Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson docked this week in Neskaupstaður after its third blue whiting trip in a row, this time landing 1835 tonnes t the Síldarvinnslan factory. ´This trip went…
Following this week’s European Council, European fishing industry representatives have called on Michel Barnier and the heads of State and Governments to remain firm on the position defined in the…
ICES has recommended that there should be no fishing for capelin in the Barents Sea next year. In compliance with the Norwegian-Russian harvesting regulation, the Norway-Russia Fisheries Commission will set…
Work is underway in Poland on two new beam trawlers for Belgian owners. The pair will be completed by Maaskant, which has refined the BT3808 design to fit the owners’…
Samherji Fish Farming, a division of the Icelandic Samherji fishing and processing group, is taking a careful look at the site at Helguvík in south-western Iceland owned by Norðurál, a…
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) provided additional operational support as requested by Cyprus as part of of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Joint Deployment Plan (JDP). The JDPs are…
The UK government is carrying out a consultation as part of plans aimed at increasing the benefits the UK and coastal communities get from fisheries. According to DEFRA, new proposals…
The UK cannot expect to retain the privileges of membership while blocking its erstwhile European colleagues from its waters, and doubling its catch, according to Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) CEO…
Negotiations between the UK and the EU now hinge on whether the EU will move a sufficient distance on quota shares that will allow the UK to grant a level…
European fishing industry associations representing 2000 fishing vessels from Portugal to Sweden have written to MEPs to make clear their concerns about the future of the North Sea and wider…
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