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The galleries bring you an overview of posts from across community sites for seamless access to what’s going on in the fishing industry right now, alongside our continuous newsfeed. Trawlerphotos covers the entire North Atlantic region with daily updates.

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Lawmakers demand menhaden restrictions – without waiting for the science

The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition is challenging an 9th October congressional letter, led by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), urging the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to impose further restrictions on the Atlantic menhaden fishery, before critical Chesapeake Bay research has been completed. The proposed restrictions threaten a predominantly minority, unionised workforce whose families have depended on the Reedville, Virginia fishery for generations. For more than a century, the industry has helped sustain Virginia’s Northern Neck communities. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 has documented the importance of these jobs. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)… [...]

Seafood Ireland Alliance marks Ireland’s EU Presidency

The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) has hosted representatives from the fishing and seafood industry and stakeholders from across the European institutions at an event in Brussels. The evening marked Ireland’s EU Presidency and highlighted the challenges facing the Irish sector ahead of the December Council, where Member State Ministers will sign off fishing opportunities for 2027. The event brought together a large number of guests, including Minister of State Timmy Dooley, TD, MEP Ciaran Mullooly, Fisheries Attaché Martin Crowley, and staff from the European Parliament, DG MARE and various Permanent Representation officials. Representatives from the SIA set out the industry’s key… [...]

Young fishers demand a say on policy – LIFE Youth Network Launches

Young people from across Europe’s small-scale fisheries sector have launched the Low Impact Fishers of Europe Youth Network, creating a united platform to ensure that their voices are heard in the decisions affecting their livelihoods and communities. The network brings together young fishers, shellfish gatherers, and community advocates. Twenty representatives from Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain plus Norway and the United Kingdom gathered in Brussels to launch the network in the framework of the Make Fishing Fair Youth Summit. They were joined by ten experienced small-scale fishers, connecting generations around a shared commitment to resilient coastal communities and… [...]

Pressure grows for urgent CFP revision

 Four organisations have added their voices to calls urging the European Commission to include concrete legislative action in its Vision for Fisheries and Aquaculture 2040 and its 2027 Work Programme. Europêche, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) and Copa-Cogeca are looking to the European Commission to commit to an urgent targeted revision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Their call comes ahead of the publication of the Commission’s Vision for Fisheries and Aquaculture 2040, expected on 20th October. ‘The future of fisheries depends on people and coastal communities. As… [...]

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New Vessels

We keep track of new fishing vessels from all over Europe and around the world, in line with the major optimisation of fisheries that has taken place in recent years. We follow shipyards and designers around the world to keep you updated on newbuilds in the fishing industry.