North Sea herring quota cut recommended by ICES
ICES has issued a recommendation for next year’s North Sea herring quota to be set at 311,572 tonnes, roughly half of this year’s 600,588 tonne quota.
Proposed EU fisheries control shifts burden onto industry
The European Commission’s proposed new rules intended to revise the Union Fisheries Control System will present the fishing sector with extensive bureaucratic and economic burdens, according to European fishing industry body Europêche.
Equal treatment for EU and imported fisheries production
The EU Commission must ensure that fisheries and aquaculture products from non-EU countries comply with EU conservation, management standards and hygiene requirements. MEPs voted overwhelmingly with 590 votes to 52 with 41 abstentions for control measures to be applied more efficiently, with imported products subject to the same standards as EU produce.
EU Commission proposes new rules to step up enforcement
The European Commission is proposing improvements to modernise and simplify the way in which fishing rules are monitored and complied with in the EU, stating that effective control is key to ensuring that the EU's fisheries are sustainably managed, in turn guaranteeing the long-term viability of EU fisheries.
Taiwan brands Greenpeace report a smear campaign
The recent Misery at Sea report published by Greenpeace focuses closely on Taiwan’s distant water fleet, and paints a grim portrait of the country’s shortcomings in this field. The Taiwanese Fisheries Agency (FA) has responded to the Greenpeace allegations, stating that since the Act for Distant Water Fisheries came into law on January 20th, 2017, the management of Taiwanese distant water fishing fleets under this legal framework has received wide and positive recognition.
East Anglia – running out of options
The NFFO’s East Anglian Committee has highlighted the need for a concerted effort to protect fishing opportunities and the viability of the fleets in the region. Fishermen in the region are rapidly running out of options, according to the NFFO.
Scotland’s buoyant fishing industry
Provisional figures published by the Scottish government indicate that the Scottish fleet last year landed fish and shellfish worth £559 million, and a volume of 464,000 tonnes. This represents a 10,600 tonne (2%) increase in catches landed by 2068 active Scottish fishing vessels in 2017. The final statistics for 2017 will be published in September this year.
Latest science supports bigger jack mackerel quota
Based on the latest science for jack mackerel (west), the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has increased the commercial TAC from 920 tonnes to 4190 tonnes.
MSC certification for Atlanto-Scandian herring renewed
The certification renewal by the Marine Stewardship Council of Atlanto-Scandian herring has been confirmed.
Last Chance Saloon for UK coastal fleet
The decline of much of the UK under 10m fleet has escaped much attention in the furore of claim and counter-claim around Britain’s departure from the European Union, according to Jerry Percy of the Coastal PO and director of coastal fishing organisation LIFE Platform.
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