Fourteen First Nations communities in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador have announced a landmark agreement reached with Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated on the Arctic surf clam fishery, stating that the Agreement forges a 50-year partnership that protects existing jobs while creating meaningful economic, employment and capacity building for the fourteen First Nations that are adjacent to the clam resource.
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Jonathan Wilkinson and Steveston-Richmond East Member of Parliament Joe Peschisolido have confirmed that the government has invested C$33 million in in 35 small craft harbours across British Columbia between 2016 and 2020 to ensure coastal communities can continue to create jobs, and local economies can thrive. This investment is in addition to the ongoing Small Craft Harbour Program operational budget.
Both the Dutch authorities and Dutch fishermen’s federations are treating the possibility of a No Deal Brexit as a distinct likelihood.
Fishing companies that catch hake for local and international markets, delivering R6.7 billion to the South African economy annually, have cautioned that sensible rights allocations are necessary to preserve international competitiveness and jobs in coastal areas.
The Greenland Institute of Natural Sciences has signed a contract for a new 61 metre research vessel to be built at the Astilleros Balenciaga yard in Spain to a design from Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk.
South-West fishing company Waterdance has announced that Martyn Youell, currently Head of the Fisheries Management Team at the MMO, will be joining the company at the at the end of April.
A replacement for UK fisheries minister George Eustice, who resigned last week, has been found in Robert Goodwill, who takes over at DEFRA.
MPs and Peers with a keen interest in the UK fishing industry have announced a new programme of activity for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries, establishing a cross-party Westminster body opening its membership to the fisheries sector.
As part of the contingency planning for Brexit, UK fishing vessel operators are advised to register for an IMO number ahead of the changes expected to take place as the UK leaves the EU and automatic access to EEZs of EU nations ends.
Fishermen from Darłowo, Łeba, Ustka and the Puck Bay region on the Polish coast travelled to Warsaw last week to register their concern over the situation facing them in Baltic waters, making a fundamental demand for the protection of fish stocks and coastal ecosystems.