IB 25-54: Final 2026 Annual Observer and EM Deployment Rates

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) and the Alaska Regional Office (AKRO) have finalized the observer and electronic monitoring (EM) selection rates for the 2026 fishing year. The table below...

Frontiers | The dual purpose of high spatiotemporal resolution of electronic monitoring data in...

Fisheries using bottom-towed fishing gears are a localised pressure that causes physical disturbance to the seabed habitats. To meet the requirements of ecos...

IB 25-38: NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the...

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting retention of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, Septem...

Scotland Amends Fishing Vessel Electronic Monitoring Regulations - Scottish Fishing Industry - The...

Scotland is amending remote electronic monitoring rules for pelagic vessels to provide a cost-saving data storage and transmission option

Study Warns Loopholes Threaten Global Treaty on Illegal Fishing - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and...

Stanford study finds global treaty curbs illegal fishing, but domestic fleet loopholes risk undermining Port State Measures Agreement enforcement

EAPO Cautions Commission Against Inconsistent Quota Setting - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and...

European fishing body, EAPO, warns that despite progress, the EU's quota-setting process is inconsistent, undermining scientific advice

NWWAC Sets Out Advice to Commission on Fishing Opportunities 2026 - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK...

NWWAC issues advice on fishing opportunities for North Western Waters in 2026, highlighting concerns over various stocks

Pew debuts tool to help countries assess compliance with international fishery rules | Jamie Gibbon

I recently chatted with SeafoodSource about our new tool that will help RFMO member countries assess their capacity to engage in compliance review processes. https://lnkd.in/e737XnHc

AI Observers Hit the High Seas | bioGraphic

New AI analysis systems can count fish and identify species. Could they be key to making fisheries safer and less destructive?

Fisheries Ministry suspends four trawlers’ licences, exceeds 2025 inspection targets

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has suspended the licences of four industrial trawlers for repeated breaches of fishing regulations, as inspection activities at Ghana’s ports...

Could Artificial Intelligence Make It Easier and Safer to Monitor Fisheries?

New A.I. analysis systems aim to count fish and identify species, streamlining the time-intensive process of recording commercial fishing activity

Ocean Winds - Challenge #1 | StarWatts

Nominations Open for AFS Cooperative Fisheries Awards - EM4Fish

Ahead of their annual meeting in San Antonio, the American Fisheries Society is accepting nominations for their Cooperative Fisheries Awards. Spearheaded by Sean Simmons, incoming president of the...