Hake sets parasite record – no codfish has more Anisakis. Anisakis, or herring worm, was found in all the samples. On average, we found 840 herring worm larvae per fish, and […]
UK secures 150,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in negotiations with the EU for 2025. The UK fishing industry to benefit from 150,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities – 15,000 tonnes more […]
UK reaches agreement on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2025. The UK fishing industry is set to benefit from nearly 300,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in the North Sea and […]
High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxes. Methane, a strong greenhouse gas that naturally escapes from the bottom of the North Sea, is affected by the pressure […]
No sandeel fishing for 2023 in effort to protect marine ecosystem. UK fishermen will not be permitted to catch or swap any of the UK’s 5,773 tonnes of North Sea […]
Blue whiting season gradually winds down. As expected, there was a modest quantity of blue whiting caught by the Norwegian fleet, with 12,000 tonnes in the record, reports pelagic organisation, […]
Blue whiting season slowing down. Norwegian pelagic organisation Norges Sildesalgslag reports there was a modest catch of blue whiting last week. Eight different boats have caught 11,600 tonnes. The catch sizes […]
New understanding of plankton regime shifts in the North Sea. Scientists have explained that different methods of plankton analysis could give us a greater understanding of plankton regime shifts, and […]
Monetising Cod Recovery. The NFFO won’t be taking any lessons in cod recovery from Blue Marine, whose superficial solutions of slashing quotas were recognised as worthless, and indeed counterproductive, decades […]
Increased protection of Natura 2000 sites in the North Sea. The EC has adopted a set of fisheries conservation measures to strengthen the environmental protection of six Natura 2000 sites and two […]
Fisheries deal between UK and EU/Norway. Statement from Shetland Fishermen’s Association. Reacting to the deal between the UK and the EU and Norway on fish catches for 2023, and particularly […]
Good herring fishing for Norwegian fleet. Fishing for Norwegian spring spawning herring was very good at the beginning of last week with Tuesday being the best day with well over […]
AlgaeDemo demonstrates the full potential of seaweed. In Europe, seaweed farming is not exploited to its full potential, due to the usually small scale of the enterprises, the limited number […]
Good mackerel fishing for Norwegian fleet. After a lot of searching in both the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea, the mackerel finally turned up a bit for the Norwegian […]
Update on Norwegian pelagic fishing season. Norwegian pelagic sales group Norges Sildesalgslag has provided an update on pelagic fishing for fishing season week 34. Kenneth Garvik of the group, writes: […]
Historic moment as North Atlantic Fishing Company lands herring catch into Hull. The fishing vessels WIRON 5 and 6, owned and operated by Fishing Company Wirons Ltd, a company of […]
Climate change alters the fishing industry. Effects already noticeable | Central topic at fish international. Climate change is not an abstract construct, it has already arrived on our doorstep and […]
Research exploring environmental impact of N. Sea sand extraction. In the coming years, a broad consortium of research institutes and companies will be working on the ecological optimisation of sand […]
Scottish fisheries research vessel concludes 2021 surveying and sampling. Scotland’s Marine Research Vessel (MRV) Scotia’s annual survey monitoring and sampling in the North Sea and the Faroe-Shetland Channel (FSC), has […]
UK secures fishing access and quotas with Norway. The UK and Norway have agreed a new deal for fishing in each other’s waters in 2022 UK industry will be able […]