EU Advisory Councils question eligibility and stakeholder balance in European Ocean Board call for applications.Several EU Advisory Councils have written jointly to Costas Kadis seeking clarification over the European Commission’s proposed European Ocean Board and...
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IMBUS Project Targets Better Quality & Access to ICES Survey Data
EU-funded IMBUS project enhances ICES survey quality and builds accessible DATRAS tools, making ocean data easier to use for science. A New EU Project Focused on Unlocking Survey Value A new EU-funded project, IMBUS, has been launched to improve how ICES bottom‑trawl...
Russian Cod Landings in Norway Top One Billion Kroner
Kirkenes is one of three available ports in Norway that Russian fishing vessels can still call at. Photo: Atle Staalesen/The Barents observer Russian Cod Sales in Norway Reach Record Levels Russian-caught cod generated record revenues in Norway in 2025, exceeding NOK...
Iceland Winter Ocean Temperatures Reach Highest Levels Since 1970
Ocean temperatures around Iceland reach record winter highs since 1970, raising questions about Atlantic heat transport and ecosystem impacts. Icelandic Winter Research Survey Records Unprecedented Ocean Temperatures Ocean temperatures around Iceland during winter...
Galway Fishing Master Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Fishing Activity
Galway fishing master pleads guilty to unlicensed fishing after 25 trips without valid sea-fishing licence. A fishing master has pleaded guilty to carrying out fishing activity without a valid sea-fishing licence over a period spanning more than two years. On 20...
MMO Appoints Elysia McCaffrey as Chief Executive Officer
Marine Management Organisation appoints Elysia McCaffrey as Chief Executive, replacing Acting Chief Executive Michelle Willis from April 2026. The Marine Management Organisation has confirmed the appointment of Elysia McCaffrey as its next Chief Executive Officer,...
New Programme to Accelerate Ireland’s Seafood Industry Growth
Pictured from left to right: Saroj Kapadne, Keohane Seafoods, Graham Goff, Atlantis Seafoods, Sheila Garvin, The Garvin Seafoods Company, Paul Ward, Head of Business Intelligence, BIM, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Timmy...

















