Update on liquidity aid scheme for Pelagic Segment of the Irish fishing fleet. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, has announced that the Tier 1 […]
Scottish pelagic fishers and Cefas sign MoU to work together on scientific research. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have […]
Bad weather hampers Norwegian pelagic fleet. Several Norwegian boats ventured for herring in northern area and bad weather hampered the activities of the mackerel fleet last week, according to an […]
New video on Scottish pelagic industry-science data collection programme. A new video on the Scottish pelagic industry-science data collection programme has been released, which highlights the benefits this innovative scheme […]
Busy week for Norwegian pelagic fleet. The Norwegian pelagic fleet was busy last week with vessels fishing for mackerel in the sea and 15,000 tonnes of North Sea herring caught. […]
More Norwegian pelagic vessels are now starting to move after the summer holidays and North Sea herring fishing in particular picked up last week, according to Norwegian fishing group, Norges […]
The scientist on a mission to conserve pelagic fisheries. IMAS scientist Sean Tracey has spent many years catching tuna, swordfish and other large pelagic fish around Australia, but it’s not […]
NE Atlantic pelagics need radical new approach for quota sharing. Coastal State governments need to adopt a radical new approach to reach an agreement on quota sharing for North East […]
New report urges urgent new approach to secure quota sharing for NE Atlantic pelagics. Coastal State governments need to urgently adopt a comprehensive new approach to reach an agreement on […]
Scots pelagic fishers welcome herring stock status. The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group says the robust state of the North Sea herring stock has been confirmed with the latest scientific advice […]
A quiet week for Norwegian pelagic boats. Fishing has been quiet for the Norwegian pelagic fleet in the last week, reports fish organisation Norges Sildealgslag. For sandeel, 1,720 tonnes have […]
Mixed results last week for Norwegian pelagic fleet. Fishing for North Sea herring has varied so far this season for the Norwegian fleet, with 5 875 tonnes registered now in […]
The road to incorporating Scottish pelagic industry data in science for stock assessments. Fisheries data collection through industry-science partnerships have significant potential to support stock assessments and sustainable management, but […]
Research on limiting blue whiting catches in pelagic trawls. In the fishing for blue whiting, it is at times a problem that the catches become too large, and that there […]
Zero hour for Northeast Atlantic pelagics: Waitrose repeats call for Coastal States to fish responsibly With the Coastal States’ self-imposed deadline to reach an agreement on Northeast Atlantic mackerel quota […]
Are pelagic fisheries entering new waters? Coastal States negotiations unpacked. For years, the unified voice of the global marketplace for sustainable seafood – The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) […]
Norway meeting on sharing pelagic price information. Norway’s Sildesalgslag and Sjømat Norge have met to discuss how price information should be handled in the future. The background is that the […]
Niels Hintzen will be the new Chief Science Officer at the Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA) as of 1 March 2023. He will succeed Martin Pastoors, who has led the PFA’s […]