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EC proposes 2027 fishing opportunities in Baltic Sea. The Commission adopted its proposal for the 2027 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea. The proposal sets the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas […]
PM urged to meet fishermen he insulted and patronised after EU trade deal. The Prime Minister owes an explanation to the fishermen he insulted and patronised by describing the UK-EU trade […]
Back to the future. A new deal with the EU drags UK fishing back into a past we thought had been left behind, as fishing communities’ prospects are traded away yet […]
Faroe deal gives Scots boats extra flexibility. Bilateral fisheries negotiations with the Faroe Islands, one of Scotland’s closest fishing neighbours, have now concluded for 2024. These agreements set out exchanges […]
UK and Faroe Islands reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2024. UK secures over 2,200 tonnes of fishing quota through annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands Fishing opportunities secured for […]
Bilateral Norway agreement brings additional fishing opportunities. Consultations with Norway on exchanges of fishing opportunities with the UK in 2024, including quotas and access, concluded with the signing of an […]
EC adopts proposal for 2024 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities. The European Commission has adopted its proposal for the 2024 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea in response to a scientific assessment that […]
BLOOM calls on the EU to support environmental protection in the Indian Ocean. While two potentially game-changing meetings started on Monday in Mombasa (Kenya) that could determine a clear improvement […]
Europêche says ICCAT another missed opportunity. Europêche represented the European fishing fleet at the 23rd ordinary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) which just […]
Irish Brexit mitigation scheme for fisheries cooperatives. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced a new Brexit mitigation scheme for fisheries cooperatives negatively impacted by […]
Norwegian government to consult on quotas. The Norwegian government will prepare a new quota report and send four key topics for consultation. This is stated in a press release. The […]
Irish welcome EU/UK quota agreement for shared stocks. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., has welcomed the agreement between the EU and the UK on […]
Fisheries Agreement needs a complete shake-up states the SFA Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has responded to details of fisheries agreements for 2022 by demanding “a complete shake-up” of the scientific […]
Danish fishers express fears for future over Baltic catch limits. The Danish Fishermen’s Association says that ever since the European Commission presented its proposal for the fishing opportunities for the […]
Ireland calls for EU action over mackerel. At this week’s Fisheries Council, Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD raised the issue of very large unilateral […]
Final nail in the coffin of the English distant waters fleet? In an article on the UK Fisheries website, Sir Barney White-Spunner, Chair of the UK Fisheries Advisory Board, is […]
UK agrees fishing catch limits with EU and Norway. The UK has yesterday (16 March 2021) reached agreement with Norway and the European Union on catch limits in 2021 for […]
SFF view on desperately poor Brexit fisheries deal. SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has today written to the Prime Minister voicing the industry’s anger over the mounting financial losses faced […]
Brexit deal means drop in key fishing stocks for Scotland. The Brexit fisheries deal negotiated by the UK Government will mean a fall in the quantity of key fishing stocks […]
SFF blast Brexit negotiations. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “Amid all the rumours and speculation, we have been clear from the outset that the industry […]
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