Shetland’s fishermen are warning Scottish and UK government ministers against an ideological approach to setting next year’s catch quotas for species – such as cod. Reacting to ICES advice that…
The fresher trawlers operated by Brim (previously HB Grandi) have had a good summer, according to Viðey’s skipper Jóhannes Ellert Eiríksson, who landed his last trip of the 2018-19 quota…
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2020 for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic Sea. Basing its decisions on scientific advice, it…
‘There has been good fishing over a wide area. There’s certainly less cod on the Westfjords grounds than there has been, but the cod will be back even though they’ve…
Fishermen in Germany are furious at the Eastern Baltic cod fishery closure until the end of the year, and their associations, under Deutscher Fischerei-Verband, have sharply criticised both the decision…
With cod showing off the north of Iceland instead off the west coast where they would normally be seen at this time of year, HB Grandi’s fresher trawlers have been…
Europêche has hit back to the at the European Commission’s decision for an immediate closure of the eastern Baltic cod fishery. According to European industry body Europêche, the Commission has…
The European Commission has launched its annual consultation on the state of fish stocks and the preparation for setting fish quotas for next year marked by the objective to fish…
In the first half of 2019, Norway exported 1.3 million tonnes of seafood with an export value of NOK 51.2 billion. This represents a 13% decrease in volume against a…
‘This trip has been 24 days so far and everything’s going well. Fishing is good, the fish are fine quality and there’s decent weather. We’re expecting this trip to be…