Devon dredging licence suspended
The MMO has announced it has suspended a marine licence for dredging and disposal of materials off the coast of Devon.
Push for sustainability shows results
Fishing businesses in the Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic Sea are making record profits, thanks to a solid recovery of stocks such North Sea cod. According to the European Commission, this is a sign that the CFP focus on sustainable fishing is paying off.
EU fishing sector determined to preserve and strengthen partnership with Morocco
The announcement yesterday by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that the fisheries agreement concluded between the EU and Morocco is not applicable to Western Sahara and to its adjacent waters has come as a blow to European operators, as around 94% of the catches under the agreement take place in those waters, According to Europêche, this decision disregards the importance of the agreement for the fisheries sector.
Fishermen satisfied with Sweden’s new management
Switching the old system of weekly catch allowances for whole-year quotas has opened up a whole new world for Swedish fishermen, according to SFPO chairman Peter Olsson. He also commented that the trawler fleet is under assault from Sweden’s Greens, as green NGOs strive to out-do each other in demonstrating their green values in the run-up to elections later this year.
Concerns for fishing sector at a decisive moment
European fishing industry representatives have told DG Mare at a meeting that workable measures that can realistically be applied need to be adopted – as has not been the case with the Landing Obligation.
Realistic and flexible approach needed as industry faces a Perfect Storm
Speaking at a Pew-organised event examining overfishing in EU waters, Europêche president Javier Garat has warned that the European fishing industry is facing a combination of challenges that amount to a perfect storm.
Weighing up the benefits of EU-Morocco fisheries agreement
The Joint EU-Morocco Commission of Fishing Professionals, which formalised its constitution last Friday in Dakhla (Morocco), has warned of the negative socio-economic impacts for both parties of an unfavourable decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in relation to the current fishing protocol between the EU and Morocco.
Open season on Shetland shellfish
Shetland Fishermen’s Association executive officer Simon Collins has hit out at an NGO that has launched an attack on the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO), describing the attack as ‘bizarre, ill-founded and damaging.’
33 new vessels and 23 new factories under investment quota boost
The Commission responsible for selecting projects under Russia’s investment quotas scheme has approved 56 out of the 68 applications received. 33 new fishing vessels and 23 new fish processing plants are to be built under the investment quotas framework.
Iceland’s saithe undercatch
According to Iceland’s National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO), the saithe catch for the last three years has fallen a long way short of the quotas allocated for it – by around 35,000 tonnes.
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