Crisis is business as usual for the Baltic
An event organised in Brussels by Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) has marked five years of emergency management of Baltic fisheries designed to protect the Eastern Baltic cod stock…
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ICES advice for Baltic fisheries highlights environmental concerns
Recommendations for fisheries in the Baltic for 2025 have been presented by ICES and will form the basis of further proposals and decisions for the 2025 fishery. Despite the dry…
Recommendations for Iceland’s 2024-25 quota year
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has published its advice for quotas to be set for most commercial species for the 2024-25 quota year, which begins on 1st September. The…
SEA-NL tells Ottawa to increase northern cod harvest
Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) has told the Canadian government that the 2024 northern cod harvest should be increased – but under a continued inshore stewardship fishery…
100-tow Barents Sea trip
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur is alongside in Neskaupstaður after a 40-day trip for a green weight catch of 928 tonnes and a catch value of ISK413 million. Of the 40…
Ocean Choice sells Nova Scotia offshore scallop quota
Ocean Choice International has sold its offshore Nova Scotia scallop quotas to three Nova Scotia companies with a long history harvesting sea scallops off the coast of Nova Scotia –…
UK distant waters opportunities slashed
There has been a substantial drop in the distant waters quotas available to the UK, notably for factory trawler Kirkella, operated by the last of the Humberside fishing companies. In…
Shetland’s inshore cod stocks looking strong
Survey catches of cod in the inshore waters around Shetland last year were at their best for five years, according to scientists at UHI Shetland. Alongside the strong cod stock,…
Norway’s seafood exports break new records
Values are up and tonnages are down for the Norwegian seafood industry, which saw a record year in 2023 with exports valued at NoK172 billion. That’s 14% up on the…
Faroe Islands and Russia strike 2024 fisheries agreement
An agreement reached between the Faroe Islands and Russia will see some quotas on both sides reduced in 2024. The Faroese fleet’s quota for cod in the Russian zone of…
