Category: Commercial Fishing
The successful rebuilding of West Coast groundfish stocks that declined precipitously nearly three decades ago is now opening the way for increasing recreational and commercial fishing opportunities for many of the West Coast’s most delicious ...
New measures adopted to avoid bycatches. Last week’s annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted an important and binding measure to reduce the risk of entanglement from FADs by 2020. FADs, ...
Irish highlight Brexit fears. As the EU Fish Council to decide 2019 quotas moves into it second day, the Chief Executive of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has expressed his concern that a sector already ...
The EU Landing Obligation – Contingency Planning for Chokes Must Begin Now says the NFFO. Despite a four-year phase-in, it seems highly unlikely that the Council of Ministers, December council which begins today, 17th December, will ...
SFF calls for restraint, saying European Union countries will be guilty of vengeful behaviour if they pile pressure on UK fishermen as a result of Brexit at the annual December Council. Scottish fishermen’s leaders warn ...
USA rebuilding once depleted fisheries – Reports release by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show that the U.S. is rebuilding once depleted fisheries and reducing overfishing while at the same time adding jobs, increasing ...
EU Fish Council to decide 2019 quotas gets underway today. EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella will present the Commission’s proposals for 2019 fishing opportunities for the Atlantic, North Sea and ...
Scots disappointed at scale of pelagic access given to Faroes. The Scottish Government has expressed disappointment at level of access into Scottish waters given to the Faroese for key pelagic stocks. Commenting on the outcome of ...
EU promotes ocean governance at UN. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted two resolutions concerning the oceans and the Law of the Sea and sustainable fisheries, in line with the EU’s agenda on ocean ...
Iceland Catch Values Rise over Last Year – The value of catch from Icelandic vessels in August 2018 was 11.9 billion ISK, nearly the same as in August 2017, according to the latest government figures. ...
The UK is preparing its independent trade policy once it leaves the EU, says Seafish. According to Seafish, the UK Government has run consultations on potential trade agreements with the USA, Australia and New Zealand, ...
With the EU Fish Council to decide upon catching opportunity for 2019 scheduled to get underway in Brussels at the start of next week, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) says a ‘perfect storm ...
World’s largest fishing vessel lands blue whiting in Faroes. This week the world’s largest fishing vessel Annelies Ilena GDY-151 has been in Kollafjørður in the Faroes for discharging 3700 tonnes of blue whiting. Annelies Ilena ...
Scots minister calls on UK Govt to ensure good deal at EU Fish Council. Scotland’s Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing has called on the UK Government to ensure that Scotland’s interests are being fully represented at ...
New bylaws for New Zealand marine reserve. The new bylaws for the Horokaka Mātaitai Reserve in Mahia, New Zealand, came into operation yesterday (11 December). Director of fisheries management for Fisheries New Zealand, Stuart Anderson, ...
Member States falling behind on CFP measures, says WWF. Member States have had five years to implement measures within the latest version of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), but are still lagging behind and likely ...
Global Fishing Watch and US Coast Guard collaboration on illegal fishing. Washington, D.C. 11 December 2018 – Global Fishing Watch is teaming up with the United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center (CG RDC) ...
Environmental NGO applauds Japanese fisheries reform. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has applauded the vision and leadership of Japanese lawmakers and the Abe Administration as Japan’s legislature enacted the most significant reform of its fisheries ...
The Low Impact Fishers of Europe’s (LIFE) Board of Directors recently approved a plan for LIFE’s further development and growth. This aims to further consolidate LIFE’s role as the dedicated voice for small-scale, low impact ...
UK fishers welcome strengthening of Fisheries Bill. During a visit yesterday (10 December) to Peterhead Fish Market by Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) signalled their welcome to the ...
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