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.
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.
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.
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.
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.’
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.
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.
The European Marine Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has provided a six figure grant to make further improvements to the sustainability of six UK fisheries as part of Project UK Fisheries Improvements. These six fisheries have been selected by the UK supply chain due to their importance for the UK market.
Scottish fishermen’s leaders have welcomed commitments by UK government ministers on leaving the Common Fisheries Policy in March 2019.
Two Scottish fishermens’ associations are urging the UK government to confirm its commitment to leaving the Common Fisheries Policy on the 29th of March 2019 and to take full responsibility for UK waters immediately post-Brexit.
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