Cuts for western Baltic cod
EU Fisheries Commissioner Karmelu Vella has announced a swingeing reduction in the Western Baltic cod quota.
Quota cuts a death knell for western Baltic
Danish PO Danmarks Fiskeriforening is appalled that the EU Commission has decided to follow the recommendations for western Baltic cod quota without taking into account fishermen's arguments, predicting a death knell for the fishery if the proposal is adopted at the Council meeting in October.
Small-scale fishermen lose out on Commission’s Baltic proposals
Europêche has hit back at the Commission's 2017 proposals for Baltic cod allocations, which sees a colossal decrease from last year's figures. The quota proposed for Western Baltic cod amounts to 1588 tonnes, down 88% from 2016 figures and a reduction of almost 40% for the Eastern stock.
Cod trial report published
The MMO has published the results of the 2015 trials with 18 North Sea vessels fitted with Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) devices to fish under a discard ban for cod in Area IV.
Cod and oil don’t mix
Arctic cod are clearly highly susceptible to oil pollution, according to Otto Gregussen of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association, commenting on research carried out by the University of Tromsø.
A good summer’s fishing
Elusive saithe can disappear and then just as suddenly reappear, according to one of HB Grandi’s skippers, now fishing off the Westfjords of Iceland.
Faroese quota auction
1200 tonnes of quota in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea was yesterday auctioned in the Faroe Islands.
Iceland’s small boat federation slams 2016-17 quotas
Iceland’s National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO) has criticised the decision by fisheries minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson to follow the Marine Research Institute’s advice in setting quotas for 2016-17.
Cod plan amended
The European Commission has announced an agreement on amending the rules currently in place for protecting cod stocks.
Warning against heavy Western Baltic cod cuts
ICES advice will provide the basis for the Commission's proposal on fishing opportunities in the Baltic region for 2017 which will be published in the autumn. The Council will then decide the final fishing possibilities in October. Europêche has made its own recommendations specifically on Western Baltic Cod following the publication of ICES data and pinpointing shortfalls in the data provided.