EU agrees on fishing opportunities for 2024. The European Council has agreed on fishing opportunities for 2024 for the fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak. […]
Fisheries talks conclude. Science supports increased quotas. Negotiations with the EU and Norway on fishing opportunities for 2024 have now concluded. These agreements set out Total Allowable Catch (TAC) limits and […]
Scotland sets out stall for fisheries negotiations. Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Mairi Gougeon, has outlined Scotland’s approach to the 2023 coastal state fisheries negotiations and securing principled, sustainable […]
Scottish mackerel sector calls for resolution to quota share dispute. Following the recent setting of the total allowable catch (TAC) of North-east Atlantic mackerel (and blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring) […]
EU announces its readiness to use global standards for sharing fisheries data. On 4 September the EU announced its readiness to exchange fisheries control data using a new common global […]
EU and UK reach three agreements on fisheries management. The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries (SCF) reached three agreements for better fisheries management between the EU and UK. The agreements […]
Ocean CO2 Data collected by RV Celtic Explorer Contribute to Global Science. Surface ocean carbon dioxide observations from Irish waters collected by the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer have been […]
NEAFC agrees management measures. The annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) took place last month in London, with parties agreeing a number of proposals which aim to […]
MEPs quiz EC about bottom-contact fishing ban. Last week, MEPs quizzed Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli about Commission´s implementing act that entered into force on 9 October and established deep-sea fishing areas as well […]
End to bottom fishing on protected deep-sea ecosystems in EU waters In line with the ambition to protect nature and restore biodiversity, as stated in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission has acted […]
On 29 June, the EU and Norway concluded fisheries consultations that will modernise the exchange of fisheries data for control purposes. The two delegations agreed to use a common software […]
The Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture voted on the European Commission’s proposal to close vulnerable areas to fishing gears which touch the seabed. This proposal aims to protect vulnerable marine […]
MEPs urge UK to act in ‘good faith’ over fisheries. The EU-UK relationship must act in good faith after Brexit, otherwise the Commission should be ready to protect the EU […]
MEPs call on EU to protect fishing rights post-Brexit. Fisheries MEPs have urged the European Commission to safeguard the EU fleet’s long-established fishing rights in the North-Eastern Atlantic, after the […]
EU fleet maintains profits. The 2021 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet confirms that in 2019, the fleet maintained overall profitability. The report projects similar profitability levels for 2020, […]
Conservation and enforcement measures agreed for 2021 The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) gathered, via video conference, for its annual meeting from 10 to 13 November 2020. During the meeting, […]
EC proposes TACs on three deep-sea stocks The European Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TAC), based on scientific advice, on three deep-sea stocks for 2021 and 2022 to allow […]
Doomster eNGOs slammed as science shows fish stock recovery – The European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) annual report on the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy […]