A pilot project has been launched towards establishing a voluntary observation and inspection programme for the Black Sea by the end of 2019. This follows the recent recommendation by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) for a multi-annual management plan for turbot in the Black Sea.
‘Things are going very well. The ship and its equipment have met all our expectations and to my mind the arrival of these new trawlers is a huge step into a new century,’ said Eiríkur Jónsson, skipper of HB Grandi’s new groundfish trawler Akurey, which is now in its first trip since the catch handling deck and automated fishroom systems were fitted by Skaginn 3X in Akranes.
French artisanal fishermen’s group Plateforme de la Petite Pêche Artisanale Française claims that this is the time of year when sea bass under the greatest pressure and is calling for a wider winter moratorium.
The NFFO Executive Committee, which met recently in York, has reaffirmed its objectives as the UK leaves the EU against the background of the European Commission’s position that NFFO chief executive Barrie Deas described as aiming at keeping a post-Brexit UK tied into the CFP for the foreseeable future, while pressing for a status quo on quota shares and access arrangements to be maintained.
After 25 years serving the port community, Maurice Benoish, the current president of SEM Lorient-Keroman which manages and operates the fishing port of Lorient and its ship repair facilities, has decided to step down. The twelve directors have elected Jean-Paul Solaro to take over as the port’s new president
Threatened action by French fishermen began early this morning as Calais and other ports have been blockaded. Ferry and freight services have been suspended, with the busy port of Calais seriously affected, while Dutch seine netters in Boulogne due to weather have been unable to leave.
Haddock worth an estimated NoK200 million went uncaught last year, according to Norwegian research institute Nofima, which has put forward suggestions for the allocation of quotas to be reviewed.
A crabbing vessel and its crew of 21 are missing in the Sea of Japan, en route from South Korea to Sakhalin Island. An air search has failed to locate the missing fishing vessel.
Forced labour and other abuses remain widespread in the Thai fishing industry, with promised reforms falling short of addressing the concerns of the EU and the US, according to a report by Human Rights Watch that was made public at a briefing in the European Parliament his week.
Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk has contracted to develop a series of crab catchers for one of the largest Russian companies specialising in this fishery, with quotas for king crab and snow crab.
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