Coastal States kick back on mackerel advice
In a terse statement, the European Union has made clear its concern that North-East Atlantic Coastal States are reluctant to accept scientific advice on mackerel – as yet another Coastal…
Irish industry urges MEPs to act as fisheries crisis looms
Representing leading fishing and processing organisations, The Seafood Ireland Alliance is meeting Irish MEPs in Brussels today to press for decisive EU action to protect Ireland’s seafood sector and coastal communities. The…
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…
ICES advises brutal pelagic TAC cuts
Advice issued by ICES is for some drastic cuts in next year’s fisheries for blue whiting (down 41%), boarfish (down 22%) and for mackerel – with a massive 70% TAC…
Back on blue whiting
As the Icelandic fleet’s mackerel season came to an end, east coast company Síldarvinnslan quickly deployed to of its vessels to fish for blue whiting, with Barði landing 1800 tonnes…
Blue whiting agreement further off than ever
A meeting of North-East Atlantic coastal states held in London to discuss management of pelagic stocks only got as far as talking about blue whiting, coming to a close before…
Switching over for mackerel
Two of Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessels have made their last landings of blue whiting for the time being and are alongside to fit out for the coming mackerel season. Börkur landed…
Scottish fleet’s successful blue whiting season
The blue whiting season for the Scottish pelagic fleet is coming to an end, with just a few weeks to go. Scottish pelagic vessels are currently at work west of…
Lack of action on pelagic sharing threatens Coastal States’ economies and environment
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is renewing its warnings that continued mismanagement of North East Atlantic blue whiting stocks and ongoing political inaction on sharing pelagic quotas pose a very…
Heading for Rockall if capelin fail to show
The search for capelin in Icelandic waters is still in progress, but hope for a season this winter appears to be running low. In the meantime, the pelagic fleet has…
