices, block entrance to offshore oil project
The fracture between snow crab harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is widening and becoming more divisive as the ongoing holdout over dock prices heads into its sixth week Continue reading
US plan to classify sunflower sea star as endangered could impact Alaska fishing
The US is moving forward with plans to classify the sunflower sea star under the Endangered Species Act, which would add more hoops for some fishermen in Alaska Continue reading