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Future-Proofing Pelagic Fishing: Priorities for 2025 By Phil Haslam, Managing Director, North Atlantic Fishing Company. Pelagic fishing accounts for 60% of UK landings, making it a vital part of the […]
Sustainable Development Goals for the pelagic fishing sector The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were announced in 2015 by the United Nations and 17 SDGs were formulated to contribute to the […]
Update on Norwegian pelagic fishing. Norwegian pelagic sales group Norges Sildesalgslag has provided an update on pelagic fishing for fishing season week 34. Mackerel: This week’s quantity of mackerel was […]
Update on Norwegian pelagic fishing season. Norwegian pelagic sales group Norges Sildesalgslag has provided an update on pelagic fishing for fishing season week 34. Kenneth Garvik of the group, writes: […]
Danish pelagic fishing fleet introduces 100% documented fisheries. As the first in Europe, the Danish pelagic fleet is now introducing fully documented fishing on all vessels. By the end of […]
Pelagic Fishing Success with Hampidjan Gear – Pelagic vessel Sigurður docked in its home port in the Westman Islands last week for the first time since sailing on 24th July. […]
Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association highlights commitment to responsible fishing. The Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA) has issued a statement to put to bed the myths about their sector and has outlined their […]
Pelagic Advisory Council (PelAC), sets out stall over 2025 fishing opportunities. The Pelagic Advisory Council has written to EC director general of fisheries over the recently announced proposals for fishing […]
As the first pelagic fishing fleet in Europe, Denmark’s Pelagic Producer Organization (DPPO) has introduced Fully Documented Fishing on all vessels. From this week, more than 50% of all Danish […]
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 […]
Mixed fishing for Norwegian pelagic fleet. Norwegian spring spawning herring is moving a bit in the south and there is poor capelin fishing off Iceland, according to Kenneth Garvik of […]
MSC calls for action on overfishing of pelagics in NE Atlantic. The MSC was present at the recent Arctic Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, where they hosted a seminar on overfishing […]
Net zero on the horizon: greening the Irish fishing fleet. New BIM report charts a path toward a low-carbon irish fishing fleet. (Ben Dallaghan, Emmet Jackson) A new report from […]
EU fishing industry denounces NGO advice to stop buying mackerel fished by EU fleet. The EU fishing industry laments and criticizes this week’s ill-informed decision by several fish consumption guides in […]
Brands and retailers can play vital role in protecting stocks of small pelagics – MSC. Brands and retailers have a vital role to play in protecting small pelagic fish stocks, […]
Master of German Registered Fishing Vessel Charged with Seven Fisheries Offences in Cork District Court The Sea-Fisheries protection Authority (SFPA) confirms that seven charges under sea-fisheries law have been brought […]
Scottish pelagic boats head to sea for blue whiting fishery The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish pelagic fleet has now commenced, with the Peterhead based vessels Pathway and Lunar […]
New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970, causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk. A new analysis published in the journal […]
FISH Platform meeting in South Africa on global fishing safety. The Fishing Industry Safety & Health (FISH) Platform has welcomed members from more than 10 countries at their meeting held […]
NE Atlantic coastal states reach agreement on key pelagic TACs. The delegations of the European Union, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (coastal states) reached an […]
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