Europêche – landing obligation overshadows fish agreement. Europêche has welcomed some elements of the deal reached at this week’s European Fish Council in Brussels but warns that the ill-conceived landing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Vitux achieves Friend of the Sea certification. The Norwegian nutraceutical manufacturer achieved the certification for its soft chews produced according to patented ConCordix technology. The chewable tablets contain up to 40% of fish […]
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 […]
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 […]
Norwegian seafood exports up. Norway exported 276,000 tonnes of seafood to a value of NOK 9.9 billion in November. Volume fell by 8 per cent, while export value increased by […]
Europeans eating more fish than ever. The EUMOFA’s annual report offers a comprehensive analysis at EU-level of all market dimensions of fisheries and aquaculture products. EUMOFA releases The EU Fish market every year, […]
2017 was a record year for Shetland whitefish landings, according to a new report from the NAFC Marine Centre UHI. According to the annual ‘Shetland Fisheries Statistics‘, more than 21,000 […]
NEAFC agrees management measures. The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) gathered for its annual meeting in London from 13 to 16 November 2018. During the meeting, the EU and the […]
EC unveils catch proposals for 2019. The EC has outlined its proposal ahead of the December Fisheries Council where Member States agree next year’s fishing quotas. The European Commission proposes […]
Norway seafood exports up with 2 million tonnes of seafood exported with a total value of NOK 71 billion so far this year. This represents a volume increase of 174,000 […]
Omega 3 in seafood linked to healthy ageing. Health experts recommend that people should try to eat two portions of fish per week, one of which should be an oily […]
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 […]
New fisheries research appointment for pioneering fishing industry sampling scheme Dr Katie Brigden has been appointed as Fisheries Scientist to work on a pioneering fish industry ‘self-sampling’ scheme for pelagic […]
11.000 tonnes of Blue Whiting were caught in five weeks by Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq which has a variety of trawls for the various fisheries it pursues through the […]
UK seafood industry statistics UK vessels landed 701 thousand tonnes of sea fish into the UK and abroad with a value of £936 million in 2016, according to the Marine Management […]
Increase in value and tonnage for Scottish fishing fleet Latest figures show that in 2017, Scottish-registered fishing increase in value and tonnage for the Scottish fishing fleet when vessels landed […]