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Pacific bluefin tuna stock rebounds to new highs. The recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna has achieved a major milestone—the species exceeded international targets a decade ahead of schedule. The rebuilding […]
Record exports of Norwegian seafood in 2023 due to price growth and weak krone. The export value of Norwegian seafood reached an all-time high in 2023, with seafood worth NOK […]
New shark conservation report launched at Atlantic tuna meeting targets troublesome gaps. Analysis details problems and recommends remedies for aligning nations’ commitments and actions. A new Shark League gap analysis […]
Scottish Strategy for Seafood published. New measures to boost Scotland’s £1 billion seafood sector, as well as the wider supply chain, have been set out by Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi […]
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 11.3 billion in April. This is an increase of NOK 2.8 billion, or 33 per cent, compared with April last year. In the first four […]
Number of jobs in UK catching sector falls. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2020. The publication is a summary of: The UK […]
Activity impacted at Lerwick Harbour in 2020. Annual traffic statistics released on 23rd February 2021 by Lerwick Port Authority confirm the depth of twin impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Western waters crab and scallop limits managing your fishing effort. All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing […]
The export value of Norwegian seafood remains above last year’s record highs. So far this year, seafood exports have totalled NOK 76.7 billion, which corresponds to a value increase of […]
Norwegian seafood exports equal earlier July records. Three highlights from July export statistics The value of seafood exports equalled last year’s record for July. Contributing factors include: A weakened Norwegian […]
Norwegian seafood exports fall in value in May. The value of Norwegian seafood exports fell for the second month in a row. In May, Norway exported seafood worth NOK 7.8 […]
A new equilibrium. The tectonic plates of European and internal UK politics are shifting. One consequence of this is that fishing has been thrust into a political prominence not seen […]
Maximising The Economic Benefit – Scottish Fisheries Minister Fergus Ewing says the Scottish Government is working hard to maximise the economic benefit from fishing. Speaking in the wake of the […]
Volume landed by Scottish fleet drops slightly. Latest figures show that in 2018 Scottish-registered fishing vessels landed 446 thousand tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with a value of £574 […]
Landing obligation six months – an opinion piece by the NFFO. It’s early days for the landing obligation, given the magnitude of the changes involved. Ongoing patience and application will […]
Scottish catch value up. Latest figures show that in 2018, Scottish registered fishing vessels landed 445 thousand tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with a value of £572 million. This […]
Best ever first quarter for Norwegian seafood exports. Norway exported 640,000 tonnes of seafood with an export value of NOK 25.6 billion in the first quarter of 2019. This represents […]
Latest figures show a small increase in volume landed for the Scottish fleet and that in 2017 Scottish-registered fishing vessels landed 466 thousand tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with […]
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