Cod fishing is to be banned in the North Sea for 12 weeks during the crucial spawning period in a desperate bid to revive dangerously depleted stocks of the fish. Shoppers are likely to see fresh ...

Cod stocks in the North Sea reached 270,000 tonnes in the 1970s. After the 2006 low, the fishing industry began work with the Scottish government and the EU Fisheries Council to agree a recovery plan.

"The fishing industry has a long and noble tradition ... this iconic and ecologically important stock. "Protecting North Sea cod for this and future generations must be a key priority for all ...

The UK has banned European vessels from catching the silvery fish species in its North Sea waters but the EU is challenging ...

Anglers are hooking into cod, pollock and coley off the Berwickshire coast according to Aquamarine Charters boss.

European fishermen will have to apply drastic measures to avoid discarding unwanted fish overboard while fishing cod in the North Sea, as a result of the EU-Norway fisheries agreement reached early ...

Significant quota cuts and reduced landings challenged cod supply chains in 2024, mainly due to the Norwegian-Russian Joint ...

Aquamarine Charters bosses say there are cod, pollock and coley to be hooked into currently off the Berwickshire coast. They have spaces on charter boats this weekend and the best bait currently is ...

The long-standing fishing moratorium on southern Grand Banks cod is to be extended for at least another three years, member countries of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) decided ...