ANNONCER
Agreement on the 2010 harvest of fish stocks jointly managed between the EU and Norway has been reached in Brussels, along with a long-term deal on the future management of mackerel, Scotland’s most valuable stock.
On Saturday evening 23rd January 2010 Fenit RNLI lifeboat launched at 7.45pm to recover an injured fisherman from a Dutch registered trawler 100 miles west of Loop Head in Co Clare. A medical emergency so far from shore would normally require the Irish Coast Guard helicopter to launch but a heavy fog made it impossible for them to launch. Shannon Coast Guard requested the RNLI lifeboat in Fenit to launch to the aid of the injured fisherman.
Defra has authorised temporary closure of the English whitefish fishery (TR1) in the North Sea from 25 January. The closure will last until 31 January, and is in response to concerns about the UK fleet exceeding its annual allocation of days at sea.
A Whitstable fish shop director has been fined more than £4,600, in a case brought by the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA).
Tynemouth RNLI all-weather lifeboat was launched at 1.26pm today after the skipper of the trawler Lindisfarne made a distress call after a tow rope parted leaving the vessel drifting towards rocks.
The C&WSTG English Channel megrim, monk and sole beam trawl fisheries have entered full assessment for MSC certificate.
A proposed 30% cut in the prawn quota for Northern
Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, welcomes new package on EU Fisheries Control to deliver a level playing field, tackle illegal fishing and rebuild fish stocks.
From 1st January there will be 10 percent margin of tolerance between logbook estimate and landing declaration, says the Council of Ministers.
The North Sea RAC has criticised the Commission’s drive to force through new legislation to beat the introduction of co-decision-making with the European Parliament.
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