Warning over NE Atlantic pelagics
As negotiations take place in London this week between coastal states, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has warned that serious reductions are needed in TACs to counterbalance continued…
As negotiations take place in London this week between coastal states, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has warned that serious reductions are needed in TACs to counterbalance continued…
As national delegations prepare for next week’s meetings in London to thrash out TACs for next year’s pelagic fisheries in the North-East Atlantic, the MSC has warned that urgent action…
EU pelagic operators, represented by EAPO, have issued a position paper on pelagic opportunities for 2023, starting with advising sticking to the ICES advice for Northeast Atlantic mackerel with the…
Pelagic vessel Börkur has been alongside at Neskaupstaður to offload 1092 tonnes of herring – caught in a single tow off the east of Iceland. According to skipper Hjörvar Hjálmarsson,…
ICES has published its advice for next year’s North-East Atlantic pelagic quotas, which are much as expected, according to Norwegian Fishermen's Association. ICES advises a quota of 1,359,629 tonnes for…
Fishing for Atlanto-Scandian herring is in full swing and Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður plant has been able to maintain full production. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson landed 1440 tonnes, closely followed by 1270 tonnes landed…
With its mackerel quota mostly caught by now, the Icelandic pelagic fleet is turning its attention to herring, and has around 100,000 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring to be caught. The…
The annual international survey to identify the extent of North Atlantic pelagic stocks took place between 1st July and 3rd August this year, and the results have now been analysed…
Pelagic vessel Börkur landed 960 tonnes of mackerel to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður plant this week. According to production manager Jón Gunnar Sigurjónsson, they have been processing the largest and best-quality mackerel…
Faroese Minister of Fisheries Árni Skaale has signed off a decision on the Faroese fleet’s quotas for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring on similar lines to previous years – and…