European fishing sector slams Nordic stand on mackerel
European fishing industry body Europêche has responded to the news of a deal on north-east Atlantic mackerel being struck between Norway, the UK, the Faroe Islands and Iceland, calling it…
European fishing industry body Europêche has responded to the news of a deal on north-east Atlantic mackerel being struck between Norway, the UK, the Faroe Islands and Iceland, calling it…
The inclusion of Iceland in the agreement on mackerel management reached with Norway, the UK and the Faroe Islands marks the first time that Iceland has been party to any…
Norway, the UK, the Faroe Islands and Iceland have reached agreement on mackerel, presented as a long-term management plan. Based on the current deal struck in 2024 between Norway, the…
The second in a series of innovative trawlers for Russian fishing giant Norebo has completed sea trials. The planned series of ten trawlers feature the distinctive Enduro Bow arrangement, the…
The outcome of last week’s Council of Ministers was a bitter one for the French tuna fleet, and representative body Orthongel has criticised the decisions made, commenting that this is…
French industry body CNPMEM (National Committee for Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture) is again voicing concerns about the method of setting TACs, following this year’s December Council, declaring that this approach…
The European Union and the Cook Islands have signed a new seven-year protocol to the sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (2025-2032). This renewed protocol will grant the European Union fleet operating…
Up to 12 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans every year and most of it doesn’t float. To tackle this issue, the EU has just set new limits on seafloor…
As wild-caught Pacific saury have grown increasingly scarce, with landings plummeting to just 20,000 tonnes in 2021, a decline of over 90% from 355,000 tonnes in 2008, wholesale prices surged…
The Fisheries Council deal struck in the early hours is seen as a catastrophic blow to Irish fishing – immediately branded a ‘a betrayal of Ireland’s fishing industry’. The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA)…