Delegations from Norway and the EU are meeting this week in Brussels, hoping to reach a breakthrough on an agreement on 2020 North Sea cod allocations, having already failed to…
Trondheim-based Norcod is making plans for farming cod on an industrial scale, anticipating a robust global demand for seafood. The company sees a generally favourable environment ahead, with projected strong…
The Commission has adopted a proposal offering support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to fishermen affected by the closure of the Eastern Baltic cod fishery to permanently decommission…
A pioneering collaboration between Scottish fishermen and scientists utilises the latest technology to avoid unwanted catches of cod and whiting. Between now and the end of 2020, fishermen on the…
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…