Scallopers go for Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS)
Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) vessels are on the way and scallopers are happy to get scallops from it.
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Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) vessels are on the way and scallopers are happy to get scallops from it.
There will be some cuts in catch limits as EU Fish Council is set to decide the catching opportunity for 2011.
With most selections of whitefish at Peterhead Fish Market, Scotland’s premier fishing port, where some 9,166 boxes were sold on the first two days Monday and Tuesday December 6-7 were a little cheaper than supplies at the start of December.
Four Scottish fishermen were airlifted to safety at the weekend after their trawler sank in rough seas.
Seafish has appointed Professor Michel Kaiser as the interim deputy chair of its board until March 2012.
A new round of talks will resume tomorrow (9 December) in Copenhagen to try and reach agreement with the Faroes on mackerel catching for 2011.
Agreement with Norway on a reciprocal fisheries agreement for 2011 was reached at the end of a second round of talks in Bergen on the 3rd December. A strong NFFO team attend both rounds of the negotiations in Brussels and Bergen.
With artic weather conditions sweeping Scotland last week most of the fishing fleet stayed in port during the second half of the week. But some tracks did venture out and there were some landings of fish at markets including Peterhead Harbour, Scotland’s premier fishing port which sold for fair prices.
The Scottish Government has said a new EU deal struck over North sea fishing will help safeguard the fishing industry and stocks, despite cuts in quotas.
Scottish fishermen will be able to land more Cod next year 2011, rather than having to discard the fish when they reach the limit, said SNP Ministers.
However, cod quotas wall fall by 20%, while there will be a reduction of 5% in the haddock total allowable catch.
Marine Management has taken a survey to gain additional information direct from operators to inform our inshore fisheries management decisions in 2011.
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