LIFE Platform based in Brussels
The directors of small-scale fishing organisation LIFE Platform (Low Impact Fishers of Europe) have come together in Brussels to oversee the latest phase of its evolution.
Positive early outlook for Irish fisheries as British cabinet backs Brexit text
Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation CEO Seán O’Donoghue has welcomed the first drafts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, commenting that such an agreement would contribute to the Irish fishing industry avoiding a disastrous hard Brexit.
EU signs partnership agreement with Guinea Bissau
The EU and Guinea Bissau have signed a new Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol, a year after the previous protocol expired.
Draft agreement a first step – with a long way to go
There are few people who will be scrutinising sections of the draft EU/UK withdrawal agreement as carefully as fishermen’s organisations on both sides of the Channel and the North Sea.
SFF reminds Theresa May of commitments to UK fishing
In the wake of the latest instalment in the Brexit saga, SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong has reminded British PM Theresa May that commitments have been made to the UK fishing industry.
Successful joint fisheries operation against illegal fishing in FFA region
It’s not often a female Chief of Staff is chosen to lead a joint fisheries and maritime operation between FFA Member countries and QUAD partners (Australia, France, New Zealand and USA). But Senior Constable Sepola Tataa Niulakita from Tuvalu, the first female Chief of Staff, was chosen to lead Operation Kurukuru 2018 (OPKK18), an annual FFA-led operation to combat illegal fishing in the Pacific region.
£75,000+ penalties for fishing without a licence
E&J Shellfish Limited, one of its directors and skipper of its fishing vessel have been sentenced for fisheries offences North Shields Magistrates Court in a case brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
New deals on herring and blue whiting
Coastal states have agreed on the management of herring and blue whiting in 2019, but have failed to reach agreement on the individual shares for each nation. Next year’s Atlanto-Scandian herring TAC is decided at 588,562 tonnes, up on the 2018 TAC of 435,000 tonnes, and blue whiting TAC is 1,143,629 tonnes, slightly down on the 2018 figure.
Echebastar’s Indian Ocean skipjack fishery awarded MSC certification
Spanish fishing company Echebastar has been awarded MSC certification for its Indian Ocean purse seine fishery for skipjack tuna. It hasn’t been an easy ride for the Bermeo-based company, which has seen its application go through a tough process that has seen objections at various stages.
Proposals for 2019 TACs and quotas, ahead of December Council
Ahead of this year’s December Council, the European Commission has laid out its proposals for 2019 TACs and quotas for Atlantic and North Sea fisheries, which for the first time will come under a full Landings Obligation that enters into force on 1st January 2019.
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