Coastal States under pressure as they talk pelagic stocks
This week the coastal states with interests in the North-East Atlantic’s pelagic fisheries are meeting in London. The aim is supposed to be to reach agreement on the sustainable exploitation…
Urgent calls for responsible management of pelagic stocks
ICES has published its advice on North-east Atlantic pelagic fisheries, recommending that mackerel should not exceed 794,920 tonnes – a 6.7% reduction from the 2021 catch advice. Advice for the…
NAPA’s challenge to ministers
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), speaking as a collective of businesses with a major share of Northeast Atlantic pelagic purchasing, has aimed an open letter to Ministers, challenging…
Mackerel season coming to an end – herring next
Síldarvinnslan’s pealgic vessel Börkur docked in Neskaupstaður earlier this week with what could be practically the last of the mackerel season and the first of the herring season in its…
NAPA has started the clock on three-year countdown to certification-ready pelagic fisheries
Supply chain group launches policy FIP in drive for long-term pelagics management
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) – a collective of 50 retailers and supply chain businesses working together to secure sustainable management of key pelagic stocks – has started…
MSC certification for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting are suspended from 30th December
MSC suspends pelagic fisheries certification
The lack of effective international quota sharing agreements is cited as the reason for the Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to suspend MSC certification for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries…
2021 TACs for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring are on the lines recommended by ICES
North Atlantic pelagic TACs in line with ICES advice
North Atlantic coastal states have set TACs for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting in line with the recommended scientific advice. A first round of consultations has also been held on…
A 651,033 tonne 2021 TAC for Atlanto-Scandian herring has been agreed, but distribution yet to be discussed
Blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring TACs agreed
Agreement has been reached on the levels of next year’s TACs for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring – although distribution of quotas between the concerned parties is yet to come.…
Continued MSC certification for Atlanto-Scandian herring is under threat
MSC: No agreement – No certification
North Atlantic fisheries for Atlanto-Scandian herring are threatened with the loss of crucial MSC certification due to what the MSC sees as longstanding failures to reach international agreement on catch…
ICES has recommended reductions to mackerel, blue whiting and horse mackerel quotas next year, but a 24% increase in Atlanto-Scandian herring
2021 pelagic recommendations: herring up, mackerel down
ICES has announced its 2021 North-Eastern Atlantic quota recommendations for mackerel, Atlanto-Scandian herring, horse mackerel and blue whiting. The recommendation is for mackerel to be set at 852,284, an 8%…