Agreement has been reached between eight EU nations and seven third countries on management of Mediterranean fish stocks over the next decade, setting out an ambitious programme of work designed to safeguard fish stocks.
The EU is reaching out to small-scale fishermen across Europe, promoting the opportunities offered by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to support professional development and contributing to supporting fishing communities.
The European Fisheries Alliance (EUFA) was launched in Brussels last week at a roundtable to discuss the implications of a hard Brexit for EU fishing fleets and jobs for the 27 remaining EU nations, and the possibilities for a mutually beneficial deal for both the UK and EU fishing sectors and coastal communities.
The Danish Fishermen's Producers Organisation (DFPO) and The Danish Pelagic Producers Organisations (DPPO) have been awarded MSC certification for the sandeel, Norway pout and sprat fisheries.
The prospect of losing up to a third of overall Danish fisheries revenue, equivalent to a billion DKK, has prompted Danish fishermen’s organisations to join forces with fishermen from eight other EU countries.
Sweden’s demersal sector has made the long overdue transition from weekly to annual quotas, bringing whitefish and prawn (nephrops) fishermen broadly into line with their counterparts around the North Sea and the Baltic.
European fishing associations have met in Brussels to set up a European Fisheries Alliance ahead of the UK’s expected departure from the European Union, establishing an alliance that represents fishing interests from European coastal states.
With the North Sea MAP about to be discussed by the European PECH Committee, Europêche has welcomed the proposal for a multiannual plan to manage demersal species, but is less than satisfied with the proposed measures.
Plymouth Fisheries, the second largest fresh fish market in England, has promoted two of its most experienced staff to new management positions as part of a reorganisation aimed at improving the way the business operates.
An assessment by Philip Taylor, campaign manager for Open Seas, and Griffin Carpenter, an economic modeller at the New Economics Foundation, concludes that fears of a choke on fishing in the UK’s hake, saithe, whiting and haddock fisheries in 2016 did not materialise.