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Steady fishing by Norwegian fleet for herring and mackerel According to the Norwegian pelagic sales organisation Norges Sildsalgslag, week 3 of the year for Norwegian spring spawning herring (NVG) has […]
Scottish January mackerel fishery in full swing The traditional start-of-the-year mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet is progressing well, with boats reporting good marks of fish. Fishing commenced in early […]
Good early year herring catches in Norway Almost 1,000 tonnes of Norwegian spring spawning (NVG) herring have been caught in the Kvænangen and Reisafjorden areas of Norway by five vessels […]
Norway’s Seafood Exports Worth NOK 151.4 billion in 2022 2022 was the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports. Norway exported 2.9 million tonnes of seafood to a value of […]
Several freezer-trawlers from the Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA) have been fishing for herring in the English Channel in December. Explaining in more detail about their operations, the PFA says: “Pelagic […]
New Irish fishery for spurdog. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. met virtually last week with the members of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF). […]
Good herring fishing for Norwegian fleet. Fishing for Norwegian spring spawning herring was very good at the beginning of last week with Tuesday being the best day with well over […]
Scottish seas reveal their natural riches By Keith Broomfield Pictured here a few days ago is a creel vessel off Melvaig in the Scottish north-west Highlands. The sea here in […]
Put super tasty North Sea herring on the menu this summer. With the Scottish North Sea herring season now underway, this is the perfect time for consumers to include this […]
Oceana Canada calls for rethink on capelin fishery. Oceana Canada says the recent decision by Canadian Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to continue overfishing capelin, a critically depleted forage fish in […]
Global supply chain unites in support of sustainable Northeast Atlantic pelagics, as NAPA nets top organisations from Canada, Australia, and Italy. Three more major organisations have pledged their support to […]
A record start for seafood exports in 2022 Norway exported seafood worth NOK 10.3 billion in January. An increase of NOK 2.1 billion, or 26 per cent, compared with January […]
Historic opportunity to safeguard North East Atlantic pelagic fish stocks. Continued negotiations must see quotas allocated in line with scientific advice. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is urging nations in […]
Business calls for sea-change in pelagics management. Gisli Gislason, Programme Director for the North Atlantic at global certification body, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), shares his view on the difficulties […]
Urgent need for sustainable, science-driven management for herring, mackerel & whiting – Advice from ICES. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has today published advice on […]
Delicious, sustainably harvested Scottish North Sea herring now in season. Scottish North Sea herring is now in season, offering consumers a delicious and nutritious option for their weekly shopping basket. […]
Research and management plans for Bristol Channel fisheries. Last month, Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority completed work on a series of fisheries research and management plans (FRMPs) […]
Radical Measures Called for Baltic Sea – EU Must Respond to Baltic Sea Ecosystem and Fisheries Crash With Urgent, Radical Measures Responding to last week’s publication of annual scientific advice […]
Fish in warming Scottish seas grow faster but reach a smaller size. Researchers have found new evidence that global warming is affecting the size of commercial fish species, documenting for […]
Genome sequencing for more sustainable herring fishery – An international team of Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Irish scientists has used whole genome sequencing to characterise 53 herring populations from the […]
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