Cautious start to anchovy fishery
One of the world’s largest fisheries, for anchovy in Peruvian waters, has got off to a difficult start this year as the decision was taken last month not to open…
Highest anchovy quota for a decade
The scientific recommendations for 2023 indicate that this new year’s anchovy TAC will be 33,000 tonnes, most of which goes to the Spanish fleet. The 29,7000 tonnes of anchovy made…
This year's PELGAS survey of small pelagics in the Bay of Biscay is in progress
Working together on small pelagics research
A couple of commercial vessels are working alongside research vessel Thalassa for a month in this year’s small pelagics survey in the Bay of Biscay. Ifremer has carried out the…
Georgians learn anchovy seasoning techniques in Morocco
Georgia harvests around 60,000 tonnes of anchovy annually from the Black Sea, most of which is exported fresh to Turkey or processed into fishmeal and oil, but with the assistance of the FAO, Georgian processors have been working to improve skills and facilities to allow them to export to the EU.