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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 […]
New president for ICES. William (Bill) Karp has been elected as ICES President during the 109th statutory meeting of ICES Council. Fritz Köster, the outgoing ICES President announced the news during the annual […]
De-coding the coastal states. The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), a collective of retailers and supply chain businesses with a EUR 252 billion share of Northeast Atlantic pelagic purchasing, […]
MSC calls for action on overfishing of pelagics in NE Atlantic. The MSC was present at the recent Arctic Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, where they hosted a seminar on overfishing […]
Fiskebåt Open Letter to the NE Atlantic Mackerel Community. Let’s leave the battlefield and ensure a healthy mackerel stock – together! The European Union, United Kingdom, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Russia, […]
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 […]
Good landings at Peterhead but quota issues loom for next year. Our picture shows the Golden Gain V coming into land at Peterhead last Thursday, where there was a healthy […]
Ministers urged to take a closer look at cod quota advice. Fishermen in Shetland are warning Scottish and UK government ministers to think twice about cutting cod quotas next year […]
Industry sustainability award for new app. App to help Scottish skippers reduce bycatch scoops Industry sustainability award. An innovative app being used by Scottish skippers to share real-time information with […]
Scottish scientists sample mackerel eggs in Arctic Circle. Scientists from Marine Scotland have been involved in a survey sampling mackerel eggs in the Arctic Circle. Four scientists from Marine Scotland, […]
ICES General Secretary resigns. After 10 years of service, Anne Christine Brusendorff, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) General Secretary, has informed ICES Bureau of her decision […]
ICES total allowable catch recommendations: Statement from Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association and Shetland Fishermen’s Association. Responding to the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea […]
ICES total allowable catch advice for 2022: Statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Responding to the latest ICES advice on catch opportunities for 2022, SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald said: “We […]
EU and UK conclude fisheries negotiations The EU and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations on an agreement in principle setting out catch limits for jointly managed fish stocks for […]
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 […]
Fishermen call for review panel to assess scientific catch advice. Scotland’s two largest fishing associations are urging Scottish ministers to create a special panel to review stock assessments after wild […]
Scottish herring fishermen pioneer new science work. By Dr Steven Mackinson, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association. The importance of scientific sampling to assess the composition of fish stocks […]
SFA attacks flawed basis of EU-Norway-UK fisheries deal. Reacting to the delayed outcome of the EU-Norway-UK fisheries deal that sets total allowable catches (TACs) for 2021 for six jointly managed […]
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 […]
ICES aim to fill knowledge gap on cephalopods. Cephalopod molluscs are attracting more attention these days, reports an article on the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) […]
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