UK calls for trade measures against Norway
With factory trawler Kirkella now ‘fishing for scraps’ off Svalbard, owners UK Fisheries have accused the British government of failing to flex its muscles as an independent coastal state. A…
EU and Mauritania conclude new fisheries agreement
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…
Iceland’s coastal fishery gets a quota lift
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…
NAPA draws in support from Asian retailer
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…
New strategy for Mediterranean and Black Sea
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…
Scottish associations slam ICES advice
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 Arctic Ocean fisheries management agreement has come into force
Arctic fisheries agreement in force
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…
A toxic cocktail – money, politics and fish
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…
NAPA has started the clock on three-year countdown to certification-ready pelagic fisheries
Supply chain group launches policy FIP in drive for long-term pelagics management
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…
Offshore patrol vessel Lundy Sentinel. Image: European Fisheries Control Agency
Mediterranean countries unite against IUU fishing
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…
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