Fishing days reduced, a blow
County Down fishermen got serious blow as the authority has reduced the number of days of fishing.
Fisheries Council meeting focuses on major issues
Yesterday and today the Council met to discuss a number of key fisheries issues. European Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg said "On the cod recovery plan, I am glad that we did reach a political agreement on a text which will make substantial and positive changes to the way in which we manage these stocks."
EU MP Diana Wallis visits Iceland Seafood Ltd. Hessle
On November 14th Ms Diana Wallis, a Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament, for Yorskhire and the Humber, paid a visit to Iceland Seafood Ltd at Hessle near Hull,…
Support for fish conservation
The latest initiative by the fishing industry to support conservation measures in the North Sea is due to begin in Peterhead next week. Local skipper John Buchan is starting trials…
SFF welcomes new deal on cod recovery but recognises tough demands it will bring
Scottish fishermen have welcomed the new cod recovery plan agreed at the EC Fisheries Council in Brussels today (19 November). It is hoped the new framework agreement will pave the…
Japan sets off whaling season; ignores Australia
Japan’s whaling fleet mother ship, Nisshin Maru, has slipped out of port on the way to a full-scale Antarctic hunt, despite repeated attempts by the Australian Government to curtail the…
Information on payment intermediation to Iceland via the Central Bank of Iceland
In view of the current circumstances, the Central Bank of Iceland wishes to explain how cross-border payments take place in instances where the Central Bank of Iceland acts as an…
Aker BioMarine sells fisheries operations
The board of directors of Aker BioMarine ASA has resolved to transfer the fisheries business of the group in Argentine and on the Faroe Islands to Aker Ocean Harvest AS.…
Cod recovery plan
The November European Agriculture and Fisheries Council gets underway in Brussels today. It is set to discuss the Cod Recovery Plan as well as the crucial EU-Norway fisheries negotiations, before…
Romania co-finance European Fisheries Fund
Romanian state has agreed to provide 22 million Euros to European Fisheries Fund co-finances project.
