New fisheries and quota manager joins Waterdance
South-West fishing company Waterdance has announced that Martyn Youell, currently Head of the Fisheries Management Team at the MMO, will be joining the company at the at the end of April.
Russian Fishing Company supports industry training
The Russian Fishing Company (RRPK) has struck a cooperation agreement with the Admiral GI Nevelskov Maritime State University (MSU) to support training in the skills the fishing industry expects to need in future.
MSC certificate remains suspended for Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab fishery
The MSC certificate for the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GOSL) snow crab trap fishery in Canada remains 'suspended' following an audit by certifier SAI Global (SAIG). The annual surveillance audit included a full review of the fishery’s performance against the MSC Fisheries Standard as well as progress of the corrective action plan implemented following the suspension of the certificate on March 20 last year.
T90 codends on DynIce Quicklines performing well
‘Our experience of the T90 mackerel codend rigged on DynIce Quicklines has been very good and that applies to our fishing on both mackerel and herring. We see that the fish pass down into the gear into the codend and live longer there that in other codend types, and that has to be a benefit in terms of better and fresher raw material,’ said Hálfdán Hálfdánarson, who skippers pelagic vessel Börkur opposite Hjörvar Hjálmarsson.
Parliamentarians pull together to promote UK fishing
MPs and Peers with a keen interest in the UK fishing industry have announced a new programme of activity for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries, establishing a cross-party Westminster body opening its membership to the fisheries sector.
UK appoints minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
A replacement for UK fisheries minister George Eustice, who resigned last week, has been found in Robert Goodwill, who takes over at DEFRA.
Poland’s small-scale fishermen take to the streets
Fishermen from Darłowo, Łeba, Ustka and the Puck Bay region on the Polish coast travelled to Warsaw last week to register their concern over the situation facing them in Baltic waters, making a fundamental demand for the protection of fish stocks and coastal ecosystems.
UK flag? Get your IMO number
As part of the contingency planning for Brexit, UK fishing vessel operators are advised to register for an IMO number ahead of the changes expected to take place as the UK leaves the EU and automatic access to EEZs of EU nations ends.
Disappointment for Danish fishermen over quota terms
Denmark’s parliamentary parties have reached an agreement on annual state leasing and auction of fishing rights, including the auctioning of unused quotas and taxation on quotas, a move that the Danish Fishermen’s Association is deeply dissatisfied with.
No evidence supporting the inclusion of mako shark in CITES Appendix II
While supporting the work of CITES to ensure that international trade does not threaten the survival of marine species, Europêche President Javier Garat has stated that species such as mako sharks are already sufficiently protected and regulated. He was commenting on the listing of mako sharks under CITES Appendix II, which lists species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilisation incompatible with their survival.
