Recommended Barents Sea cod quota down by a fifth
The International Sea Research Council (ICES) has recommended that the Barents Sea cod quota next year should not exceed 712,000 tonnes – a 20% reduction compared to this year's quota.
Smaller operators under threat
Fish prices in Iceland have dropped by 22% over the last year and smaller vessel owners who rely on cod and other roundfish are struggling to remain viable, according to Örn Pálsson, director of Iceland’s National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO).
Boats tied up while the sea is full of cod
The challenges facing groundfish fishermen in Iceland can’t have escaped anyone familiar with the sector, according to Örn Pálsson, director of the National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO), who points out that fish prices have not been as low as they are today for years.
Improved quality of coastal cod
The quality of the cod supplied by the coastal fleet, has improved in recent years, according to research by Nofima carried out by Sjurdur Joensen, Torbjørn Tobiassen and Nofima head of research Bent Dreyer.
20% rule a failure
Independent fisheries scientist Jón Kristjánsson has criticised the Icelandic Marine Research Institute and its 20% catch rule.
New Cleopatra for Finmark
Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra to Finmark skipper and owner Per Birger Persen.
Faroes and Norway agree 2017 access
Norway and the Faroe Islands have reached agreement on reciprocal fishing rights for 2017, with the Faroes getting an increased cod quota in Norwegian waters and in return Norway gets a higher mackerel quota in the Faroese EEZ.
An end to cod days at sea
MEPs have voted to remove days at sea for North Sea cod fisheries and the European Parliament claims that the relaxation of this measure will remove all obstacles to complying in full with the landing obligation.
Regional quotas allocated
Iceland’s minister of agriculture and fisheries has allocated regional quotas, under one of the two regional quota schemes.
Ramoen ready for sea
The latest factory vessel to join the Norwegian fleet, the Rolls-Royce-designed Ramoen built at Armon in Spain, is ready for sea.