Iceland and Faroes to rethink access for 2027
The current arrangements for reciprocal access between Iceland and the Faroe Islands have been rolled over up to 1st August this year, with the option of a further extension to…
Faroes and Greenland agree 2026 fisheries deal
The Faroe Islands and Greenland have signed a reciprocal fisheries agreement for 2026. Greenlandic vessels get to fish for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in Faroese waters. The Greenland fleet’s…
Blue whiting quota in line with ICES advice for 2026
A meeting of Coastal States – Norway, Iceland, the European Union, the Faroe Islands and the UK, with Greenland observing, have agreed that the 2026 blue whiting TAC should be…
Mackerel season coming to an end – herring next
The Icelandic fleet’s mackerel fishery for this year is coming to a close. Samherji’s pelagic vessel Margrét has finished its season with a 930-tonne landing to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant,…
Herring suffer collective memory loss
After a hundred years of spawning migration to the Møre area off western Norway, the world's largest herring stock suddenly decided in 2021 to shift waters off Lofoten, near to…
Goodfish deviates from scientific advice with mackerel downgrade
The PFA, representing the Dutch pelagic sector, has criticised the decision by the Goodfish foundation to downgrade the status of mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring from orange to red, warning that…
Scottish fleet on Atlanto-Scandian herring
The Scottish fleet’s Atlanto-Scandian herring season is in progress, with this year’s quota up a marginal 3%, although the UK has just 2% of the TAC – making this a…
Bilateral deal on Atlanto-Scandian herring
While the coastal states have for a number of years agreed on TACs for pelagic stocks on the North-East Atlantic, they have repeatedly failed to reach agreement on how these…
NAPA delivers strong message to Coastal States
A landmark meeting of NAPA partners earlier this month brought together catching sector representatives and Coastal States’ negotiators, at which NAPA sought to reinforce its message that there is no space…
Calling time on coastal states’ collaboration
Confirming a two-year extension to its innovative Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), emphasising the urgent need for responsible management of pelagic fisheries, the NAPA consortium is retailers and supply chain businesses…
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