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…
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has welcomed confirmation from MarinTrust that a two-year extension has been granted to its innovative North East Atlantic blue whiting Fishery Improvement Project (FIP). Launched…
In an open letter to the Norwegian government, the fish feed sector has outlined its concerns about the situation facing the Northeast Atlantic blue whiting fishery, and the real threat…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir has landed 3100 tonnes of blue whiting caught in Faroese waters, bringing to an end the company’s blue whiting fishery for the time being. Síldarvinnslan has…
Faroese pelagic vessels have been focusing on blue whiting in home waters, and making a series of big landings both at home and overseas in the recent weeks. Last week…
It’s Barcelona Seafood Expo Global (SEG24) week, and the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is using the world’s largest seafood industry exhibition as a platform to highlight the political…
Heavy fishing on blue whiting south of the Faroe Islands has resulted in a slew of big landings to processors in Iceland. Pelagic vessel Hákon landed 1600 tonnes to Síldarvinnslan’s…
Despite the distance, the economics of fishing for blue whiting south-west of Rockall work out better for the Icelandic pelagic fleet than fishing closer to home. The Rockall fishery is…
By the end of February, Iceland’s winter season capelin fishery would normally be underway, but this year repeated acoustic surveys have so far not indicated a strong enough presence of…
The mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet got off to a good start this year, with reports of plenty shoals of good-sized fish. Fishing mainly to the north-west of Orkney,…