In advance of next week’s December Fisheries Council, the European Association of fish Producers Organisations (EAPO) has sent a position paper with general observations and relevant recommendations for about 25 stocks to the Council Members.
Russia and the Faroe Islands signed their 41st fisheries agreement last week, continuing the 40 years of fisheries co-operation and reciprocal access, and this was followed by fisheries agreements with Norway.
Human Rights at Sea has published its latest international investigative report and case study into the issue of disappearances and deaths of fisheries observers and related crew in the Pacific region.
There’s plenty to keep the staff of HB Grandi’s fishmeal plant in Vopnafjörður busy for the next few days with 4000 tonnes of blue whiting landings yesterday and last night.
An outline of possible post-Brexit management for North Sea fisheries was outlined at the recent Norway-EU negotiations in Bergen, with the Norwegian delegation presenting a picture of how things will work with the UK as an independent coastal state.
TCD, the technical arm of Urk Fishermen’s Co-operative VCU is building its first trawler, a shrimper for Texel fisherman Erik Kalf, with keel laid in October and the steelwork contracted to neighbouring company De Flux.
A new tool offers instant access to selectivity solutions. Launching today, the GearingUp online tool provides information on a decade of gear innovation – with more to come.
Based on the latest scientific assessments, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission has increased the total allowable catch (TAC) for Patagonian toothfish and reduced slightly the mackerel icefish TAC for the season starting on 1 December.
Norway and the EU have concluded agreements for fisheries in 2018, with both Norway and the EU looking to boost control of whitefish fisheries. The parties agreed to establish a working group to examine the challenges in the North Sea, and what measures should be introduced.
According to Scottish fisheries secretary Fergus Ewing, Scotland has secured a number of its negotiation objectives as fisheries talks between the EU and Norway concluded in Bergen.
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