Quota system seen as threat to democracy
A poll carried out by market research company MMR on behalf of Alda, the Association for Sustainable Democracy in Iceland, has determined that only 14% of Icelanders are satisfied with…
A poll carried out by market research company MMR on behalf of Alda, the Association for Sustainable Democracy in Iceland, has determined that only 14% of Icelanders are satisfied with…
Scottish fisheries leaders have urged the Prime Minister to help them build back the industry after the bad Brexit deal, which left skippers battling for fishing opportunities while EU vessels…
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…
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…