Social Media Ideas for Fisheries Data Collection

Massive New Fish Atlas Maps Centuries of European Fish Records for Everyone

The German Ichthyological Society and partners have opened the GfI-Fischartenatlas, an openly accessible platform consolidating more than 62,000 validated fish occurrence records f...

New South Atlantic Red Snapper Pilot Programs Provide Fall Season and Recreational Data Improvements 

NOAA Fisheries approved new EFPs for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to test red snapper data collection. Anglers can harvest during Oct. 9–22, while a federal NC season runs O...

Research report: Distribution dataset of chondrichthyan species occurring in French metropolitan waters and across the N...

A quality-controlled data compilation records 86 chondrichthyan species in French metropolitan waters and surrounding North-East Atlantic and western Mediterranean regions from 200...

Fishers’ Organisations in India Demand Recognition From FAO

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India,, August 27 (IPS) - India is ranked the second-largest fish-producing nation globally, accounting for around 8 percent of global output. The fisheries se...

New Zealand put fishing boats under camera surveillance. Will it stay the course?

NAPIER/DUNEDIN, Aotearoa New Zealand — In 2016, a scandal engulfed Aotearoa New Zealand’s fisheries regulator. Leaked documents showed that the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)...

Fishers seek climate protection, social security and recognition for women

More than 50 delegates representing fishers, women fish-workers, fish vendors, fisher organisations and researchers participated in the consultation held at the ICAR-Central Instit...

Keralam’s seafood sector unveils draft fisheries management plan

Digital tracking framework to capture a larger share of the growing global market for responsibly sourced seafood is part of a major sustainability push

Sunday Edition: NOAA

Objectives assigned to NOAA include ensuring a safe and sustainable supply of seafood

Tanzania Fisheries Sector Grew 6.3% in 2025 as Production Volumes and Value Hit 519,454 Tonnes and TZS 4.56 Trillion

Tanzania’s fisheries sector grew 6.30% in 2025, with production reaching 519,454 tonnes and output value climbing to TZS 4.56 trillion. The sector’s contribution to GDP hit a recor...

CIFT workshop focuses on aligning fisheries research with national goals

J. K. Jena, Deputy DG (Fisheries Science) ICAR, said research must go beyond outputs to benefit communities, farmers, fishers and entrepreneurs

The real crisis in India’s fisheries

Official claims that most of India’s marine fish stocks are sustainable should not distract from the continuing degradation of the country’s inshore fishing grounds; stronger gover...

Fisheries Commission to monitor fish weighing at Tema Harbour

The Fisheries Commission is to deploy officers at fish-receiving and weighing points to improve transparency and ensure accurate recording of fish landings as Ghana works to addres...

What a Seawater Sample Can Tell Scientists About Ocean Health

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 22 (IPS) - A fishing boat’s catch tells only part of the story of the waters around World Heritage sites. Species that escape the net, shelter ins...

Fisheries Sector Targets Commercial Growth

[Daily News] Rukwa -- TANZANIA'S fisheries sector is targeting greater commercial investment through value addition, expanded market access and increased private sector participati...

India moves a step closer towards national action plan for small-scale fishers

FAO-backed framework seeks to strengthen livelihoods, safety and resilience

Women account for 44% of India’s inland fishers, says report

Women’s unpaid and post-harvest roles remain undercounted in official stats, underscoring the need to integrate gender with data collection and policy planning for inland fisheries...

Research set to shape Tanzania’s blue economy

Data being collected from Tanzania’s waters could help the country identify and protect valuable marine resources, improve fisheries management and guide investment and other activ...

The Dominance of Aquaculture over Capture Fishing

Aquaculture refers to farming the water: that is, growing fish or shrimp or other aquatic animals in a controlled space, rather than capturing them in open water. I’ve tended to th...

Individual Fined for Unlawful Commercial Fishing Practices

UW Sea Grant: Policy on the Plate – How Wisconsin Shaped Sustainable Global Fisheries

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Trawl industry spin exposed as latest data reveals 35 tonne coral bycatch

New fisheries data has reinforced the disastrous impact of commercial trawling, showing New Zealand trawlers reported hauling up more than 35,000kg of protected coral and sponges o...

Tarakihi catch limits reduce to 10 per person nationwide

The Fisheries Minister says he considered the latest science and catch information, uncertainty about future stocks of young fish, and the effects of use of the fishery in making t...

Adopt a welfare-oriented approach, Fisheries department told

Speaking at a district-level review meeting of the Fisheries and Harbour Engineering departments at Ponnani, Fisheries Minister V.E. Abdul Gafoor said steps would be taken to fill...

Floundering North Carolina fisheries agency endangers workers and wildlife

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