No change to policy on crews’ fish
There’s a longstanding convention that the small amounts of fish that crews get to take home for their own consumption are overlooked in official figures and not deducted from quotas.…
There’s a longstanding convention that the small amounts of fish that crews get to take home for their own consumption are overlooked in official figures and not deducted from quotas.…
Although fisheries sustainability in the Mediterranean and Black Sea remains a source of concern, the percentage of overfished stocks has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, a milestone…
The listing of Russian companies Norebo and Murman Seafood this year coloured talks between Norway and Russia, but these have now resulted in a Barents Sea fisheries agreement for 2026.…
The European Commission has presented updates to its 2026 fishing opportunities proposal for the Mediterranean and Black Sea. The proposal aims for a balance, recognising fishermen’s conservation efforts while ensuring sustainability…
France’s National Fisheries Committee, the body representing the fishing sector, has held a general meeting, attended by Minister responsible for fisheries Agnès Pannier-Runacher. The outcome is seen as a constructive…
It depends who you listen to… Some UK industry sectors have welcomed the deal between the European Union and the UK, others have been quick to dismiss this far-reaching agreement…
Fisheries officials and delegates from the 17 Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), are gathering this week at the Millenium Hall in Niue for the 138th Forum…
The outcome of the challenge to the UK’s decision to close down sandeel fishing in its waters has resulted in a complex situation under which the ban has been ruled…
Speaking at the Norwegian Pelagic Federation’s annual meeting, chairman Kristian Sandtorv didn’t hold back on issues facing the industry, ranging from the apparently ever-present threat of oil industry expansion, the…
Demersal fishing in waters off the west of Sweden for groundfish, shrimp and langoustine are well regulated, with a stable increase in stocks and positive markets, according to Swedish Fishermen’s…