Catch App under fire
The controversy over the Catch App rolled out by the UK authorities for small-scale fishermen to declare landing figures continues. According to the MMO, improvements have been made to the…
The Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean aims to put science first in managing emerging fisheries in the Arctic. Image: NOAA
First steps in regulating Arctic fisheries
The ten signatories to the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean met earlier this month earlier to discuss science-based management of fisheries in Arctic…
Shetland Fishermen’s Association has raised concerns over methodologies for assessing sustainability. Image: Shetland Fishermen
Shetland fishermen’s concerns over sustainability approach
Serious doubts have been raised about the way systems for the sustainability of fish stocks is assessed. According to an expert paper produced by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association, arbitrary targets…
South Africa and Namibia are encouraged by an international panel to collaborate on management of deep-sea hake stocks. Image: Sea Harvest
Collaboration is the key to managing hake stocks
A panel of five international fisheries experts has encouraged South Africa to work more closely with neighbouring Namibia in managing deep-water hake stocks. The experts, who spent a week in…
Irish fishermen rely on UK waters for a substantial proportion of nephrops and mackerel catches
‘Worst fears’ of Irish fishermen confirmed
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has expressed its bemusement at the UK Fisheries Bill published today. This proposes denying Irish fishermen automatic access to UK waters, and would have catastrophic…
Six working fishermen from around the UK have joined the steering group of the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries project
Active fishermen join inshore fisheries steering group
Six active fishermen from around the UK are joining the steering group of the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries project as it moves into its next phase. The six all…
A working group appointed by Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries has been examining issues relating to industry cross-ownership
Iceland examines industry cross-ownership
In the aftermath of the widespread dissatisfaction in Iceland over the Samherji affair in Namibia, in which the Icelandic company stands accused of paying bribes for access to quotas and…
The project builds on a decade-long international collaboration to assemble estimates of the status of fish stocks – or distinct populations of fish – around the world
Fisheries management is working, global analysis shows
Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored. On average, these are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the main reason these…
There will be no exemption granted to allow pelagic trawling on the Rochebonne plateau. Image: Cheick Saidou/agriculture.gouv.fr
No pelagic trawling exemption for Rochebonne plateau
The decision has been taken not to renew the annual exemption that has in previous years licensed pelagic trawling in a sensitive area off the western French coast. The Rochebonne…
The Faroe Islands have struck fisheries agreements with Russia, Norway and the EU for 2020
Faroe Islands strike 2020 quota agreements
An agreement between the Faroe Islands and Norway will allow Norwegian fishing vessels to tale 2500 tonnes of ling and blue ling, 2000 tonnes of tusk and 800 tonnes of…