Construction has started on a new crabber for English fishing company Waterdance. Scheduled for completion by May 2022, the new 21 metre crabber will become Winter of Ladram and will…
ICES has published its advice on North-east Atlantic pelagic fisheries, recommending that mackerel should not exceed 794,920 tonnes – a 6.7% reduction from the 2021 catch advice. Advice for the…
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has recommended that the capelin quota for the 2021-22 season should be set at a maximum of 904 200 tonnes. This initial recommendation can be expected…
2021 has been a turbulent year so far, beginning with the UK fishing industry shocked at the extent of the UK government’s willingness to give ground on fisheries in its…
The UK’s response in authorising French vessels to fish in British waters corresponds to neither the spirit nor to the letter of the agreement that was signed by the 27…
Fishing industry representatives are scrambling to organise a meeting to address the situation and to continue to strengthen Euro-Moroccan fishing relations following the ruling by General Court this week. The…
A contract has been signed by the Icelandic Coast Guard to acquire a platform support vessel built in 2010, which will become Coast Guard vessel Freyja. Adding Freyja to the…
The General Court of the European Union has ruled that EU approval of fisheries and agriculture agreements with Morocco must be rescinded in a case brought by the Polisario Front…
A pair of new trawlers for Irish owners to be delivered in 2022 and 2023 will be fitted out with deck equipment systems from Killybegs company Seaquest Systems. The Sheehy…
Following protests held in Cork and Dublin earlier this year, Irish fishermen have enlisted the help of Sean Moroney of Santander Media from Kilmore Quay to document and highlight the…