This report summarises the outcomes of the Workshop on; prioritisation of species, identification of best-practice capture and handling, design of post-release survival studies, and development of effective communication campaigns, for developing positive behavioural change in recreational fishing...

The Award recipient participated in the annual ICES-FAO Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour Working Group (ICES-FAO WGFTFB) meeting on April 8 - 12, 2019. This meeting was hosted by Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China, although each year the meeting is held in a different location. The...

There is worldwide concern over the potential effects of by-catch and discarding of fish in commercial fisheries, particularly trawling. Although mortalities of discards are highly variable, it is likely that a large proportion of fish discarded at sea by trawlers do not survive. Consequently,...

SIRFIS is and acronym for Standardised Integrated Recreational Fisheries Information System. The system is designed to provide a user friendly and flexible environment in which to enter, store and retrieve data relating to recreational fisheries. The system also allows storage of comprehensive...