Danish industry looks forward to higher 2023 quotas
The state of stocks in the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat is seen as being largely positive, and Danish fishermen can expect to have higher quotas to catch in 2023.…
No let-up in pressure on Baltic fishermen
Next year’s quotas for Baltic fisheries leave fishermen facing another tough year, according to the Danish Fishermen’s Association. This is despite increases in quotas for plaice and Central Baltic herring.…
Compromise reached on Kattegat camera scheme
The Danish Fisheries Association (DFPO) and Minister of Fisheries Rasmus Prehn have succeeded in reaching a compromise on the issue of camera monitoring on fishing vessels operating in the Kattegat. …
Danish Fisheries must become even more sustainable
The Danish Technical University (DTU) has published a new report examining the environmental footprint and ecological sustainability of Danish fisheries. Its key conclusion is that a broad-spectrum effort is needed…
‘This is a big problem that we would love to see solved,’ said DFPO chairman Svend-Erik Andersen. Images: DFPO
ICES advice fails to tally with Danish fishing experience
The Danish Fishermen’s PO (DFPO) has weighed in with its own criticisms of ICES advice for North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat fisheries for 2022. Like the Scottish associations, they Danish…
New thinking on Danish fishing
The Danish Fishermen’s PO annual general meeting comes on the back of a tough year for Danish fishing, hammered by a the effects of a combination of Brexit and the…
Agreement limits Skagerrak beamer fleet
Determined to end conflicts between the Danish fleet and Dutch beam trawlers fishing in the Skagerrak, the Danish Fishermen’s PO (DFPO) and two Dutch fishermen’s organisations have struck an agreement…
Danes can look to the blue larder for a healthy, climate-friendly diet
Fish firmly on the Danish menu
Seafood features prominently in the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration’s new climate-friendly dietary advice – which is welcomed by the Danish Fish Producers Association. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and…
The sandeel quota for the Danish fleet has been given a 10% lift
Sandeel – 10% quota lift
Danish fishermen have seen a very good sandeel season since the fishery opened on 1st April, with 150,000 tonnes of the overall 215,863 tonnes quota landed so far. According to…
The Danish Fishermen’s Association has advised ending nephrops fishing due to the fall in demand
Good news and bad for Danish fishing
With the demand dropping and cold stores filling up, the Danish Fishermen’s Association (DFPO) has recommended that direct fishing for nephrops should stop. ‘Due to the coronavirus crisis, the European…
