Reports reveal non compliance with discards ban. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has published three compliance evaluation reports on the implementation of the landing obligation. These reports confirm that non-compliance with the landing obligation ...
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 be required to address the ...
NFFO AGM – Fisheries Minister, Robert Goodwill, will address the industry at the NFFO AGM (annual general meeting) in May. The event will also provide an opportunity for members to raise issues from the floor. ...
New Mapping App to Identify Discard Hotspots. The Marine Institute has developed a new online application to help the fishing industry identify areas with consistent catch rates over multiple years. This app can be usedby ...
New magazine explores sustainable fisheries. 23% of worldwide catches, that is, 30 million tons of fish are thrown overboard every year. In most cases, the fish don’t survive. A wasteful practice that needs to stop ...
Scottish discard ban warning. The introduction of the landing obligation (discard ban) has the potential to cause series problems to the Scottish fleet, according to the chairman of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association. Davie ...
Cornish fishermen face big challenges ahead for 2019, according to the Paul Trebilcock, chief executive of the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation. In an article on the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) website, he said ...
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 obligation is likely to create ...