Negotiations between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania towards renewing the bilateral agreement on sustainable fisheries have been concluded. This replaces the 2008 agreement, strengthening the political…
Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has signed off a regulation to increase the quota allocation to the coastal fishery. The coastal fishery is limited to smaller fishing vessels during…
Applying pressure on Coastal States for concrete action towards collaborative management of blue whiting, mackerel, and herring, NAPA has added the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU) to its supply chain…
An ambitious commitment adopted by 22 countries plus the European Union aims to secure a sustainable future for fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Announcing the…
The Scottish fishing industry’s two largest fishing associations have strongly criticised ICES advice for cuts of 10.3% to North Sea cod and 20% to west cast saithe TACs for 2022.…
An agreement designed to prevent unregulated high seas fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean has come into force. Parties to the agreement are Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Denmark…
In the past few weeks there has been wide press coverage of Norway's unilateral decision to increase its mackerel quota in excess of the shares that were previously agreed in…
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) – a collective of 50 retailers and supply chain businesses working together to secure sustainable management of key pelagic stocks – has started…
Sharing 46,000 km of coastline the numerous nations bordering the Mediterranean are collaborating to curb IUU fishing. 75% of Mediterranean and Black Sea fish stocks are judged to be currently…
Ghana was first issued with a yellow card by the EU in 2013, which was lifted in 2015 as a result of new legislation and a clear fisheries management plan.…