Historic opportunity to safeguard North East Atlantic pelagic fish stocks. Continued negotiations must see quotas allocated in line with scientific advice. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is urging nations in […]
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, […]
Fishing business at risk from unnecessary cut in cod quota. Fishermen face going out of business if politicians insist on driving down cod quotas next year at a time when […]
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 […]
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission fails to effectively manage tunas. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has once again failed to reach a suitable compromise to prevent overfishing of two of […]
Canada and France reach cod stock agreement. Since 1994, Canada and France (in respect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon) have co-managed fish stocks, including cod in the 3Ps zone off […]
Scientists assess Baltic fishing opportunities. Experts are preparing justifications for the allowable catch in the Baltic Sea, Curonian and Kaliningrad (Vistula) bays for the next year, reports Fishnews. The stock of […]
Fish stock could collapse if there is no Brexit deal. Fish stocks in British waters could suffer or even collapse if forthcoming negotiations between the UK and the EU fail […]
Europêche says industry faces many challenges in 2020. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, says this week’s EU Fish Council to went some way in deciding upon catching opportunity […]
Industry Initiative on North Sea Cod. According to an article on the NFFO website, one of the few bright spots in the depressing downturn of the North Sea cod stock […]
Deal reached on NE Atlantic pelagic stocks. Meeting in London over the past two weeks, delegations of the European Union, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Russian Federation, […]
Irish fishers welcome mackerel quota boost – Irish pelagic fishermen have welcomed the increase given for next year’s mackerel quota, rising by 41% for 2020. The Irish quota for 2020 is […]
With the EU Fish Council to decide upon catching opportunity for 2019 scheduled to get underway in Brussels at the start of next week, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations […]