Scotland loses saithe in EU/Norway deal
According to Scottish fisheries secretary Fergus Ewing, Scotland has secured a number of its negotiation objectives as fisheries talks between the EU and Norway concluded in Bergen.
ISSF extends testing of biodegradable FADs
Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, Ghana’s Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has launched a pilot study on biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices.
New government, new minister
It has taken a few weeks of negotiations and false starts, but Iceland finally has a new government in place, a coalition of the Left-Green, Progressive and Independence parties under new Prime Minister and Left-Green chair Katrín Jakobsdóttir.
Arctic high seas agreement
Nations with interests in the Arctic regions met this week in Washington DC to reach an international agreement on future exploitation of Arctic fish stocks as increasing areas of international waters become ice-free and accessible.
Kenya becomes party to Port State Measures Agreement
Another barrier to trading in illegal catches has been raised as Kenya became the 51st nation to become party to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA). This international treaty is designed to end illegal fishing by tightening controls exerted on fishing vessels as they access port services.
Fishing grounds opened for oil exploration
Norway’s Ministry of the Environment has cleared the way for Statoil to drill for oil on the Viking Bank. Jonny Berfjord, chair of the board of directors of Norwegian vessel owners’ organisation Fiskebåt, has expressed his disappointment at the decision.
Black Sea fishing opportunities for 2018
Ahead of the December Fisheries Council, where EU Member States will agree fishing quotas for 2018, the European Commission has tabled its proposal on catch limits and quotas for the Black Sea, following adoption of the first-ever multi-annual management plan for the region.
UK fisheries inquiry launched
The UK Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is inviting evidence on how potential changes to the fisheries and seafood trading arrangements between the UK and the EU will affect fishermen, seafood processors, consumers, coastal communities and the environment.
Steps towards regionalisation of technical measures
Europêche has welcomed as a positive step the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries adoption of a position on the European Commission proposal establishing new rules on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems (technical measures) towards regionalisation, which is hoped will bring decision-making closer to fishermen and coastal communities.
Management measures agreed at NEAFC meeting
The NEACF annual meeting closed with conservation and management measures agreed for blue whiting, herring, mackerel, Irminger Sea redfish and Rockall haddock.
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